UTSA Opens Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has opened its $40.4 million Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence (RACE), the university’s latest milestone in a multi-tiered project. The RACE facility will serve as the central hub of UTSA Athletics, helping to attract the most competitive Division I student-athletes.

The center spans more than 10 acres near the southwest corner of the UTSA Main Campus. Upcoming phases of the project will include the addition of a covered pavilion over the synthetic turf practice field and the construction of a facility at the university’s Park West Campus.

Joeris General Contractors served as the construction firm and Project Control served as the project manager for the RACE facility. Kansas City-based Populous was the architect of record for the project, working with local architects at MarmonMok.

“This is a transformative moment for UTSA, and we were honored to be involved with the RACE project, not only because it sets the course for the future of UTSA Athletics, but because it will also help enrich the San Antonio community,” said Austin Welsh, Populous associate principal. “Previously, facilities were spread throughout the campus and even off campus. RACE provides the opportunity for student-athletes to optimize every minute of their day.”