DSU names new sports centers, sets kickoff concert

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Dakota State University has new names for new sports centers.

On Thursday, Aug. 27, Dakota State University will be hosting Trojan Nights to celebrate the opening of the Brian Kern Family Stadium at the Beacom PREMIER Complex, according to a news release. The event will kick off with a concert featuring Old Dominion with special guests Brothers Osborne, Elle King and Host/DJ Blake Horstmann.

Beacom Premier Complex

Trojan Nights will conclude Thursday, Aug. 29 in the new stadium with DSU taking on the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers in the annual Ag Bowl on the new Blankley Field.

Brian Kern Family Stadium and Blankley Field

The $41 million Beacom PREMIER Complex is the first new DSU athletics facility since the Fieldhouse was finished in 1960. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the naming of the Beacom PREMIER Complex and the Brian Kern Family Stadium at its meeting this week.

“This new facility is entirely privately funded by stakeholders whose generous support will help our student athletes achieve great things and bring recognition to Dakota State,” said José-Marie Griffiths, President of Dakota State University in the news release. “The kickoff concert and first football game are perfect events to celebrate this milestone.”