In the early days of Indiana State University, sports weren't given enough attention. The facilities weren't properly built, and didn't meet the requirements of a safe and productive environment. In 1895 when North Hall was constructed, a space was reserved for a gymnasium.
In 1896 the baseball team earned their first victory after defeating the Polytechnic team. The program of athletics had begun, and the school sponsored extra-curricular activities in the field of Physical Education.
1928 Indiana State finally built a new Physical Education building that offered proper facilities for physical training, with storerooms, locker rooms. offices and two different floors for women and men. The seating capacity of the gymnasium where men participated in intercollegiate contests was of approximately three thousand.
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