Choose A Facility:

View full image

View full image

View full image

View full image

View full image

Tippin Gym - The Eagles Nest Student Lounge

View full image

Clarion Sports MedicineClarion Sports Medicine

View full image

View full image

View full image

View full image

View full image

View full image

View full image

Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium

The Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium-Natatorium was dedicated in ceremonies held October 12, 1968. The athletic facility was occupied seven years after the initial planning studies, with construction officially beginning in January 1966. Since then the building has served as the official home for Clarion athletics coach and administrator offices, and the official competition venue for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving, volleyball and wrestling.

In Spring 2018 the Pennsylvania Department of General Services commenced with a $42.7 million renovation of Tippin Gym, which reached substantial completion in the fall of 2019. On November 15, 2019 the first athletic event in the newly-renovated Tippin Gymnasium was a victory for the Golden Eagles, as the volleyball team defeated Mercyhurst in front of a packed house on the first day of the building being open to the public.

The renovation was more than a facelift for the historic home of Golden Eagle athletics - it was a complete modernization and reimagining of the space, providing new amenities and features for Clarion student-athletes. In addition to new locker room and office spaces, Tippin now features an attached auxiliary gym equipped with six basketball hoops and a Daktronics scoring system; an expanded two-story weight room that stands as a showcase to the public driving by on adjacent Greenville Avenue; and a fully-redesigned natatorium area with ample natural light and movable bulkhead.

The main gymnasium features approximately 2,500 seats and now includes a state-of-the-art sound system, as well as three large Daktronics video displays.