A major milestone in the construction of the O'Loughlin Family Champions Center took place on Monday, Jan. 23, with the placement of the final steel beam on the primary structure.
 
Members of the University community were on hand for the event. Speaking at the Topping Out Ceremony were SLU Director of Athletics Chris May, University Trustee Bob O'Loughlin, and University President Dr. Fred Pestello.
 
The 25,000-square-foot O'Loughlin Family Champions Center is being constructed on the northwest corner of the Chaifetz Arena footprint. The best-in-class facility will impact all 400+ Billiken student-athletes, delivering programming related to academic advising, spiritual development, sports performance, nutrition, wellness, and sports psychology.
 
Construction of the O'Loughlin Family Champions Center is expected to be completed in October 2023.