Swisher Field

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Swisher Field is an American Football field located in Aberdeen, South Dakota on the campus of Aberdeen Central High School. It is primarily used by Northern State University, Aberdeen Central High School, Presentation College and Roncalli High School.[1]

The Clark Swisher Athletic Complex, which contains Swisher Field, seats about 6,000 people. It also includes an eight-lane all-weather outdoor track that surrounds the field.

Renovations[]

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.[2]

Clark Swisher[]

Clark Swisher was and American Football and Basketball coach at Northern State University. His all time record in football was 146-42-4 and basketball was 95-88. He won 15 SDIC championships. Swisher Field was dedicated to him on September 10th, 1976.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Swisher Field". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Garafalo, Robb (18 July 2018). "Aberdeen Central continues facelift at Swisher Field". Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ Holmes, Devena (20 August 2012). "Clark Swisher". Aberdeen Area History. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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

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