submitted by rjohn@augsburg.edu
Early in the morning this past Sunday, the air structure over Edor Nelson Field experienced a large tear in the fabric, which caused the dome to lose pressure and deflate. There was no one in the dome at the time, and there were no injuries from the event.
The dome had been slated to be taken down in early April. Given the tear in the fabric, we will not be reinflating the air structure this spring. Augsburg’s Facilities crews and workers from the air structure company are working to remove the dome and equipment from the field in order for our teams to practice, weather permitting, as soon as is feasible.