Built in 2002, the 222,000-square-foot Forrest E. Mars Jr. Athletic Center buzzes with activity, not only during the school year but also throughout the summer months. The entire Hotchkiss community uses the Mars Center, affectionately referred to as the “MAC”, for swimming and water polo, basketball, squash, hockey and indoor tennis, and staying fit by running on the indoor track or working out in the Chandler Fitness Center. The state-of-the-art facilities include:
- 4,000-square-foot Field House with multi-purpose playing surfaces and a two-lane, 1/11th-mile elevated indoor exercise track. The Field House includes a batting cage for our baseball and softball teams.
- Natatorium - the 10-lane Hixon Pool with a separate diving well
- Ice Hockey Rinks (two) – the Thomas Schmidt Rink (NHL) and Andrew K. Dwyer and Martin Dwyer III Rink (Olympic)
- William C. Fowle Gymnasium (hardwood-floor basketball court)
- Wrestling Room
- Joseph Cullman Squash Courts - eight international courts
- William and Martha Ford Indoor Tennis Courts - three indoor courts
- John R. Chandler, Jr. Fitness Center
- Athletic Training Rooms
- Locker Rooms and Shower Facilities