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| Address | Madison, SD United States |
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| Owner | Dakota State University |
| Operator | DSU Athletics |
| Capacity | 1,800 |
| Type | Sports venue |
Current use | Track and field Soccer |
| Construction | |
| Architect | JLG Architects |
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| Dakota State Trojans teams: track and field, soccer | |
| Website | |
| dsuathletics.com/track-complex | |
The Dan Beacom Track Complex is a sports venue located on the campus of Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota.[1] The DBTC is composed of a running track and an American football field. It sits directly north of Brian Kern Family Stadium and northeast of the DSU Fieldhouse.
The venue is currently home to the Dakota State Trojans track and field and soccer[2] teams. The stadium was also home to Dakota State's football team during the 2023 season while Brian Kern Family Stadium was being built.[3] It features a Trojan blue eight-lane 400-meter polyurethane track that includes a steeple chase pit, a site for javelin, discus, and shot put, as well as a full sized synthetic turf soccer field.[4] It has a seating capacity of 1,800.[4]
Namesake
[edit]The facility is named after Dan Beacom, a former track athlete at Dakota State who passed away on May 24, 2023.[5][6] While on the Dakota State track team, he ran the 440, 880, two-mile relay, sprint medley relay, and the distance medley relay.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dan Beacom Track Complex". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ↑ 2025 soccer schedule on dsuathletics.com
- ↑ Huntimer, Nick (September 1, 2023). "Wisconsin-La Crosse hands DSU football home opener setback". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- 1 2 "Dakota State University's New Athletics Events Center Opens". JLG Architects. Madison, SD. November 21, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ↑ "DSU Track Field Naming Ceremony". KJAM. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ↑ "DSU track to be named for alumnus Dan Beacom". Madison Daily Leader. August 14, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ↑ "DSU Track to be named for alumnus Dan Beacom". dsu.edu. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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