The UC Riverside Student Recreation Center is available to UCR students for physical fitness, sport activities and general recreational use. The Student Recreation Center Arena (SRC Arena) is located in the building. It is home to the

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teams.

History

The UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (SRC) opened on January 11, 1994. In 2010, students voted to expand the SRC with funding from their student services' fees. Planning and construction took place over the course of the next four years (2010-2014) with the renovated facility opening on October 3, 2014. The renovations "nearly doubled the size of the current SRC (increasing from to ), adding an indoor climbing wall, an indoor track, a pool, a multi-activity court and newly renovated weight rooms."

Student Recreation Center Arena

The Student Recreation Center Arena (SRC Arena) is located in the building. It seats up to 3,168 people and is home to the

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, UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball and UC Riverside Highlanders women's volleyball teams. The arena offers full locker rooms for the teams.

Tenants

UC Riverside Highlanders

The athletics department for UC Riverside is located in the building along with the home venue for its basketball and volleyball teams.

Amenities

The Student Recreation Center offers locker rooms, weight training facility and area dedicated to cardio-fitness machines. The facility also includes a large swimming pool and spa, tennis courts, an indoor running track, an auxiliary gym with multiple courts, four

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court, a classroom kitchen, an indoor climbing wall and boulder. It also has three multipurpose rooms.

Uses

The Student Recreation Center's main function is for the well-being of the UC Riverside student population through physical fitness and intramural sports. It has also hosted events including student commencement ceremonies, conferences, musical bands and acts. UCR Student Recreation Center

Gallery

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External links

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