The Ridgeway Building is the hub of all things Suffolk Athletics on campus.
Suffolk’s Ridgeway Building opened on Feb. 5, 1991. It services the University's entire intercollegiate programs – it is a centrally-located home for Ram Nation.
148 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA
The showpiece of the Ridgeway Building is the Michael & Larry Smith Fitness Center.
The Smith Fitness Center opened its doors in August 2016 and has been the center for Suffolk’s active community.
This facility is the cornerstone of our athletics department for the benefit of everyone in the Suffolk community. It is one that we can be proud of, and it is important to Suffolk on so many levels – from the health and wellness of our students to the training of our student-athletes to recruiting and enrolling students.
CARY MCCONNELL, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Located on the first floor of the Ridgeway Building, the 5,800-square-foot space, you’ll find state-of-the-art treadmills, circuit training equipment, and elliptical trainers, as well as yoga mats, kettlebells, medicine balls, and on-demand fitness classes.
Four floors under the lobby, in the basement of the Ridgeway Building, features the Suffolk's Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court, home to the Rams' men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball squad.
Located thirty feet below ground, Smith Court is a unique environment for a collegiate contest.
The court's up close and tight setting allows for fans and spectators to be right on top of the action.
Spectators can view the action in the bleachers situated at court level or up above on the lower mezzanine level, which overlooks the court from the balcony.
On its 25th birthday, in 2015, the gym got a new name, Larry E. Smith & Michael S. Smith Court, in honor of alumni Michael S. Smith, BSBA '61 and his brother, Larry E. Smith, BSBA '65, and their remarkable legacy generosity.
Suffolk revamped its second-floor varsity strength and conditioning facility and made it a state-of-the-art weight room exclusively for varsity athletes in the summer of 2016.
The Varsity Weight Room allows Suffolk to offer sport-specific programming for all 19 varsity teams.
The Varsity Weight Room features two custom made power lift racks for a total of six complete racks, as well as a variety of cable machines, as well as, two complete racks of dumbbells and other various machines for secondary leg and core exercises.
Over the summer of 2019, Ridgeway got a major face-lift highlighted by a new state-of-the-art athletic training facility.
The renovation included updated and additional locker room spaces with designated men's and women's spaces on both the second and third floor with two visiting team locker rooms on the third floor.
Suffolk Athletic administration secured updated offices in the revamp of the Ridgeway Building in 2019 as well.