Construction is underway on a new stadium on the campus of Drake University. Community Stadium is a joint effort between Drake and the Des Moines Public School Schools and the four thousand seat facility will serve as home for Des Moines high school football and soccer teams as well as Drake men’s and women’s soccer. Drake athletic director Brian Hardin.

Hardin says the stadium will be used by 44 different teams.

Hardin says the stadium will benefit the university as well as the city of Des Moines.

The Stadium project was first proposed in 2019 but delayed due to the pandemic. Tom Ahart is Des Moines superintendent.

Ahart says it will give Des Moines students the chance to compete in a stadium that rivals more affluent districts.

The stadium is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023.