The Board of Regents has approved the designs and budgets for a couple of sports projects at the University of Iowa. U-I vice president Rod Lehnertz explained the projects.

He says the project cost is 20 million dollars, and they would save 125-thousand dollars in other building costs.

The building would include space for coaches, athletic training/medical staff, locker rooms, a team room. equipment and a multi-purpose/viewing room. The U-I Spirit Squad consists of the Iowa Cheerleaders, the Iowa Dance Team and Herky the Hawk. Work would start this fall and take about one year to complete. The other project is an upgrade of the football performance center locker rooms that are 11 years old.

He says the two-point-five million dollar project will be funded by athletic department gifts and earnings.