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Golden Eagle Field

Coordinates: 45°26′26″N 98°27′18″W / 45.44056°N 98.45500°W / 45.44056; -98.45500
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Golden Eagle Field, formerly known as Swisher Field, is an American football field located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is part of the Brownell Activities Complex on the campus of Aberdeen Central High School, who it is primarily used by. The complex seats about 6,000 people, and features an eight-lane all-weather outdoor track that surrounds the field. It also includes locker rooms, training room areas, concessions, and a tailgate area. [1][2]

Renovations

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In 2012, the NSU Kids Zone was made and includes inflatables plus other activities. It is sponsored by RDO Equipment and ran by the HPER department in the NSU School of Education.

In 2018, the turf was replaced and a new video board and scoreboard were added.[3]

Clark Swisher

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Clark Swisher was a football and basketball coach at Northern State University. His record at Northern State was 146–42–4 in football and 95–88 in basketball. He won 15 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) championships. Swisher Field was dedicated to him on September 10, 1976.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Facilities". Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. ^ Hardle, Alexandra. "Swisher Field gets name change to Golden Eagle Field, Brownell Activities Complex". Aberdeen News. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ Garafalo, Robb (July 18, 2018). "Aberdeen Central continues facelift at Swisher Field". Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Holmes, Devena (August 20, 2012). "Clark Swisher". Aberdeen Area History. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

45°26′26″N 98°27′18″W / 45.44056°N 98.45500°W / 45.44056; -98.45500