Halenbeck Hall Explained

Stadium Name:Halenbeck Hall
Location:St. Cloud, MN
Broke Ground:1963[1]
Opened:1965
Renovated:2001
Expanded:1980[2]
Owner:St. Cloud State University
Construction Cost:$2.235 Million (1964)[3]
Architect:Traynor Hermanson & Hahn Architects (original)
Sovik, Mathre, Sathrum, and Quanbeck Architects (1980)[4]
General Contractor:Conlon Construction (1965)[5]
Donlar Construction (1980)[6]
Tenants:St. Cloud State Men's Basketball
St. Cloud State Women's Basketball
St. Cloud State Volleyball
St. Cloud State Men's Track & Field (until 2016)[7]
St. Cloud State Women's Track & Field
St. Cloud State Men's Wrestling
St. Cloud Tech Basketball (1993-2009)
St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers (IBA) (1995-1996)
Seating Capacity:over 6,400
Website:St. Cloud State's Halenbeck Hall

Halenbeck Hall is a multipurpose arena and athletic complex in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on the campus of St. Cloud State University. The arena sits over 6,400 and is home to the St. Cloud State basketball, volleyball, and wrestling teams. The facility also includes the Halenbeck Hall Aquatics Center, home to Swimming and Diving (capacity: 500), and the Halenbeck Hall South Fieldhouse, home of Women's Track and Field. The St. Cloud State Huskies are in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference of NCAA Division II.

History

In 1964, Halenbeck Hall was given its name after Dr. Philip L. Halenbeck, a St. Cloud-based physician. Dr. Halenbeck provided funds for St. Cloud State's first academic scholarships and also assisted in fundraising for the Atwood Memorial College Center which was completed in 1966.[8] [9] Halenbeck Hall replaced the 1,100-seat Eastman Hall, SCSU's basketball court from 1930-1965.[10] Technical High School conducted their graduation exercise, which was the facility's first event,[11] on June 3, 1965, with an estimated 4,000 in attendance.[12] The original capacity of the venue was 8,000, although later estimates listed 7,500.[13] [14] The first men's basketball game was played on November 19, 1965, as the Huskies defeated Southern State (SD), 91-70, with an attendance of 3,838.[15] The first intercollegiate swimming meet was held on January 21, 1966, between St. Cloud State and the Bemidji State Beavers, which also marked the beginning of the SCSU swimming program.[16]

Halenbeck Hall has hosted many high school games and tournaments. It was home to the annual Granite City Classic, a concurrent high school and college basketball tournament, from 1965-1981.[17] Halenbeck also served as the home venue for community college and semi-pro basketball teams. St. Cloud Technical and Community College began using Halenbeck Hall as their home basketball court in 1993.[18] They moved to the Whitney Recreation Center in 2009.[19] [20] The St. Cloud Rock'n Rollers played their home games at Halenbeck for their lone 1995-96 season.[21]

Halenbeck Hall received a $700,000 renovation that was completed in the summer of 2001. The new features included renovated bleachers (plus chair back seats), a new gym floor, a scoreboard, and a sound system.[22]

1980 Expansion

On February 25, 1976, the Minnesota Senate Financial Committee accepted St. Cloud's State's request for $4 million to expand Halenbeck, but rejected their request for $250,000 (later reduced to $150,000 by a legislative committee[23]) to fund construction planning.[24] The House Appropriations Committee later approved the request on March 17[25] but was not included in a Senate statewide building bill on March 22.[26] [27] The $150,000 request for expansion funding was formally struck down on April 5. Senator Norbert P. Arnold suggested St. Cloud State "...come back and ask again two years from now (1978)" and, in response to the inadequate amount of physical education space compared to the large student body, also stated: "...we will have less jocks per square inch in St. Cloud than at the other state universities."[28] The 1976 proposed expansion would have added 94,500 square feet to Halenbeck, which at the time was a 67,000-square foot facility.[29] In November 1976, the university upped the amount for expansion planning back to $250 thousand, but would not seek a request from state legislature until 1978.

Governor Rudy Perpich recommended in March 1977 that $3.55 million be allocated to spend on the facility's expansion, along with $250,000 on expansion planning, but the measure was not granted approval the following May.[30] The expansion sought to include athletic facilities such as an indoor running track, women's locker rooms, and handball courts. The amount in expansion planning raised from $3.55 million to $4.11 million in October 1977.[31] On March 23, 1978, state legislature approved a bill that would give St. Cloud State University $213,000 for planning funds on an 85,000 square foot addition to Halenbeck Hall; the bill also gave the university nearly $780,000 for other projects.[32]

A bill funding the expansion was passed on May 21, 1979, in an amount exceeding $4 million.[33] Construction on the new addition located south of the existing structure, which was originally listed as a 60,000+ square foot, $4.7 million expansion, commenced on August 8.[34] Expansion features included a two-hundred-meter indoor running track, four basketball courts, six tennis courts, and the addition of women's locker rooms.[35] A formal dedication was held on December 2, 1980, with Dr. George A. Sheehan attending as a guest speaker[36] at the new facility expansion that was upped to $5 million and 86,900 square feet.[37] The new facility was named Halenbeck Hall South.[38]

Halenbeck Hall South Fieldhouse was resurfaced in 2007 and is currently the home of SCSU Women's indoor Track & Field.[39]

Concerts and Events

Concerts and speakers frequented Halenbeck Hall from the mid-1960s to the 2000s. Some of the bands who performed at Halenbeck include: The New Christy Minstrels,[40] Bachman–Turner Overdrive,[41] Hall & Oates,[42] Cheap Trick,[43] The Wallflowers (1997 and 2000[44] [45]), Bush,[46] Everclear,[47] and Evanescence.[48] Noteworthy concerts from individual singers and musicians include: John Denver,[49] Doc Severinsen (sellout),[50] [51] Elton John,[52] Peter Nero,[53] Martin Zellar,[54] and Ne-Yo.[55] Halenbeck has also hosted speakers, entertainers, and activists such as Ralph Nader,[56] George Carlin,[57] Bob Hope,[58] Phil Donahue,[59] Jesse Jackson,[60] [61] Spike Lee,[62] and Magic Johnson.[63]

On September 18, 1974, David Duke, then-national director of the Ku Klux Klan, spoke at Halenbeck Hall in front of 1,800 SCSU students. The speech lasted for 1.5 hours and drew both criticism and praise, with an estimated one-hundred protesters outside the arena. $1,050 were paid to Duke via the university's Student Activities Committee.[64] [65] Duke returned to Halenbeck in 1997.[66]

Attendance Records

The highest recorded attendance for a basketball game at Halenbeck Hall occurred on March 3, 1977, in the Minnesota Region 8AA boys' semifinal game between Little Falls Community High School and Apollo High School with 7,252 spectators.[67]

Men's Basketball

!Date!Opponent!Result!Attendance!Source
February 22, 1986Mankato StateWin: 77-716,849[68] [69]
February 15, 1986South Dakota StateWin: 105-756,407[70]
February 1, 1986North Dakota StateWin: 59-516,325[71]
January 31, 1986North DakotaWin: 62-566,117[72]
March 9, 1986Wayne State (MI)Loss: 75-715,700[73]
March 7, 1986Eastern MontanaWin: 76-675,250[74]
February 5, 2005Minnesota State-MankatoWin: 89-765,222[75]
February 14, 1986Augustana (SD)Loss: 70-695,118[76]
January 28, 1986MorningsideWin: 89-775,049[77]
December 6, 1969St. John's (MN)Win: 80-53>5,000[78]

Women's Basketball

!Date!Opponent!Result!Attendance!Source
January 21, 2006North DakotaLoss: 66-584,871[79]
February 28, 2009Winona StateLoss: 84-754,102[80]
February 7, 2009Bemidji StateWin: 89-613,386
January 17, 2009Minnesota State MankatoLoss: 67-603,298
February 6, 2009Minnesota DuluthLoss: 68-653,278
January 24, 2009Northern StateWin: 73-543,187
January 16, 2009Southwest Minnesota StateWin: 76-553,122
February 15, 2003North DakotaLoss: 68-613,100[81]
January 3, 2009Concordia-St. PaulWin: 67-583,011
January 28, 2006Minnesota DuluthWin: 72-542,972

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: St. Cloud State University . Campus Buildings - Halenbeck Hall . www5.stcloudstate.edu.
  3. Web site: September 29, 1964 . 6 Buildings in Various Stages of Construction . St. Cloud Daily Times . 13 . newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: April 19, 1978 . St. Cloud, Northfield Firms Win SCSU Building Design Bids . St. Cloud Daily Times . 26 . newspapers.com
    Note: Source has a different spelling than the formal business name.
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  6. Web site: July 19, 1985 . Hudson . Deborah . SCSU Expands Engineering, Computer Home. St. Cloud Daily Times . 1,6 . newspapers.com.
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  11. Web site: June 2, 1965 . $2.2 Million Physical Ed Building Completed . St. Cloud Daily Times . 6 . newspapers.com.
  12. Web site: Lohmann . Roger . June 4, 1965 . 559 Get Diplomas as Tech Exercise Opens New Halenbeck Hall . St. Cloud Daily Times . 4 . newspapers.com.
  13. Web site: March 6, 1973 . 'Tournament Fever' hits SCS's Halenbeck Hall . St. Cloud Daily Times . 20 . newspapers.com.
  14. Web site: Theisen . Clara . September 4, 1979 . Addition Expands SCSU Recreation Space . St. Cloud Daily Times . 73 . newspapers.com.
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  18. Web site: December 7, 1993 . Tom . Elliott . New Kids on the Blocks . December 10, 2023 . St. Cloud Times . 15 . newspapers.com.
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  23. Web site: Schevtchuk . Liz . November 18, 1976 . SCSU Won't Push Halenbeck Funding Issue Until '78 . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  24. Web site: Monn . Bill . February 27, 1976 . Panel Rejects Halenbeck Funding . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  25. Web site: Monn . Bill . March 17, 1976 . House Unit Okays Four SCSU Items . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  26. Web site: Monn . Bill . March 23, 1976 . Senate Passes Version of Statewide Building Bill . St. Cloud Daily Times . 9 . newspapers.com.
  27. Web site: April 1, 1976 . SCSU Funding Held 'Hostage' by Senators . St. Cloud Daily Times . 21 . newspapers.com.
  28. Web site: April 6, 1976 . Halenbeck Hall's Planning Funds Cut in Bargaining . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  29. Web site: Monn . Bill . March 21, 1977 . Perpich Backs SCSU Fund . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  30. Web site: Monn . Bill . May 24, 1977 . Legislators Call Adjourned Session Best, Spendthrift . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  31. Web site: Thompson . Sally . December 5, 1977 . Senate Pane Lists to Tour AVTI, SCSU . St. Cloud Daily Times . 28 . newspapers.com.
  32. Web site: Monn . Bill . March 24, 1978 . SCSU to Get Halenbeck Funds . St. Cloud Daily Times . 1 . newspapers.com.
  33. Web site: Thomas . Jeff . May 22, 1979 . Uranium Bill One of Victims . St. Cloud Daily Times . 5 . newspapers.com.
  34. Web site: August 8, 1979 . Ground Broken for Halenbeck Addition . St. Cloud Daily Times . 31 . newspapers.com.
  35. Web site: Johnston . Stan . July 21, 1979 . Halenbeck Addition — Construction to Begin Here Next Week on $4.7 Million Building After 16-Year Wait . St. Cloud Daily Times . 7 . newspapers.com.
  36. Web site: Thompson . Sally . December 3, 1980 . Running As Play . St. Cloud Daily Times . 19, 25 . newspapers.com.
  37. Web site: November 27, 1980 . Halenbeck Dedication Scheduled . St. Cloud Daily Times . 13 . newspapers.com.
  38. Web site: December 1, 1980 . Premiere Showing . St. Cloud Daily Times . 9 . newspapers.com.
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  41. Web site: Delta Zeta Sorority & WJON Present...Bachman-Turner Overdrive. March 22, 1975. St. Cloud Daily Times. 26. newspapers.com.
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  43. Web site: Meinert. Kendra. Cheap Trick Rockin' Long and Strong. November 2, 1989. St. Cloud Times. 19, 20. newspapers.com.
  44. Web site: Hedlund. Eric J.. More than 6,000 Pack Halenbeck for Concert. December 19, 1997. St. Cloud Times. 1, 8. newspapers.com.
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  46. Web site: Hopkins. Kyle. MTV Show Rocks to Sellout Crowd. April 10, 2000. St. Cloud Times. 1, 2. newspapers.com.
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  49. Web site: Singer-Guitarist John Denver to Perform at State. December 4, 1970. St. Cloud Daily Times. 30. newspapers.com.
  50. Web site: Doc Severinsen to Give Concert in Halenbeck Hall. January 14, 1972. St. Cloud Daily Times. 21. January 17, 2024. newspapers.com.
  51. Web site: Concert Sold Out. March 1, 1972. St. Cloud Daily Times. 7. newspapers.com.
  52. Web site: In Concert...Elton John. May 10, 1972. St. Cloud Daily Times. 18. newspapers.com.
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  54. Web site: Homecoming Buzz. October 21, 1993. St. Cloud Times. 31. newspapers.com.
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