It is home to the SIUE Cougars men's and women's soccer and outdoor track & field teams.

The stadium was constructed on university property surrounding the existing "Bob Guelker Field" in 1993–94 by the City of Edwardsville as a site to host the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival.

The field event facilities include high jump aprons; pole vault runways; long jump/triple jump pits; shot put, discus, and hammer throw rings; and javelin throw runways on the west side, just outside the stadium grandstand.

The Gateway Arch on the St. Louis riverfront, 25 miles to the southwest, can be seen from the top of the stands at The Ralph.

The record single-day attendance for a track & field competition is 11,072 on July 10, 1994 at the U.S. Olympic Festival.