The Radford University athletic program offers 20 varsity sports, nine for men and 11 for women. Greig Denny is the athletic director at Radford University. He was named to the post in 1996, succeeding Dr. Chuck Taylor, who served as AD from the inception of the program in 1974 until stepping down in February of 1996. More than that, it has opened a new era for all three sports interests on campus - intercollegiate competition, intramurals and individual recreation. The complex features a natatorium and outside facilities which include a lighted soccer stadium, baseball field, varsity fields for field hockey and lacrosse, tennis courts, recreational fields and an outdoor jogging track.
Construction is now underway on a new track and soccer stadium as part of the complex.
Phase II includes a grandstand, press box, locker room, training room, restrooms and concession stands. The track team is scheduled to compete in the new stadium in the spring of 1999, while the soccer field should be ready for competition for the 1999 fall season. On a 78-acre site along the New River and adjacent to the main campus, the center offers something for every student. For the university's principal spectator sport, basketball, the center's facilities are unmatched. Radford has become one of the most popular sites in the country for summer basketball camps and the Dedmon Center hosted five of the first seven Big South Conference championship tournaments in women's basketball.