From the field to the court, the Blue Devils provided fans and media members alike with plenty of memorable moments. With 2014 coming to a close, The Chronicle is taking look back on the year's biggest stories. Coming in at No. 3 on our list: the construction taking place at Wallace Wade Stadium, Koskinen Stadium and even Cameron Indoor Stadium.
After keeping its old-school feel for the past 85 years, a renewed Duke football program needed more up-to-date facilities, and now it will have them.
Wallace Wade Stadium and the surrounding area is currently undergoing a two-year facelift project that will cost approximately $100 million. The official work got underway Monday, Dec. 1, just two days after the Blue Devils' 41-21 win against Wake Forest.
Duke is partnering with Beck for the project, which will begin with the lowering of the field and will also include the removal of the track, lowering of the stands, installation of a new scoreboard in the south end zone and replacement of the Finch-Yeager Building—which serves as the Sports Medicine center and press box—with a new, state-of-the-art facility.
The field will be complete by the time the 2015 season kicks off, which means the track will be fully removed and the new seats will have replaced it in order to grant fans a closer game experience.
The Finch-Yeager Building is to be demolished while students are on their winter break, with construction beginning in early January. The new building should be completed by the 2016 season.
The new Williams Track and Kennedy Tower—which will service the track, soccer and lacrosse programs—have come to a near-close in completion.
An addendum to Cameron Indoor Stadium's south entrance also garnered some attention, as Duke intends to turn the extended addition into a gift shop and ticketing area. Duke Director of Athletics and Vice President Kevin White said that work on that project will get underway in April.
READ on construction:
Wallace Wade renovations underway following Saturday's ceremony
Blue Devil seniors leave Wallace Wade in style against Wake Forest
Wallace Wade construction set to begin following Wake Forest game, finish by 2016
Here's looking at you, Wallace Wade
Previously in The Chronicle's Top 10:
10. Shaun Wilson runs past Kansas, into record books
9. Ka'lia Johnson notches seventh triple-double in program history
8. Duke men's soccer upsets No. 1 North Carolina
7. Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood declare for 2014 NBA Draft
6. Duke basketball takes down then-No. 2 Wisconsin
5. Duke basketball's freshman class living up to expectations
4. Duke-North Carolina rivalry postponed by winter storm
Check back in with us on The Blue Zone tomorrow to see what moment we have at No. 2 on our list
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