L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium
The L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium is a multipurpose athletic facility that has a combined floor space of approximately 250,000 square feet, more total area than eight football fields. Formally dedicated in 1969, the main entrance opens into a lobby and a spacious refreshment area, located under the reinforced concrete balcony of 3,500 permanent seats. Beyond the lobby extends the main gymnasium floor, with one exhibition basketball court adaptable to four practice courts. With permanent seating for 6,854 spectators around the main court, it is the second-largest on-campus college basketball arena in New Jersey.
Beyond the basketball courts are facilities for track. An eight-laps-per-mile track and a separate 310-foot straightaway are laid out on a new tartan synthetic surface.
The newly renovated sublevels beneath the main grandstand hold one of the largest fencing rooms in the world, 10 international-sized squash courts with spectator galleries, tennis courts and a baseball diamond. The versatility of Jadwin Gym is pointed out by the variety of events that have been held there over the years. In addition to competition in both men's and women's basketball, tennis, fencing, squash, track and wrestling, Princeton has hosted professional basketball exhibitions, the U.S. men's and women's collegiate squash championships, the women's national volleyball championships, the NCAA fencing championships, NCAA and EIWA wrestling championships and countless track meets. The building served as the home for the World Junior Squash Championships in the summer of 1998, which marked the first time the event had been held in the U.S. Jadwin also serves as an indoor practice facility for many outdoor sports on days of bad weather.
The Tigers have compiled a 277-63 (.815) record at home since Jadwin Gym was built in 1969. Princeton has posted perfect home records six times in the building's history-1968-69, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1997-98. In the past nine years Princeton has won 98 of 111 games on its home court.
Stanley Sieja Fencing Room
The Stanley Sieja Fencing Room, one of the largest facilities of its kind, is housed within the sublevels beneath the main grandstand.
Princeton Squash
The L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium serves as the home for Princeton squash, boasting 10 international-sized courts with spectator galleries, including a 175-seat glass backed exhibition court.
Recently, Princeton was honored as the site for the 1998 World Junior Squash Championships, which marked the first time the event had been held in this country. A temporary glass-walled court was constructed on the main level of Jadwin Gym so that spectators could view the competition from all four sides.
