Midwest Wireless Stadium, dedicated on September 10, is complete. It houses a 4-story press box with media center, eight sky boxes, meeting and classrooms, a locker room and offices for football, softball and soccer. Midwest Wireless contributed $250,000 for naming rights. The playing field will now be called Maxwell Field at Midwest Wireless Stadium.

The University will lease seven skyboxes, with the eighth reserved for game day rentals or campus use. All seven are already leased for the next five years. Larry Holstad, WSU Athletics Director, expects the leases to generate $125,000 - 150,000 per year, all of which will go to the scholarship fund.

As part of the dedication festivities for Midwest Wireless Stadium, WSU celebrated 100 years of football. Over 600 alumni - former players, fans and their families - returned for the Warriors' game against NCAA Division II power North Dakota.

“This was a historic year for Winona State football,” said Dan Schumacher, Director of Athletic Development. “We won our third straight conference championship, opened one of the finest stadiums in Division II football and celebrated our 100th year.”

Last Modified: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:38 by Brooke Sherer