Press Release: Millions of dollars in improvements at the Anderson University campus have paid off with the return of the Indianapolis Colts training camp. The National Football League team has officially announced its 2010 camp will be in Anderson after leaving more than a decade ago for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute. Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon says the move will bring national attention to the city along with “added visitors and a boost to our commerce.”

Anderson, Ind. — The Indianapolis Colts will return to their summer home of 15 years when they open 2010 training camp at Anderson University on Sunday, August 1.

The Colts selected Anderson as their summer home in 1984, the club’s inaugural season in Indianapolis. The club trained in Anderson through the 1998 preseason. The full squad reports to Anderson University on August 1, and camp runs through August 18. The Colts then establish operations at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center back in Indianapolis.

“We are pleased to announce a return to Anderson Universityfor the 2010 training camp. The university and the city of Anderson always have held a passion for the Colts, and we are happy to return to the area,” said Colts President Bill Polian. ”We know this has been a successful summer home for our organization for many years, and we are excited to return. We know people are aware that training camp provides the best possible chance to get close proximity to a team, and we want people to use that opportunity.”

“We are very excited to welcome the Indianapolis Colts back to the campus,” said Dr. James L. Edwards, president of Anderson University. “We look forward to providing our AU hospitality and that of our entire community to the premier NFL franchise. Our sincere thanks to many persons in Anderson who worked to bring about this day.”

The 2010 training camp will be located around the Kardatzke Wellness Center/Macholtz Stadium complex located in the northeast section of the university campus. The camp can be accessed by the public via University Boulevard and 5th Street. Campus signage will direct the public to available parking during the duration of the training camp at AU. The club will announce its training camp practice schedule later this spring. Entire practices will be open to the public free of charge. Anderson University will charge a parking fee for camp visitors.

Source: Anderson University