Wartburg College has announced that some areas of the Ohle Wartburg-Waverly Sports and Wellness Center, otherwise known as the W, will receive updates. The updates will be tied to a $5 million Community Wellness and Recreation fundraising initiative. The updates will include resurfacing the Hoover Fieldhouse and Track, updating equipment for the swimming pool, vortex pool, sauna and hot tub in the Schuldt Natatorium, resurfacing Walston Hoover Stadium’s outdoor track, replacing the Zimmerman Field turf, Upgrading the climbing wall, and modernizing the weight and cardio equipment. Once the upgrades are complete, the outdoor track will be named in honor of Marcus Newsom, director of track and field and cross country and an assistant athletic director. The tunnel leading from The W onto Zimmerman Field will be named in honor of former football head coach Rick Willis, Wartburg’s vice president for strategic recruitment.
