The Department of Athletics and Recreation, located within the Campus Recreation Center (CRC), is comprised of our Athletic teams, intramural sports, and open recreation. The building includes a cardio and abdominal strength area, gymnasium, a well-equipped weight room, and full service locker rooms. The CRC is available to all current Ohio State and NC State students, faculty, and staff during regular business hours. A valid campus ID must be presented to enter the facility in addition to checking out fitness equipment, balls, radios, and like equipment. Guest, family, and alumni passes are also available.
Students have the ability to get involved in intramural sports as well as special events and competitive athletics. Intramurals offered throughout the year include: flag football, volleyball, knockerball soccer, dodgeball, softball, cornhole, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, and tennis. Intramurals are played on our campus between current students of both Ohio State Mansfield and North Central State College. The Campus Recreation Center also offers students a variety of special events to participate in throughout the year. These include: late night events, 3 on 3 basketball tournaments, weight lifting competitions, cornhole tournaments, softball tournaments, a golf scramble and much more!
Students are eligible to try out for the Mansfield Mavericks, which is our competitive athletic program shared with North Central State College. Currently, we offer women’s volleyball, soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, cheerleading, and baseball. We play as part of the Ohio Regional Campus Conference (ORCC) which is comprised of other regional campuses from schools including: University of Akron, Ohio University, and Miami University, in addition to The Ohio State University.
The Department of Athletics and Recreation also offers fitness courses to members of the OSU community, as well as the general public. There is a fee associated with these classes for the general public; however these classes are FREE for all current students with a valid student ID. Classes currently include: Yoga and Zumba. Please visit or call the CRC for class times and availability.
More information on all aspects of the department can be found: mansfield.osu.edu/crc.