Built to help keep their sports facility offerings on track with current needs, Hillsdale College employed Weigand as the construction manager for its new athletic center. Focused on sports like cross-country, track and field, and tennis, the Margot Biermann Athletic Center is a 70,000 square foot complex that hosts sporting events, conferences, community activities, concerts, and training for the university’s men’s and women’s athletics divisions.
The Athletic Center is designed to meet a wide range of functions for several types of athletes with features such as:
Designed to adhere to NCAA requirements for championship-level competitions, the facility stands out to potential sports program candidates, demonstrating Hillsdale’s commitment to high-performance and excellent sportsmanship.
“The track oval features the NCAA’s widest-allowable inside radius (21 meters) and the NCAA’s widest-allowable lanes (48 inches). It is precisely this wide design that should allow the Biermann Center to quickly become a competitive destination for elite athletes.” – Andrew Towne, Women’s Track and Cross-Country Coach, Hillsdale College
The Athletic Center is named after the late wife of the project’s main donor, Frank J. Biermann. An alumnus who was greatly impacted by her time at Hillsdale, Margot V. Biermann was a teacher and an accomplished runner. Her passion for the sport was born while she was a student, which led her to compete in dozens of long-distance races for the rest of her life. Margot’s legacy of dedication and fervor has forever cemented her in the story of Hillsdale. Before passing on, she wanted to give back to the university that had touched her life in such a profound way. Thus, the Biermann’s became primary donors in order to make this project a reality.
