Augsburg College - Athletics

Augsburg College Athletic Facilities -- Si Melby Hall

Si Melby Hall was completed in 1961. When it was completed, it as hailed as an innovative, multi-purpose facility; used as a gymnasium, chapel, convocation center and concert hall. But in the late 1990s, the facility began to show its age. In 2000, Si Melby Hall underwent an extensive renovation project, and a construction project in 2006 added a new addition, the Kennedy Center, to the building's south side.

Si Melby Hall was named for J.S. (Si) Melby '11, who was Augsburg's Dean of Men from 1920 to 1942 and director of the college's Christianity department. Melby, a 1911 Augsburg graduate and 1914 graduate of Augsburg Seminary, is considered the "father of Augsburg athletics," serving as the college's first athletic director (1924-33) and first basketball coach.

Begin a virtual tour of Si Melby Hall with the Gertrude and Richard Pautz Plaza -- Click here.

For more information or to rent Augsburg's athletic facilities, contact the Athletic Facilties office:
-- Athletic facilities director Mike Schwartz at 612-330-1163 or schwartm@augsburg.edu.
-- Kris Kraft (Augsburg Ice Arena/Si Melby Hall/Kennedy Center) at 612-330-1504 or kraft@augsburg.edu.
-- Greg Holker (Edor Nelson Field/Air Structure) at 612-330-1424 or holker@augsburg.edu.
-- Pat Marsh (Evening Supervisor) at 612-330-1256 or marshp@augsburg.edu.

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Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

This is the official web site for Augsburg College athletics.
All comments or questions regarding this web site should be directed to Sports Information Director Don Stoner -- E-mail: stoner@augsburg.edu Phone: (612) 330-1677.