Friday was a momentous day for Hood College in Frederick.Ā After 62 years, the college finally opened a brand new athletic center, and OSM was on hand for all the festivities.Ā The new 41,000-square-foot Hood College Athletic Center includes the BB&T Arena, a 1,600-seat arena where the menās and womenās basketball and volleyball teams will play. It also has a two-floor fitness center, a hospitality center, the Hood College Hall of Fame, coaching offices, four locker rooms, meeting rooms and a full service training room.Ā The complex was the vision of Ron Volpe, who took over as college president ten years ago.