# Highmark Events Center

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{{Short description|Basketball arena in Erie, Pennsylvania}}
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| fullname            = Highmark Events Center
| former_names        = Gannon Auditorium (1949–1983), The Hammermill (1983–2021)
| location            = 620 Peach St, [Erie, Pennsylvania](/source/Erie%2C_Pennsylvania)
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The '''Highmark Events Center''' (formerly '''The Hammermill''', the '''Gannon Auditorium''', and "'''The Audi'''") is a 2,800-seat basketball arena on the campus of [Gannon University](/source/Gannon_University) in [Erie, Pennsylvania](/source/Erie%2C_Pennsylvania). Built in 1949, it is home to various Gannon athletic teams.

==History==
The arena was opened in 1949 as the '''Gannon Auditorium''', or "'''The Audi'''".

It was renamed the Hammermill Center in February 1983 after the [Hammermill Paper Company](/source/Hammermill_Paper_Company) donated money to repair and improve the arena. In February 2022, it was renamed Highmark Events Center after Highmark Health, which donated money for a $10 million renovation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://campaign.gannon.edu/priorities/campus-enhancements/athletic-complex/ | title=Highmark Events Center }}</ref>

The 36,560-square-foot center is home to the university’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling, acrobatics and tumbling, and competitive cheer teams. Other events held there have included community lectures, concerts, camps, events and programs.

==Attendance==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year!! Total attendance !! Avg. attendance !! Conf. ranking !! National ranking
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| 2000-01^ || 30,988|| 1,823|| 1 || 30
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| 2001-02^ || 33,981|| 2,124|| 1 || 20
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| 2002-03^ || 29,525|| 1,845|| 1 || 27
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| 2003-04^|| 31,234|| 1,837|| 1 || 26
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| 2004-05^ || 23,615|| 1,574|| 2 || NR
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| 2005-06^ || 20,122|| 1,184 || 3 || NR
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| 2006-07^ || 17,074|| 1,220 || 2 || NR
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| 2007-08^ || 26,773 || 1,575 || 1 || 22
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| 2008-09^^ || 38,583 || 1,754 || 1 || 24
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| 2009-10^^ || 17,594 || 1,035 || 2 || NR
|}

^ Member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)

^^ Member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)

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Category:Gannon University
Category:College basketball venues in Pennsylvania
Category:Indoor arenas in Pennsylvania
Category:Buildings and structures in Erie, Pennsylvania
Category:1949 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:Sports venues completed in 1949

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