RIMAC
RIMAC Arena from across RIMAC Field
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| Full name | Recreation, Intramural, and Athletic Complex |
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| Location | La Jolla, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°53′07″N 117°14′21″W / 32.885278°N 117.239223°WCoordinates: 32°53′07″N 117°14′21″W / 32.885278°N 117.239223°W |
| Public transit | Gilman Transit Center, MTS, NCTD |
| Owner | University of California, San Diego |
| Capacity | 5,000 (Arena) 750 (Soccer stadium) 17,000 (Sun God Festival) |
| Field size | 44,000 square feet (Arena) 505,000 square feet (Field) |
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| Broke ground | 1992 |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Expanded | 2008 |
| Architect | Parkin Architects |
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UC San Diego Tritons (NCAA D-II) (1995–present) San Diego Zest FC (PDL) (2016–present) |
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The Recreation, Intramural, and Athletic Complex (RIMAC) is a sports complex at the University of California, San Diego comprising an arena, a weight room and various other event and athletic facilities. It is one of the largest college athletic facilities in the country.RIMAC Arena is the home arena of the UC San Diego Tritons men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams, and Triton Soccer Stadium on the adjacent RIMAC Field hosts Triton men's and women's soccer matches.
In 1990, UC San Diego proposed a fee increase of $70 per student to fund a new athletic and event complex. Advocates of the project argued that the existing Main Gym did not have enough aerobic or weight-lifting space to support a rapidly growing university. In addition, Main Gym only seated 2,200 and was rarely available for concerts. The referendum narrowly passed with 51% of the votes, but the results were contested for years.
In September 1991, the Regents of the University of California approved a $33.5 million design by Parkin Architects for the proposed complex, which was architecturally similar to the existing Price Center. Construction began in December 1992, and the facility was completed in December 1994. Upon its completion, RIMAC was the largest NCAA Division III athletic complex in the country and remains one of the largest among all universities. The complex was inaugurated by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech dedicating the newly-named Eleanor Roosevelt College.
Since 2011, the facilities has been run by the Senior Public Events Manager, Marc Beasley.
In 2015, RIMAC was LEED-silver certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
RIMAC Arena is the name used to refer to the 186,000 square foot building that houses both the home arena of the Tritons and the adjacent auxiliary gym. The 44,000 square foot arena itself stands 52 feet tall (45 feet from floor to rafters) and contains six dressing rooms and a 60-by-40-foot-stage, among other facilities. It seats 4,200 spectators in the bleachers for Triton basketball and volleyball home games, expandable to 5,000 through the use of floor seats for concerts. Curtains can divide the facility into five basketball courts that use Robbins Bio-Cushion I flooring. The floor space can also be used for conventions, concerts, trade shows, and other events. In the past, it has hosted training camps for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, and Sacramento Kings. Since 2011, concerts have been exclusively booked by Nederlander Concerts.
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