By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Sports Information Director

A new era for intercollegiate athletics at Centenary gets ushered in this afternoon as the Gents show off their recently-completed facilities enabling the relaunch of a long-dormant football program.

Centenary Athletics will hold a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of its new fieldhouse and football practice field today from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The celebration includes a reception and student-athlete-led tours of the new facilities. The event is free and open to the public.

Centenary president Dr. Christopher L. Holoman, athletic director David Orr, and head football coach Byron Dawson will speak during a brief ceremony.

The new 4,700-square foot fieldhouse houses locker rooms for Centenary’s football team along with its women’s soccer and softball teams. The facility, which also includes coaches’ offices, looks out over the new 76,500-square foot turf practice field.

Adjacent to the Gold Dome and to Mayo Field, home of Centenary’s football, lacrosse, and soccer teams, the field house and practice field are the latest addition to Centenary’s revitalized athletic complex located on Kings Highway.

The ribbon-cutting event will also serve as the official re-launch of Centenary’s “C Club,” Centenary’s athletic booster club. C Club supporters can choose to allocate funds to specific athletic teams or to the athletic department as a whole, and can choose from a variety of individual and corporate affiliation levels. For more information, check the GoCentenary.com website.

Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu