St. John Arena got a makeover.
With strict social distancing and health guidelines put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio State desperately needed more space to train its more than 1,000 athletes, so they got a little creative with a historic campus venue.
To meet the space challenge, Ohio State made use of St. John Arena, taking equipment from four different Ohio State satellite strength and conditioning facilities to a big, open arena.
The "SJA Powerhouse," they're calling it, features 27 racks, six complete sets of dumbbells, eight power blocks, four combination cable pulldown-row machines and four glute-hamstring benches.