AU Recreation & Wellness

AU Recreation & Wellness Ashland University Sport Clubs strives to promote healthier lifestyles to the Ashland University community.

The Ashland University Rec Center offers a variety of different facilities and services for student, faculty and staff, and community members to benefit wellness, physical, and spiritual well-being. Services are including but not limited to:
-GroupX Classes
-Pool & Hot tub
- Sauna
-Mac Courts
-Climbing Wall
-Basketball Courts
-Intramurals
-Sport Clubs
-Meditation Space
and so much more!

Your 2026 IM Flag Football Tournament champions, Honey Dutches!
04/14/2026

Your 2026 IM Flag Football Tournament champions, Honey Dutches!

Easter Break is approaching. See the Rec Center hours above! 🐣💐
03/25/2026

Easter Break is approaching. See the Rec Center hours above! 🐣💐

Member Appreciation Day is underway! Stop by to get some cool prizes and join the raffle!
03/19/2026

Member Appreciation Day is underway! Stop by to get some cool prizes and join the raffle!

Rec Center Member Appreciation Day is tomorrow March 19th! We are offering fun merch, snacks, and raffle tickets to win ...
03/18/2026

Rec Center Member Appreciation Day is tomorrow March 19th! We are offering fun merch, snacks, and raffle tickets to win cool prizes. Be sure to stop by for a chance to win. We look forward to celebrating 20 years of operation with you all! ❤️

Congratulations to this year’s indoor volleyball champions, Chicken Dinner!
02/26/2026

Congratulations to this year’s indoor volleyball champions, Chicken Dinner!

This year, the rec center will be holding the Special Olympics featuring the Cavs scan the QR code above to sign up!
02/26/2026

This year, the rec center will be holding the Special Olympics featuring the Cavs scan the QR code above to sign up!

Intramural Indoor Soccer registration is now open on Engage and IMLeagues! Sign up a team by March 6th at 11:59 PM!
02/25/2026

Intramural Indoor Soccer registration is now open on Engage and IMLeagues! Sign up a team by March 6th at 11:59 PM!

Intramural Pickleball registration is now open on Engage and IMLeagues! Sign up a team by March 6th at 11:59 PM!
02/25/2026

Intramural Pickleball registration is now open on Engage and IMLeagues! Sign up a team by March 6th at 11:59 PM!

The rec center will be open during spring break. The hours are above! 🌷🌸
02/24/2026

The rec center will be open during spring break. The hours are above! 🌷🌸

Your intramural Mario Kart Champion, Ben Ransburgh!
02/23/2026

Your intramural Mario Kart Champion, Ben Ransburgh!

Your IM Bowling Night Champion, Nate Russell!
02/23/2026

Your IM Bowling Night Champion, Nate Russell!

The spring Group Exercise schedule has been updated.
02/23/2026

The spring Group Exercise schedule has been updated.

Address

401 College Avenue
Ashland, OH
44805

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 1pm - 7pm
Sunday 1pm - 7pm

Telephone

+14192895440

Website

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Our Story

The Arthur L. and Maxine Sheets Rybolt Sport Sciences and Recreation Center opened on March 13, 2006. Over 6,000 visits were recorded in the first seven days. Approximately $19 million was spent on the facility. Because of their gracious generosity, the Health Science Complex was named for Arthur L. and Maxine Sheets Rybolt.

In the Rec Center, you will find one multi-purpose and two basketball courts, climbing and boulder walls, a golf simulator, two racquetball courts, an aerobics room, a 5,000 square foot fitness center and weight room, a game room and equipment check out area, sauna, hot tub and a juice bar. The second level offers a three lane jogging track that overlooks the gymnasium area.

The health sciences complex houses faculty offices, classrooms and an exercise physiology lab. Located in the lower level is the athletic training facility which offers a state-of-the art hydrotherapy pool for rehabilitation. In addition, the facility also houses the Messerly Natatorium, a 25m pool and diving well, which serves as a home to the intercollegiate women's and men's swimming and diving teams.

The Rec Center is home to the following departments and programs: Department of Recreational Services, Department of Health Sciences and Sport Management, Athletic Training and the Intercollegiate Women's and Men's Swimming & Diving Teams.