Central's Kuyper Athletics Complex is one of the top collegiate facilities in the region. It's been chosen to host more NCAA championship events in more sports than any other Iowa college.

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Ron Schipper Fitness Center

Central College's Ron Schipper Fitness Center, opened in 1999, is the capstone to the Kuyper Athletic Complex.

Named in honor of College Football Hall of Fame coach, Ron Schipper, the fitness center was his dream. The building features a 7,200-square foot strength and conditioning area, one of the largest of any college or university in Iowa, and is open to all Central students, not just athletes. The second floor includes a 1,200-square foot multipurpose room for aerobics classes, cheerleading and pom squad practices, and tae kwon do workouts.

A full-time strength and conditioning coordinator, Jake Anderson, serves as the Schipper Center director.

Well over $150,000 of new strength and conditioning equipment was purchased for the new facility to complement the equipment housed in Central's old weight training center. The building features York free weights, Hammerstrength leverage equipment and Life Fitness selectorized cardiovascular equipment.

H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse

Built in 1987 and expanded in 1999, the fieldhouse features a six-lane, 200-meter indoor track. There is space for five tennis/basketball courts and indoor batting cages.

It also houses a 1,900-square foot athletic training room, one of the largest college facilities in the region, as well as locker rooms, classrooms and offices.

P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium

Headquarters for the athletic department, P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium was constructed in 1970. A new wooden competition floor was installed in 1997 and has been the site of numerous NCAA championship events, including the NCAA Div. III women's basketball Final Four in 1993 and the volleyball Final Four in 2000. Both were sold-out events and the volleyball final was the first advance sellout in Div. III volleyball history. The facility also houses Central's wrestling room, four racquetball courts, two saunas, locker rooms, classrooms, offices and a lab for the exercise science department.