Intramural Recreation at WKU

Intramural Recreation
270-745-6060
2nd floor of Preston Center

The Raymond B. Preston Health and Activities Center is a 126,000 square foot facility. It houses 6 basketball/volleyball/badminton courts, 6 racquetball courts, 2 indoor tennis courts, a swimming pool, a fitness center, a suspended indoor running track, a dance studio, separate faculty/staff and student locker rooms, multipurpose room, a smart class room, a Health and Fitness Lab, an Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Center, a pro-shop, a bike repair shop, and the Intramural-Recreational Sports Office.

Preston Center membership fees for all full-time students are included in their tuition during the fall and spring semesters. Part-time students carrying three or more hours may choose to pay for membership ($35.00) on a semester basis. Memberships are available for students’ spouses and their children. Summer memberships are also available.

The Intramural-Recreational Sports program consists of men’s and women’s competitive sports, co-recreational sports, faculty/staff activities, recreational free-play, outdoor recreation, sport club activities, instructional programs and fitness classes.

The sport club programs help students develop a higher skill level in a particular sport or activity. Each club must be organized and motivated through students’ interests and has a faculty advisor.

The Hattie L. Preston Intramural Sports Complex is located two miles from campus on the corner of Campbell Lane and Industrial Drive. This 24 acre facility accommodates four ASA regulation softball fields, seven NIRSA flag football fields, two regulation NCAA soccer fields, two NCAA Lacrosse fields, and one USA Rugby regulation rugby pitch.

The Health & Fitness Lab, located in the Preston Center, provides fitness, massage and consultation services to WKU students, WKU faculty and staff and community members. The Lab provides all the fitness programming in the Preston Center including group fitness classes and various fitness services including fitness assessments, exercise prescriptions, weight training orientations and healthy lifestyle counseling. Other programs offered are personal training, massage therapy and instructional programs such as bootcamp, and various fitness certifications and workshops.(A separate fee is required for these services)

The Outdoor Recreation Adventure Center (ORAC) at WKU offers a variety of outdoor programs for the university community for a minimal cost. Some programs include: adventure trips, outdoor equipment rentals, skill clinics, Trip destinations have included: Backpacking the Appalachian Trail, Frozen Head State Park, Grand Canyon National Park,; Bouldering in Clifty Hollow and Horse Pens 40; Canoeing;  Ice Climbing in Iowa;  Kayaking in Elkhorn Creek; Mountain Biking , Scuba Diving; Whitewater Rafting, and a Study Abroad Class to Costa Rica.

Student employment is available in the Intramural-Recreational Sports Department.

Students interested in any aspect of the Intramural-Recreational Sports programs may come to the Intramural-Recreational

Sports offices to obtain information or may phone the office. The offices are open Monday through Friday from 8a.m. - 4:30 p.m.. Check out on the web site.