The inaugural season of K-State women’s soccer debuts in the fall of 2016.

K-State Athletics broke ground on new practice and competition fields on Saturday.

The new home for soccer will be located just south of Tointon Family Stadium as two grass fields consisting of a Bermuda surface, new irrigation and drainage system are being constructed on the current site of the former football practice fields.  The first phase of the project will be completed by July.

Both soccer and football will utilize the space as a practice field on the east side of the site. The soccer competition field is being along College Avenue on the west side of the site.

The cost of the initial phase of the project is estimated at $2.1 million and will be totally funded by department-generated revenue.