Groundbreaking Ceremony: Houck Multiuse Complex

Southeast Missouri State University Athletics broke ground on the Houck Multiuse Complex project on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of the community mill about talking on the Houck Stadium field before the groundbreaking Tuesday. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO Director of Athletics Brady Barke adresses the crowd on Tuesday at the Houck Multiuse Complex groundbreaking ceremony. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO football players Paxton Delaurent, left, and Lawrence Johnson share a laugh during the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO football coach Tom Matukewicz speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday at the Houck Multiuse Complex. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tina Klocke, president of the Board of Governors for the university, speaks on Tuesday at the groundbreaking of the Houck Multiuse Complex. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members, officials and SEMO university staff smile as they prepare to break ground of the Houck Multiuse Complex on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Community members and SEMO university staff shovel dirt as they break ground on Tuesday at the Houck Multiuse Complex. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)

Angela Meyer, director of facilities management at SEMO, puts up a shovel following the groundbreaking of the Houck Multiuse Complex on Tuesday at the university. (Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian)