Rowan University's Board of Trustees approved a resolution with West Campus Fields to lease 300 acres for the development of a multi-sport athletic complex.

The University has been working closely with Elite Development Program (EDP), the lead partner in West Campus Fields, to develop the complex. The plan includes a 4,500-seat arena, an indoor training center, more than 50 athletic fields, artificial turf fields, baseball fields, tennis courts, outdoor track and field venues, a hotel and retail space.

Steve Shilling, president of EDP, told university officials that EDP believes they will be building the best youth sports venue in the United States.

The facilities are expected to draw 1.5 million visitors a year, primarily for youth sports tournaments and training, and will be the home of Rowan University's athletics.

The plan calls for the complex to be on Rowan's West Campus, where the university began purchasing farmland in 2002. The site has become home to the South Jersey Technology Park. In 2016, Rowan sold roughly 100 acres of the land to Inspira Health Network to build a regional hospital which is currently under construction.

The athletic complex will be added to the property.

Site plans are still being developed and the university did provide a timeline or details of the project.

"The Board's vote demonstrates Rowan's full commitment to the project," said Ali Houshmand, president of Rowan University, in a press release. "We are confident that WCF will be able to secure what it needs to make this project a great success. We look forward to sharing the specifics as the project progresses."

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