Fresno State Athletics
The new Morse Wittwer Sports Performance Center opened on campus in September 2022, creating new opportunities and technology for Fresno State student-athletes to train on the east side of Cedar Avenue.
The dynamic new 6,000-square-foot center is named in honor of Chris and Michelle Morse and Ken and Kristi Wittwer, who donated $500,000 for the project. They are being recognized as the first members of the Marvin and Tish Meyers Champions Circle, an exclusive philanthropic giving society designed to improve the landscape of Fresno State athletics.
The center is located in the North Gym — just steps away from the primary practice facility for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball. Softball, water polo, swimming and diving and track and field also have more convenient access to a training facility.
Previously, all 18 sports programs shared the Ricchiuti Strength and Conditioning Center on the west side of Cedar Avenue near Valley Children’s Stadium. Now, both spaces can be utilized to facilitate the growing demand with about 450 student-athletes.
The Morse Wittwer Sports Performance Center features unique, customized Bulldogs branding floor to ceiling, with 12 platforms and iPads and technology at each station to track metrics such as barbell speed for various exercises.
"The new sports performance center really got us excited," Ken Wittwer said. "By almost doubling the amount of opportunity for our student-athletes to train, it impacts all 18 varsity sports. We've been witness to our student-athletes excelling at a high level athletically and academically, and this will serve as a valuable tool to optimize their training and their experience."
