The Highmark Events Center (formerly The Hammermill, the Gannon Auditorium, and "The Audi") is a 2,800-seat basketball arena on the campus of

Gannon University Gannon University is a private Catholic university with campuses in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Ruskin, Florida, United States. Established in 1925, Gannon University enrolls approximately 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Its i ...

Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pen ...

. Built in 1949, it is home to various Gannon athletic teams.

History

The arena was opened in 1949 as the Gannon Auditorium, or "The Audi". It was renamed the Hammermill Center in February 1983 after the

Hammermill Paper Company Hammermill Paper Company is an American paper manufacturer originally founded in 1898 as the Ernst R. Behrend Company. The company was purchased in 1986 by International Paper Company, where the namesake survived as a brand of paper. This brand w ...

donated money to repair and improve the arena. In February 2022, it was renamed Highmark Events Center after Highmark Health, which donated money for a $10 million renovation. The 36,560-square-foot center is home to the university’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling, acrobatics and tumbling, and competitive cheer teams. Other events held there have included community lectures, concerts, camps, events and programs.

Attendance

^ Member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) ^^ Member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)

References

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