Dedicated during Lehigh’s 75th anniversary, Grace Hall was opened in 1942. Today, the facility, known as “The Snake Pit,” is home to Lehigh’s nationally ranked wrestling program and the women’s volleyball program. It houses the 1,788-seat Turner-Leeman Arena and the Caruso Wrestling Complex.

From 1941-1994, the upper floor housed the ROTC and AFROTC departments. Later, from 1995-2012, Grace Hall was also home to the Ulrich Student Center, which included a movie theater, post office and WLVR, Lehigh’s FM radio station. A 2012 renovation converted the space into the two-story Caruso Wrestling Complex, which includes the Hall of Champions, a wrestling practice mezzanine with three full-size mats, sport-specific weight and fitness training rooms, state-of-the-art real-time video playback equipment, offices, study space, meeting rooms and lockers. The complex has become a premier U.S. training center for college wrestling and is home to the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club, a sponsored training site for Olympic development in wrestling. 

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