The Next Level

by Dylan Richard, P.E.

From the August 2009 issue of Modern Steel Construction

" A renovation of Oklahoma State's football stadium bring the facility up a tier...A 10,000-ton steel horseshoe has taken shape in Stillwater, Oklahoma on the Oklahoma State University (OSU) campus. And the thundering herd associated with it—OSU’s Cowboy football team—are ready to christen the revamped Boone Pickens Stadium during its first home game of the 2009 NCAA Football season on September 5. OSU’s “Next Level Campaign” has brought this remarkable structure to completion. After nearly a decade of planning, a $250-million budget, seven years of design and construction, and 10,000 tons of steel, the campaign’s efforts to modernize Boone Pickens Stadium have made it game ready..."