Ryder Center is an athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

 and recreational complex located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University

Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region. The university is located in Kochville Township, Saginaw County...

 in University Center, Michigan

University Center, Michigan

University Center is a locale in Bay and Saginaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the name of the post office with the ZIP code of 48710....

, United States. It was built in 1985 and is home to SVSU Cardinals sports teams.

The Ryder Center Track And Field consists of the following facilities:

• Cardinal Gym a 620-seat volleyball
  Volleyball
  Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
  
   gym
  Gym
  The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
  
  nasium with 9919 square feet (922 m²) of space.
• James E. O'Neill Arena, the flagship facility of the complex and a 3,932-seat indoor arena used for basketball
  Basketball
  Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
  
  ; it can seat up to 4,932 for concerts and features 11284 square feet (1,048 m²) of space.

Adjacent is an indoor track

Race track

A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...

 with an additional 60970 square feet (5,664 m²) of space and seating 531 spectators.

The Center is also used for convention

Convention (meeting)

A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...

s and trade shows. It also contains a weight room and fitness center as well as a natatorium

Natatorium

A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building...

 seating 700 spectators.

Outdoor facilities include Wickes Stadium

Wickes Stadium

Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, known simply as Wickes Stadium, is a 6,300-seat football stadium located in University Center, Michigan, as part of the Ryder Center sports complex on the Saginaw Valley State University campus...

, a 684-seat outdoor track (Morley Track), ten tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 courts, a 384-seat baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 field, a 384-seat softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

 field and a 270-seat soccer field.