Wetherby Gymnasium

Coordinates: 38°11′20″N 83°25′51″W / 38.1889679°N 83.430886°W / 38.1889679; -83.430886 The Wetherby Gymnasium is a 4,000 seat multi-purpose arena at Morehead State University (MSU) in Morehead, Kentucky. It is named for former Kentucky Governor Lawrence Wetherby and was built in 1956.[1]

Wetherby Gymnasium was the home of MSU's Eagles volleyball teams[2] through the 2015 season.[3] Prior to the Ellis Johnson Arena opening in 1981,[4] it also hosted the MSU basketball team.[2] In 2015, MSU began construction on a new facility for the volleyball teams, to be located in the Academic-Athletic Center.[5] The MSU Eagles women's volleyball team played the final game at Wetherby Gym on November 11, 2015.[3] MSU's master plan calls for the eventual replacement of the Wetherby building (along with the adjacent Laughlin Health Building) with a Music Academic and Performing Arts Education Building.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Campus Building Wetherby Gym (WEG)". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Volleyball Facility Wetherby Gym (WEG)". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Volleyball drops final match at Wetherby Gym". The Trail Blazer (Morehead State University). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Basketball Johnson Arena". Morehead, KY: Morehead State University. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "New facility under construction for MSU volleyball program". The Trail Blazer (Morehead State University). 12 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Patrick, Cory (27 February 2014). "MSU long-range plan adds music, arts center". The Morehead News. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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