New Henrico Sports & Events Center hosts first official event
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“Wow” was the prevailing sentiment from most of the coaches, players and administrators from the Atlantic 10 that walked into the new Henrico Sports & Events Center for the first time on Thursday.
The facility hosted the A-10’s media day for women’s basketball and will host the A-10’s Women’s Championship tournament next March.
Dennis Bickmeier, the former president of Richmond Raceway, now heads Henrico’s Sports & Entertainment Authority, and was in charge of not only bringing this facility to completion, but getting it filled with events and athletes.
“It’s a combination of relief and excitement,” Bickmeier said of the building finally being ready for visitors that didn’t need hard hats. “When you watch this facility come out of the ground and to have our first event here is really a sense of accomplishment.”
The A-10 agreed to host their women’s tournament here when the building was little more than an idea and some sketches on paper. While those games are still months away, the first impression of their leap of faith was reassuringly positive.
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