Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility

Scenes from the Indoor Practice Facility’s ribbon cutting on Oct. 9, 2024.

The Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility officially opened in October of 2024. It is the first of its kind in the state of Montana and the Big Sky Conference, providing training opportunities for all Grizzly student-athletes, the University of Montana campus community and Campus Rec Intramural Program, and the greater Missoula community as well with facility rental options.

Grizzly Indoor Practice Facility Facts

• $10.2 million facility
• 100% privately funded. No tuition or taxpayer dollars used on the project.

Square footage:
• Dome: 105,245 sf
• North Building (Equipment Storage & Athletic Training Room): 3,267 sf
• South Building (Entrance, Restrooms, Offices & Mechanical/Electrical Room: 2,521 sf
-       Total Square Footage: 111,033

Turf Field:       Striping for full size football field, soccer field, 3 cross court soccer fields

Sprint Lanes:   6 sprint lanes

Field Events:   Long/Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Throwing Space for Shotput, Javelin & Discus

General Contractor:               Dick Anderson Construction
Architect:                                OZ Architect
Engineers:                               Morrison-Maierle, HDR, Inc.
Sports Design Consultant:     SportsPLAN Studios
Dome Fabricator:                   Yeadon Domes
Turf & Track Surfaces:             FieldTurf