Venues - Cundey Varsity House and Smith Family Performance Center
 
   
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History
Construction of the A. Haigh Cundey Varsity House was completed in 2002 after being defined as a priority in the 1997-98 NCAA Certification Study, including locker room space for women’s lacrosse, field hockey, softball, track and field and cross country, and renovated space for football, men’s lacrosse and baseball. Facility enhancements also included expanded sports medicine space, team meeting rooms and reception space, expanded space for the equipment operation and a modern 5,000 square foot strength training center that will be available to varsity athletes.

The building is called the A. Haigh Cundey Varsity House in honor of the leading donor for the project, Haigh Cundey ’55, who recognized the vital recruitment role a facility like this would play in attracting the best and brightest student-athletes to Lehigh. Other contributors include Paul Leitner ’76, who made the first substantial commitment and for whom the Strength Training Center will be named. The final critical commitments came from visionary trustees Jim Tanenbaum ’70, former chair of the Lehigh Board of Trustees, and former board chair, Ron Ulrich`66.
 
In 2015, a 10,000 square foot expansion was completed and named the Smith Family Performance Center after the generous contributions from Dan Smith ’71, Mark Yeager '81, numerous football alumni from the 1979 team and other generous supporters. This new space consists of four technologically-advanced team rooms, 120-seat retractable bleachers, and 4,500 square feet of training/exercise rooms to be used by all sports.
 
Facts and Figures
  • Originally completed in 2002
  • Expanded to include Smith Family Performance Center in 2015                        
 
Scheduled Activities
  • Lehigh Athletics weight training facility
  • Lehigh Athletics sports medicine
  • Locker room space for seven sport programs
  • Large indoor practice area/auxiliary gym
  • Four state-of-the-art team rooms
  • 120-person retractable bleacher seating with screen
 
Contact Information
For more information about this faciltiy or its programs, please contact the following:
   1. Facility Rental : Allen Biddinger
   2. Lehigh Sports Medicine: Jack Foley
   3. Lehigh Strength and Conditioning : Eric Markovcy
   4. Manager of Equipment Services: Erika Wagner
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