Starting Strong
![Sanderson weight room scene, with male student at center with back to viewer, lifting weight over head. Friend looks on from the right and other students lift in the background.](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/2023-01/_20230104_M6B9089-2400x1400.jpg)
Christopher Walton, left, a senior chemical engineering major from Brandon, is spotted by Joshua McCoy, a senior software engineering major also from Brandon, during his weightlifting regimen at the Sanderson Center this week. Mississippi State’s primary on-campus fitness and recreational athletics hub, the Sanderson Center is available to students, faculty, staff and community members looking to improve their health in 2023. For more information about the facility, memberships and training programs, visit .