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Walsh Physical Performance Complex

  • The $11-million Walsh Physical Performance Complex was completed in 1996 and dedicated to F. Howard Walsh – a former TCU Board of Trustees member – along with his wife, Mary D. Fleming.
  • The Walsh Physical Performance Complex is over 22,000-square-feet and is home to the Sports Medicine Center, weight room, football locker room, equipment room in addition to housing offices and dressing rooms for athletics staff members, coaches and student-athletes.
  • The TCU Sports Medicine Center is situated near both the football locker room and weight room and features multiple treatment tables and full-size whirlpool tanks to provide the latest techniques in care for all student-athletes.
  • The TCU Sports Medicine Center also includes the latest in NormaTac MVP recovery system, which is used by professional teams and only a handful of college programs, and is the very latest in cutting edge athlete recovery technology.
  • The TCU Sports Medicine Center features a rehabilitation room, which includes all new equipment in free motion machines, stair climbers and exercise bikes.

October Hill Farms

  • The Horned Frogs will compete and house their horses at October Hill Farm in Hudson Oaks, Texas. The facility is located just 25 miles west of Fort Worth and is situated over 200 acres.
  • It is overseen by President and General Manager Wendy Davis Gerrish, who graduated from TCU with a master’s degree in liberal arts in 1999, and Erin Davis Walsh, Vice President of Operations and head rider.
  • October Hill Farms boasts a 28,800 square foot fully enclosed arena, which is surfaced with state-of-the-art Terra2000 footing. The riding arena, which is a 120×240 riding space, is structured with retracting overhead doors and mechanically controlled windows that allow for air circulation.
  • The property also features four barns to go along with 14 different pastures.
  • TCU will house its horses in the North Barn, which includes 20 10×10 stalls, automatic waterers and two wash stalls with on-demand hot water systems.

Davis Academic Learning Center

  • The Davis Academic Learning Center was designed with the goal of aiding student-athletes in their academic endeavors while achieving maximum performance inside the classroom.
  • The 6,000-square-foot facility showcases the TCU Athletics Department’s commitment to helping its over 450 student-athletes succeed in the classroom while developing the necessary skills to succeed in life.
  • Located on the first floor of the John S. Justin Athletic Center, the Davis Academic Learning Center features 10 tutor rooms, a computer lab, large open study room area as well as a writing lab supervised by two writing specialists trained by the TCU Writing Center.
  • The Davis Academic Learning Center is also home to the Athletic Academic Services Office, which consists of a Director along with a staff of eight and countless student tutors available at all times for the needs of the TCU student-athletes.
  • The Davis Academic Learning Center was made possible by the generous donation by John and Leah Davis. John Davis was a former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pegasus Solutions, Inc., in Dallas before coming the CEO of Birch Street Systems.

TCU Weight Room

  • The TCU Weight Room was renovated in the summer 2006 to expand to 9,000-square-feet with all of the latest equipment in free weights and machines.
  • The TCU Weight Room is located in the sound end zone of Amon G. Carter Stadium and is a part of the Walsh Physical Performance Complex.
  • The TCU Weight Room features nine double-sided power racks with platforms, three new sets of dumbbells and 1,000-square-feet of state-of-the-art weight room flooring.
  • The TCU Weight Room is spacious enough to fit multiple TCU athletics programs at one time, but gives all Frog student-athletes enough room to get the most out of their strength and conditioning programs.