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Dan Beacom Track Complex

Coordinates: 44°1′5″N 97°6′25″W / 44.01806°N 97.10694°W / 44.01806; -97.10694
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Dan Beacom Track Complex
View of the complex in 2024
Map
AddressMadison, SD
United States
OwnerDakota State University
OperatorDSU Athletics
TypeSports venue
Current useTrack and field
Soccer
Tenants
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 a football pitch.

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]

Namesake

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The facility is named after Dan Beacom, a former track athlete at Dakota State who died on May 24, 2023.[4][5] While on the Dakota State track team, he ran the 440, 880, two-mile relay, sprint medley relay, and the distance medley relay.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dan Beacom Track Complex". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ 2025 soccer schedule on dsuathletics.com
  3. ^ Huntimer, Nick (September 1, 2023). "Wisconsin-La Crosse hands DSU football home opener setback". dsuathletics.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "DSU Track Field Naming Ceremony". KJAM. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "DSU track to be named for alumnus Dan Beacom". Madison Daily Leader. August 14, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "DSU Track to be named for alumnus Dan Beacom". dsu.edu. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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44°1′5″N 97°6′25″W / 44.01806°N 97.10694°W / 44.01806; -97.10694