With its graphite-tone exterior, contemporary design and impressive interior space, the pavilion at Alumni Stadium was envisioned as a facility where champions are made.<\/p>\n
In the heart of Gryphon sports action, the structure\u2019s predominantly glass, east-facing wall has an elevated view of Alumni Stadium\u2019s football field and track. The words printed on those windows delineate the building\u2019s raison d’\u00eatre: \u201cWHERE CHAMPIONS ARE BUILT.\u201d<\/p>\n
The campus road leading to the new pavilion has been renamed Lang Way for the facility\u2019s benefactors. Stu Lang, U of G\u2019s former varsity head football coach, and Kim Lang, artistic director of the Eden Mills Writers\u2019 Festival, provided funding for the new facility through their Angel Gabriel Foundation, which has supported many learning and humanitarian projects at U of G and in the city of Guelph.<\/p>\n
Stu Lang, who led the Gryphons to their 2015 Yates Cup victory, envisions the new pavilion as a meeting place for sports enthusiasts and players. He says it will help U of G compete for varsity recruits with schools across North America, and \u201chopefully help keep top athletes at home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With its graphite-tone exterior, contemporary design and impressive interior space, the pavilion at Alumni Stadium was envisioned as a facility where champions are made. In the heart of Gryphon sports action, the structure\u2019s predominantly glass, east-facing wall has an elevated view of Alumni Stadium\u2019s football field and track. The words printed on those windows delineate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n