The James J. Mccann center at marist college
A few years ago, the James J. McCann Charitable Trust awarded $2 million to Marist College to invest in a new, state-of-the-art athletic facility for the campus. Founded in 1969, the trust’s goal of contributing toward “progressive human welfare work” has led to a long standing partnership with Marist by funding several projects on the campus, including the Lowell Thomas Communications Center, the athletic fields, significant upgrades to the library, roadways, parking lots, and chapel, and countless academic scholarships for students.
We are so pleased that we were able to participate in such a rewarding project. The new James J. McCann Center boasts a whopping 60,000 square feet of space compared to the 25,000 square feet in the previous recreation and athletics facility. Students will now be able to practice for sports and workout rain or shine in the large weight room downstairs, state-of-the-art cardio and strength training area upstairs, two basketball courts, an indoor running track, a multi-purpose turf court and three multi-purpose classroom/fitness rooms. Other features of the new building include a rooftop deck and cafe lounge area.
The process to complete the McCann Center represents one of the greatest logistical successes in our company’s history. Due to some changing ground conditions nearby, plans were set forth to revamp and expand the original James J. McCann Center, with the new construction to be set on the north corner of the original building. The timeline for the project was established three years prior to equipment installation. The plans included the Advantage installation team moving existing fitness equipment to a temporary fitness center on campus during construction and installing a satellite fitness center elsewhere on campus to relieve traffic from the temporary site during construction.
In the two years leading up to the center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony in January, we participated in bi-monthly site visits and monthly conference calls, with the frequency increasing as final equipment installation approached. Due to the number of separate but related tasks encompassed within the overall project, our communication with Marist College involved many people, including their Athletic Director, multiple Associate Athletic Directors, Recreation Director, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Facilities Management, and the Project Architect & Engineer. We couldn’t be more proud of the collective commitment to excellence in this partnership from concept through completion.
Congratulations and thank you to Marist College! It was our pleasure to partner with you, and your spectacular new recreation and athletics facility proves that the time and hard work invested in this project were well worth it.
“It was a genuine pleasure working with our friends at Advantage Sport & Fitness on our new athletic facility. From our first planning meeting to our grand opening, Advantage was an outstanding partner. They are extremely knowledgeable on fitness trends, equipment and service. Marist College has had an over 25-year relationship with Advantage, and they keep getting better and better! ”
Tim Murray, Director of Athletics at Marist College
DESIGN ELEMENTS
American Beauty Upholstery
Gloss Metallic Silver Frames
Fitness EQUIPMENT MIX
STUDENT FITNESS CENTER
CARDIO
(18) PRECOR Treadmills
(11) Precor Ellipticals
(2) Precor Adaptive motion trainers
(2) Precor Recumbent Bikes
(1) Assault fitness AirRunner
(1) PRECOR CLIMBER
(6) Expresso GO Bikes
(1) Scifit Upper body ergometer
(1) Stepmill
Strength & Free Weights
(6) POWERLIFT COMBO RACKS
(8) Precor SELECTORIZED STRENGTH STATIONS
(1) Precor Modular 6-Stack Unit
(11) PRECOR PLATE-LOADED STRENGTH STATIONS
(1) Precor FTS Glide
(11) PRECOR MULTI-ADJUSTABLE BENCHES
(1) PRECOR ADJUSTABLE DECLINE BENCH
(1) PRECOR BACK EXTENSION
(24) STRENGTH TRAINING BARS
(420) OLYMPIC Plates, 2.5-45lb
(10) BARBELLS, 20-110lb
(1) DUMBBELL SET, 5-100LB
Functional, Core, & Stretching
(3) Escape Rack5 storage units
(2) Escape WHEELED STORAGE CONTAINERS
(3) ESCAPE PLYOSOFT BOX SETS
(6) Escape STABILITY BALLS
(10) Escape BATTLE ROPES
(10) Escape CROSS TRAINING JUMP ROPES
(20) ESCAPE CORE MATS
(10) ESCAPE STEP PLATFORMS
(78) ESCAPE POWER BANDS
(14) Escape Kettlebells, 17-70lb
(10) ESCAPE COREBAGS
(30) ESCAPE POWER TUBES
(8) ESCAPE FOAM ROLLERS
(10) ESCAPE VERT-MINI TRAINING BALLS
(8) ESCAPE BULGARIAN BAGS
(20) Escape GRIPRs
(8) Escape Slam Balls
VARSITY WEIGHT ROOM
Strength & Free Weights
(16) Powerlift Combo Power Racks
(16) Power Bars
(16) Olympic Training Bars
(16) Mega High Hex Bars
(748) Urethane Olympic Plates
(16) Powerlift lever action benches
(1) Freestanding Combo Pulley Station
(1) Rotating Glute-ham bench
(288) Competition bumper plates
(6) 3-Tier Dumbbell Racks
(90) Dumbbell Pairs, 5-100lb
Functional
(8) escape Plyosoft Box sets
(4) Escape TIYRs
(10) Escape Battle Ropes
(10) Escape Cross Training Jump Ropes
(10) Escape Core Mats
(2) Escape Rack5 Storage Units
(35) Escape Kettlebells
(24) Escape Slam Balls
Cardio
(2) Precor Assault Airrunners
(2) Rowers
Fitness Space Designed by:
Matt Bogumil
VP of Sales & Marketing, ASF North
Education Market Specialist
mjbogumil@advantagefitness.com