Daktronics Lights Up New Pronghorn Center at Gillette College

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Jan. 10, 2017 – Daktronics Inc. (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, announces the installation of a series of digital video displays in Gillette College's new Pronghorn Center, set to open this month in Gillette, Wyoming. The facility will boast a nine-foot high by seventeen-foot wide video display with 6-millimeter pixel spacing along with backlit scorer's tables, school and sponsor logo animations, locker room clocks, and shot clocks.

"We are pleased with the finished look of the new Pronghorn Center," said Jennifer Winter, Northern Wyoming Community College District Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Gillette College Director of Student Affairs. "The displays are a wonderful addition to the facility. We can't wait to see the public engage with them and cheer the teams on to victory."

Don Hansen, Daktronics sales representative, agreed that the displays enhance the beauty of the new facility. "We had the great privilege to work with the college staff from the beginning of the facility’s project to help ensure they would have a great experience with Daktronics. We made sure they received the best possible value available in meeting and exceeding their expectations for the many activities and events.” 

The Pronghorn Center seats 1,800 people and is set to host a grand opening doubleheader game against the Sheridan College Generals on January 11, 2017.