The Arena was built in 1997 and is home to both men's and women's basketball, gymnastics, men's and women's volleyball, wrestling, table tennis, dance, and cheerleading. Tennis Courts are also attached to the Performance Arena for use by the men's and women's tennis programs. Hyland Arena seats 3,000 spectators plus and additional 270 in Luxury box seating. The facility also includes the athletic department offices. It was named after Robert Hyland who was the chairman of the Lindenwood board for many years and was also the CBS Regional Vice President and General Manager of radio station KMOX in St. Louis, Missouri for four decades. The Rec-Plex is located in St. Peters, Missouri and is the home for the Lindenwood men's and women's swimming and diving teams, men's and women's water polo and diving and synchronized swimming. Built in 1994, the Rec-Plex opened to the U.S. Olympic Festival's aquatic events. In addition to hosting the Olympic Festival, the 2004 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials and the 2005, 2006 and 2009 NAIA Swimming and Diving Championships have been held at the Rec-Plex. Lindenwood Lions football  The Lindenwood Lions football team represents Lindenwood University in football. Lindenwood is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). The Lions were provisional members of the NCAA for the 2012 season before becoming an active member during the 2013–2014 academic year. Lindenwood was previously a member of the NAIA and played in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) from 1996 to 2010. The Lions play in Harlen C. Hunter Stadium on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, which has a seating capacity of 7,450. Lindenwood University football began in 1990 under head coach David Schroeder. LU competed as an independent for the first four seasons. The program's first win came in the first ever football for the university on September 8, 1990 when the Lions defeated Dana College. The Lions finished the inaugural season with a record of 6–4. Despite a 3–5–0 start to the first half of the 1991 season, a program highlight came on October 12, 1991 when Lindenwood tied 17–17 on the road in Birmingham, Alabama with NCAA Division III Alabama-Birmingham before the UAB program upgraded to NCAA Division I. Following that game, the Lions lost the following game to Benedictine College but finished the season with a three-game win streak to finish the season 5–4–1.