DSU to break ground on new Athletics Events Center

Ground will be broken next week on Dakota State University’s new Athletics Events Center.  The DSU Foundation is inviting the public to attend the groundbreaking on Monday, May 2nd at 3:00 p.m. at Trojan Field.

The event will feature DSU Athletics Director Jeff Dittman as Master of Ceremonies, along with DSU President Dr. José-Marie Griffiths; Brian Kern, Owner and President of Rosebud Wood Products; a representative of Sanford Health; Shaylee DeBeer, DSU student athlete; and Miles Beacom, DSU Alumnus and CEO of PREMIER Bankcard.

Following the speakers, the ground will be broken for the first phase of the new athletics facilities.

The Athletics Events Center will include an upgraded football stadium, relocated track, esports arena, soccer field, a biomechanics lab, Institute on Human Movement and Aging, classrooms, and more.

Other areas that will be addressed in future phases include an arena for basketball and volleyball, an indoor track and training facility, an outdoor plaza, and baseball and softball fields.

More than 45-million dollars has been raised toward the one-hundred million dollar fundraising goal for Trojans Unite Building Champions as part of the Trojans Unite Comprehensive Campaign.

April 27, 2022