On the outside of the Barksdale Sports and Physical Fitness Center, under construction is a track and field area that will be completed in late August. The new facility is 48,000 square feet in area that offers four racquetball courts, an 1/8th of a mile indoor track, a cardio theater, a fully equipped free and machine weight room, men's and women's locker room with one-day use lockers, private saunas, and a dedicated aerobic room along with other features. The new center will open it's doors to the base population June 26, 2001