[2][3] Wartburg College broke ground on a new football stadium and track and field facility for the 2001 academic year.

[4] The new stadium saw upgrades in home and visitor bleachers, lighting, scoreboard, field turf and all-weather track.

On September 1, 2001, the stadium opened for the first time to the public with a football game against Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

[5] The stadium attendance record was set on Saturday October 20, 2007 in a football game against Coe College.

[6] Walston-Hoover has been the host to two NCAA Division III men's and women's outdoor track and field championships.