Athletics and Recreation
The Clements Recreation Center and the Rike Athletic Center house classrooms and also physical education facilities that provide many recreational and fitness opportunities for students. Also see Athletics to learn about our intercollegiate sports programs.
Frank O. and Vida S. Clements Recreation Center
This beautiful $9.5 million facility was dedicated on October 18, 2002. It features a fieldhouse of over 70,000 square feet and a two-story connector to the existing Rike Center. The fieldhouse features a sanctioned six-lane, 200 meter indoor track; four practice courts for multiple activities, including basketball, tennis, volleyball and badminton; pole vault, long jump and high jump pits and a shot put area; four batting cages and a spectator balcony.
The connector features a high-tech cardiovascular fitness area, a fully equipped training and rehabilitation center, an alumni lounge and trophy room, coaching offices, classrooms and a student lounge area. The athletic training center includes a doctor's exam room; a taping and treatment area; a library and conference room; and a hydrotherapy area with three whirlpools and a Swimex therapy pool.
Rike Athletic Center
This domed-roof facility encloses an intercollegiate wood basketball floor with seating for 3,100 spectators; nets and space to segment three courts for volleyball, tennis or basketball; and a tenth-mile oval track.
This facility also has a weight training room and two handball/racquetball courts. Additionally, nets serve to section off an indoor baseball, infield, and batting practice cage.
Outdoor sports facilities include tennis courts, softball, baseball and soccer fields, and Memorial Stadium, with a seating capacity of 5000 and a 440-yard all-weather track surrounding the natural grass football field.
Intramural Sports
Otterbein's intramural sports are a great way to stay in shape and have fun. Intramural sports include basketball, racquetball, flag football, walleyball, indoor soccer, basketball, three-on-three basketball, putt-putt, volleyball, softball, handball, and aerobics. Students should see the Intramural Bulletin Board in the Rike Center to see which sports are currently being offered and to sign up.
- Badminton
- Bowling
- Basketball (men's and co-ed)
- Co-Ed softball
- Co-Ed volleyball
- Cornhole tournament
- Dodge ball tournament
- Men's flag football
- Putt putt golf
- Racquetball
- Roller skating
- Ultimate frisbee
- Women's flag football
