AT A GLANCE | Born2Run sports complex
FACILITIES
60,000 square-foot gym, four basketball courts, eight volleyball courts, one indoor field for soccer, football and lacrosse, Multimedia Sports Theater, Full Service Cafeteria & amp; Dining Hall, Strength and fitness center, day-care center, athletic dormitory, 26,000 square-foot roller hockey arena called The Thunder Dome and two outdoor fields.
LOCATION AND CONTACTS
Born2Run Sports Complex, 1000 Champion Drive, Mercer, Pa. (located on Route 208 just east of the Grove City Outlet Mall), 724-748-5658, www.born2runsports.com. Principals: James Hoy, director of operations, 412-491-0554; Tom Linton, CEO, 724-748-5658.
SPORTS
Basketball, football, soccer, wrestling, hockey, volleyball, lacrosse, cheerleaders, bands.
LEAGUES
Basketball, indoor soccer, flag football, roller hockey, kickball, dek hockey, dodge ball.
CAMPS
Basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, lacrosse, roller hockey, cheerleaders, bands, summer day camp.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
AAU Boys Basketball Super Regional May 21-23 for boys in various age groups from 10-and-under to 17-and-under. Winners will qualify for the AAU National Tournament.
Born2Run 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament May 22. The double-elimination competition is for male and female entries in various age groups. Entry fee is $80 per team.
Born2Run youth football day camp for grades 3-8 from June 14-17 under the direction of Jim Wildman. For details, call (330) 755-7315.
Born2Run Girls Soccer Camp for grades 3-12 June 20-24, and will highlight Lorrie Fair, one of the youngest and brightest stars on the USA Women's World Cup Championship Team. Fair was a three-time All-American at the University of North Carolina, and was the 1997 AAC Player of the Year. She also is a sideline reporter for Major League Soccer, which is aired on ESPN and ESPN2. Joining Fair on the camp staff will be high school coaches Marlene Peoples (Butler), Chris Spuzich (Gateway), Heather Lipp (Indiana) and Dave Molisee (Ringold).
Born2Run Boys Soccer Camp for grades 3-12 July 5-9 under the direction of Keith Cammidge, coach of the Mercyhurst men's soccer team. A native of England and an outstanding player at Boston College, Cammidge has over 18 years of coaching experience and has developed Mercyhurst into a Division II National Powerhouse.
University of North Carolina Team wrestling camp July 5-8 under the direction of Cary Kolat of the UNC staff and C.D. Mock, a coach and national champion. Both club teams and high school teams are welcome. The camp will broken down into three sessions. The morning session will be devoted to technique development. The afternoon sessions will center on head to head team matches. The evening will be used for film review in the multimedia center.
Cary Kolat Wrestling Camp July 11-15 at the Ed Kelly Wrestling Center. Three camps are available: high intensity for grades 10-12, advanced technique for grades 8-12 and novice technique for grades 2-8.
Born2Run 7-on-7 passing camp for junior varsity and varsity high school teams July 16-20. For details, call (330) 755-7315.
Born 2 Run team camp for cheerleaders July 19-21. For details, call (330) 755-7315.
High school volleyball team camp July 19-21. For more information, call 330-755-7315.
Born2Run Girls Lacrosse Camp July 21-24 for grades 3-12. Former All-America Jen Uleha from the University of Maryland and member of the 1993 U.S. World Cup Championship Team will direct the camp. Contact her at 609-730-1887 or jennyu2comcast.net. The featured staff will include Allison Fisher, Asst. Coach at Princeton; Elizabeth Pillon, a two-time NCAA champ at Princeton; Amy Altig, Princeton; and Ashlee Dardine, James Madison.
Born2Run Boys Lacrosse Camp July 25-30 for grades 3-12. Coach Wayne Jaeckle of Seneca Valley High, the Lacrosse Man of the Year, will serve as the camp's director. He is the founder of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame and is a member of the WPSLA Board of Directors. Jaeckle is a graduate of Adelphia College and a member of the 1979 NCAA Champion team. He can be reached at 724-640-6974 or wejlax@aol.com.
Born2Run Boys Lacrosse Team Camp Aug. 19-21.
Kicking camp will be Dec. 4, Jan. 1, Feb. 5 and March 5 with three-hours sessions per day. The camp will cover all phases of punting, placekicking and long-snapping. Wildman will direct the camp with help from Tom Alper.