 Wichita State University rededicated the facility on April 16, 2002 to mark the end of the seven-month, $1.3 million construction that included adding an eighth lane and resurfacing the track, reconfiguring the infield event layout, and building separate locker rooms for the Shocker men's and women's track and field teams, and a reduction of overall seating capacity.The first event in the renovated facility was WSU's annual K. T. Woodman Track and Field Classic, which is scheduled every April.The Wichita State Shockers football team was a NCAA Division I football program.