Founded in 1889, the University of Idaho Athletic Department sponsors 16 NCAA Division I sports, is a full-time member of the Big Sky Conference and an associate member of the Western Athletic Conference.

The University of Idaho’s commitment to its student-athletes can be seen in the continuing enhancement and growth of its athletic training, and strength and conditioning services – most notably the Norm and Becky Iverson Speed and Strength Center. The $3.3 million center was dedicated on April 30, 2004. The floor-to-ceiling glass that fronts the building and extends down the sides provides a spacious view of Idaho's main campus. Inside, the Center is equipped with a full complement of strength-training equipment. As much as it has everything a student-athlete needs to remain in top condition, it has the best in rehabilitation equipment. Among the most notable is a hydrotherapy pool, which features a floor that can be raised and lowered depending on the need at the time. The 8,000-square-foot facility was opened for student-athlete use on March 19, 2004. It is approximately three times as large as the previous training facility and includes a 7,000-sq/ft first floor used for day-to-day strength and conditioning needs. It also includes a 1,000-sq/ft mezzanine level filled with cardiovascular equipment used for warm-up, conditioning and rehabilitation.

The Vandal Speed, Strength and Conditioning Department focuses on improving student-athletes' performance capabilities and reducing their likelihood of injuries. These two objectives are achieved through the development of multifaceted programs, working to constantly challenge and develop better all-around athletes. We strive to give sport coaches a better product on the court or field. All areas of Vandal Strength and Conditioning programs require an athlete's maximum effort and focus. The foundation of our strength-training program resides in ground-based, multi-joint exercises utilizing free-weights. Variations of Olympic lifts, squatting, pressing, and pulling exercises are implemented to develop strength, power, balance, and coordination. Speed mechanics, footwork, plyometrics, and agility drills are used to increase linear speed, foot-speed, explosive power, and change of direction capabilities. We incorporate proprioception drills to increase an athlete's balance and body awareness, as well as a multitude of static and dynamic flexibility exercises to help improve joint range-of-motion and reduce the probability of soft tissue injuries. Our sport-specific conditioning drills are designed to prepare our athletes to compete at their highest level, while utilizing work-to-rest ratios and drills specific to game competition. Vandal Speed, Strength, and Conditioning programs aim to build mentally and physically tough student-athletes. In addition, the programs implemented will constantly strive to build team cohesiveness, accountability, discipline and athletes with a great work ethic. The Vandal Strength staff will constantly strive to improve their knowledge base and coaching abilities. We will work to design, implement, and coach great speed, strength, and conditioning programs. Our goal is to provide Vandal student-athletes with all the resources possible to meet their potential as individuals and as a team.

With the number one goal being prevention, University of Idaho Athletic Training Services provides not only equipment, strength and conditioning and preventative athletic training measures, but coordinates with sports nutritionists and sports psychologists for the overall well-being of Vandal student-athletes.

The purpose of the athletic training room and its staff is for the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. All student-athletes have equal access to the athletic training room and the services provided therein.

Academic Support Services provides an in-house atmosphere geared toward the education and success of student-athletes.

Student-Athlete Support Services is committed to the education and success of student-athletes at the University of Idaho. We collaborate with cross-campus resources to support student-athlete academic progress, maintain NCAA eligibility and develop well-rounded, employable graduates. To fulfill this mission, we strive for excellence in the following areas: Fostering positive, meaningful relationships within the Vandal community and beyond, encouraging initiative, self-motivation, and accountability and nurturing study and social skill sets

The Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center, also called the "Kibbie Dome," is one of the unique facilities in all of the NCAA.

The Kibbie Dome has been the home of Vandal Athletics since 1975, when the barrel-arch roof was completed. In 1976, the building earned the award for America's Outstanding Structural Engineering Achievement.

It took nearly seven years to complete the 14-story-tall structure, which is tall enough that Idaho's Theophilus Tower dormitory would fit inside. Construction began in 1969 on the site of the former Neale Stadium, which had been partially destroyed by fire. The field and stands were completed in 1971, but it took four more years to finish the unique roof. The east end addition, which includes the athletic department offices, locker rooms, training rooms and a weight room, was completed in 1982.

In 2004, the facility began its next phase of improvement, as enhanced academic and athletic support facilities were added for student-athletes. The Norm and Becky Iverson Speed and Strength Center was added to more than double the size of the previous weight room to 7,000 square feet. Locker rooms were also expanded to more than 14,000 square feet.

Team meeting rooms, two student-athlete computer labs and study rooms and expanded academic support areas have also been added. In 2010, the athletic training and equipment rooms were expanded and upgraded to nearly double their respective work areas.

In 2010 and 2011, the old plywood end walls were replaced with state-of-the-art KalWall translucent panels as part of a major renovation to bring the building up to code. In conjunction with the end-wall replacement and fire-safety measures, the Litehouse Center, Bud and June Ford Club and expanded premium seating, suites and loge boxes were added and the Bob Curtis Press Box was completely rebuilt on the North side of the facility. Those improvements were privately funded.

The Kibbie Dome serves as both a training and competition facility for many of Idaho's 16 varsity athletic teams, including football, basketball, track & field and tennis. The facility has a capacity of more than 16,000. When the fans get excited, the Kibbie Dome crowd noise can be deafening and intimidating to opposing teams.

Beneath the football field, which is rolled up and stored at season's end, is a premier indoor track & field facility, as well as a full indoor tennis facility. With 93,000 square feet of floor, there is plenty of room for each team to practice at the same time.

As a track & field facility, the Kibbie Dome is home to Idaho's perennial top-25 men's and women's indoor and outdoor programs. Vandal track & field athletes can practice year-round in the facility. The track is a 290-meter flat circular with eight lanes in the straightaway. It also has two long jump pits, two pole vault pits and two throwing circles. The spacious floor area also gives the Kibbie Dome enough space to host indoor discus and javelin competitions, a boast few other indoor facilities in the nation can make.

The Idaho men's and women's tennis programs use the facility to train and compete during the winter and in times of inclement weather conditions. The floor can be cleared for action on four courts.

The Kibbie Dome is for more than just Vandal Athletics, too. The facility has been used to host a multitude of different events, including Idaho high school football playoffs, concerts, student activities, intramural sports, community events and graduations. The facility is also used by students and staff as a workout venue.

The internationally-renowned Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival also calls the Kibbie Dome its home. One of the banner accomplishments of the University of Idaho, the festival was recently awarded the National Medal of Arts, the nation's most prestigious arts honor.

The festival dates back to 1967 and during its history, it has featured some of the best jazz musicians to ever play, including Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, Dianne Reeves, Stan Getz, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis and Sarah Vaughan and of course, Lionel Hampton and his New York Big Band.

Every year, thousands of high-school, middle-school and elementary-school students from hundreds of schools all around the United States and Canada make the pilgrimage to Moscow to take part in adjudicated performances, workshops and concerts.

Built in 1928 to honor Idahoans who died serving their country during World War I, Memorial Gym is truly one of the most intriguing buildings on the historic University of Idaho campus.

Miniaturized football-players-turned-gargoyles adorn the building's brick-layered and ivy-covered sides, while the roofline features a decorative frieze with an old Western motif. Inside, colorful stained-glass windows breathe life into the foyer. The overhang of the upper seating levels allows fans to view the game from right above the action and lets them feel like they are literally "in the game."

The facility was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Memorial Gym is home to the Vandal volleyball team and is the former home to men's and women's basketball, although both still occasionally play home games there. The Idaho volleyball team has seen tremendous success in the facility.

From 1992-96, the team won 49 straight matches at Memorial Gym—the 11th-longest home winning streak in NCAA Division I history. On Sep. 17, 1996, a record 1,814 fans came to watch the Vandals take on Washington State and just under two months later, 1,804 fans showed up to see Idaho take on Long Beach State. That season, Idaho finished 22nd in the NCAA in home attendance.

In 1994, the facility added a pair of varsity locker rooms, as well as a satellite athletic training room courtside to provide instant medical attention, if necessary.

In addition to varsity sports, Memorial Gym is also home to several University of Idaho intramural sports and recreational programs, as well as the ROTC program.

Memorial Gym hasn't been used as a regular competition facility for Idaho basketball since the 2001-02 season when women's basketball moved into the Cowan Spectrum. The men's team moved out in 1976.

As a practice facility, Memorial Gym has eight baskets, one full-size court and three 77' x 45' courts. The unique shape of the court is ideal for practice and player development.

What was once a grass, often muddy field, was transformed into a 24/7 practice facility in the summer of 2004 with the SprinTurf Practice Facility on the east side of the Kibbie Dome. The complex includes lighting, SprinTurf in-fill turf, and 150 yards of playing surface. Not only are the field used by Vandal Athletics but they also serve as practice and competition fields for University of Idaho club and intramural teams as well as an occasion local high school competition.

One of the advantages of starting a swimming and diving program at the University of Idaho was the school’s swimming facilities received instant upgrades.

Since the program was reinstated in 2004, the university has spent nearly $2.2 million renovating the University of Idaho Swim and Dive Center. The most recent in custom tiling inside the facility and translucent windows and lighting upgrades to provide a day-light feel.

The Center features two 25-yard pools. A four-lane shallow pool on the west end serves as an ideal warm-up pool and is used for community swimming lessons and university swimming courses.

An eight-lane all-deep water pool is directly to the side of the shallow one. The pool is all deep water and sits below the seating gallery.

The pool is the team’s primary practice and competition pool and accommodates both swimming and diving events at home meets.

In addition to the pool complex, the Vandals have a dryland training center for their divers and their locker room has been completely remodeled.

The Center’s air and water filtration systems received massive upgrades prior to the team’s first season. The starting blocks were replaced during that renovation and in 2008, two diving boards were added to accommodate the team’s new diving program.

The locker rooms were renovated in 2009.

The Vandals aren’t the only ones to enjoy the Center’s recent upgrades.

The pool accommodates 1,200 users a week, including university students and employees and Moscow community members.

The original facility opened in 1970, and was dedicated to Olympic gold medalist and former Vandal Dan O’Brien in 1996.

Over the winter of 2011-12, the 40-year-old facility underwent a $2.5 million renovation, which features a faster, safer running surface, more efficient use of the infield, and an updated draining system.

The Vandal men's track and field team inaugurated the new facility in grand style by winning the 2012 Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship just days after the track was dedicated.

The University of Idaho tennis program took a massive step forward with renovations and upgrades to the outdoor tennis courts on campus during the summer of 2008. Construction was completed on the six Memorial Gym Courts and the four courts available on the Administration Lawn.

Inside the Kibbie Dome, the team has four indoor courts on which to practice when inclement weather prevents outdoor play.

Construction began in May 2008 on the courts on the Administrative Lawn and was completed in early June. Attention then shifted to the Memorial Gym courts where upgrades were completed in September and the final surface coat was applied in October 2008 to complete the project.

The University of Idaho golf course provides a unique challenge over the undulating terrain it covers just to the west of the main campus. The par-72 (37-35) layout ranges in length from 5,570 to 6,637 yards. A handful of bi-level greens add to the natural challenge of the varied terrain.

The Vandal golf teams have locker rooms at the clubhouse as well as an indoor practice area and a short-game practice facility.

The Vandals are home to 119 conference championships, 23 NCAA Individual Championships and three NCAA Team Titles, which includes programs no longer sponsored such as baseball, boxing, men's skiing, and men's swimming and diving. In the last nine years the Vandals have totaled 18 conference championships, featuring Volleyball (1), Women's Basketball (2), Men's Golf (2), Women's Golf (2), Women's Soccer (2), Men's Tennis (5), and Women's Tennis (4).

THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Since 1889, the University of Idaho has provided motivated students with a transformative higher education experience that prepares them to solve real-world problems and achieve success in their lives and careers. Beginning with our beautiful residential campus in Moscow, the university’s reach extends throughout Idaho, serving over 11,000 students with educational centers in Boise, Coeur d’Alene and Idaho Falls; nine Research and Extension centers; and Extension offices in 42 counties. One of the nation’s land-grant research universities, U of I is a noted national leader in student-centered learning and interdisciplinary research that promotes public service. Our work serves businesses and communities, advancing the pursuit of diversity, citizenship and global outreach.

DISCOVER MOSCOW

Settlers were first drawn to the area in 1871, with abundant grassland and available timber for building. The area was first named "Hog Heaven" which was later changed to "Palouse Valley." In 1877, Samuel Neff filed for a postal permit under the name of Moscow because the area reminded him of his hometown of Moscow, Pennsylvania. In 1875, the city's first store was opened on what is now Main Street. Moscow grew with the arrival of the railroad in 1885. The city of Moscow became incorporated in 1887 and was chosen as the site for a land-grant institution, the University of Idaho, in 1889. Idaho achieved statehood in 1890. Today Moscow is home to over 25,000 residents and students. The area boasts a highly skilled and educated work force employed by Moscow's many thriving businesses and the University of Idaho. Merchants offer an extensive selection of quality products and services. In addition to Moscow's fine business and educational reputation, the City's arts community has gained national attention. The Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, Festival Dance, Idaho Repertory Theatre, Renaissance Fair, Rendezvous in the Park, Artwalk and the Prichard Art Gallery are reasons why Moscow is known as the "Heart of the Arts." Moscow also has been rated as one of the "Best 100 Small Art Towns in America."

MOSCOW IS:

• One of the top 100 Small Arts Towns

• Host of the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival

• A U.S. Small Arts Center

• A “Gem Community”