Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex

Thanks to a multi-year gift from the Knowlton Foundation, the facility which serves as home to Augustana's football and track & field programs is now known as the Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex.

New facilities included in the Knowlton Complex, which opened in the fall of 2013, are Charles D. Lindberg Stadium, the Ken Anderson Academic All-America Club and the Players' Plaza and Viking Patio and Overlook. The Ericson Field playing surface was redone in the summer of 2012 and the Paul V. Olsen Track was installed in 2008.

The Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex is named in honor of the late Ohio businessman and philanthropist Austin E. Knowlton, who founded the Knowlton Foundation and funded it throughout his lifetime and through a provision in his will. This is not the first time that Augustana has benefitted from the generosity of the Mr. Knowlton. Previous gifts from him include Knowlton's Ohio and Colorado homes, which were sold to fund the Austin E. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship and the Austin E. Knowlton Honors Program, both established in 2004. Those previous gifts came from Mr. Knowlton personally while this one comes from the Knowlton Foundation.