Want to know where the best sports fields are? Here’s a hint: they’re all over the U.S., but listed as winners in the America Sport Builders Association’s annual awards program. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence.
Awards are presented in various categories: Sports Fields, Tennis Courts, Running Tracks and Indoor Multi-Purpose Facilities. Within each category there are divisions; for example, the Sports Fields category recognizes both Single Field facilities and Multi-Field facilities in different divisions. New this year was the ‘Green’ competition, for athletic facilities that used the most eco-friendly design, construction and operating techniques.
Presentation of award plaques was made at the Technical Meeting, recently held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. A panel of ASBA members works to judge entries anonymously. Projects are scored individually based on considerations such as layout and design, site work, drainage, base construction, surface, amenities, innovation and overall impression. Winning entries are those whose cumulative scores meet or exceed the standard. This year’s winning sports field projects are as follows:
Distinguished Sports Fields
SINGLE FIELD FACILITIES
Field at Spartanburg High School
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Medallion Athletic Products, Inc. (Mooresville, North Carolina)
Field at Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Warner Larson, Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)
Softball Field at Bloomfield High School
Bloomfield, New Mexico
New Construction: General Acrylics, Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona)
Field at Goerke Park
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Rettler Corporation (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
Oland Stadium Field at St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Gale Associates, Inc. (Weymouth, Massachusetts)
Field at Shorewood School District
Shorewood, Wisconsin
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Rettler Corp. (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
Skidelsky Field at City (Flowers) Park
New Rochelle, New York
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Stantec Sport (Boston, Massachusetts)
Athletic Field at Charles Hart Park
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Upgrade of Existing Facility: GRAEF (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Shorter College Multi-Purpose Facility
Rome, Georgia
Upgrade of Existing Facility: UBU Sports (Atlanta, Georgia)
Field at California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Beals Alliance, Inc. (Folsom, California)
Stankowski Field at the University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Mondo USA, Inc. (Tega Cay, South Carolina)
University of Rhode Island-Beck Baseball Field Improvements
Kingston, Rhode Island
Upgrade of Existing Facility: CHA (Concord, Massachusetts)
Washington & Lee University-Wilson Field Improvements
Lexington, Virgina
Upgrade of Existing Facility: CHA (Concord, Massachusetts)
Field at Archbishop Williams High School
Braintree, Massachusetts
New Construction: Stantec Sport (Boston, Massachusetts)
MULTI-FIELD FACILITIES
Albuquerque Public Schools Soccer Complex
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Construction: Robert Cohen Co., LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Castleton State College Spartan Stadium & Athletic Fields
Castleton, Vermont
New Construction: Stantec Sport (Boston, Massachusetts)
UNLV Football Practice Facility
Las Vegas, Nevada
Upgrade of Existing Facility: UBU Sports (Atlanta, Georgia)
Green Facility Award Winners
Monroe Community College PAC Center
Rochester, New York
New Construction: CHA (Concord, Massachusetts)
Within each category, one facility was chosen from among all winning entries to represent the best of athletic facility construction. The winners were as follows:
SPORTS FIELDS OF THE YEAR:
SINGLE FIELD FACILITY:
Field at Archbishop Williams High School
Braintree, Massachusetts:
New Construction: Stantec Sport (Boston, Massachusetts)
MULTI-FIELD FACILITY:
Albuquerque Public Schools Soccer Complex
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Construction: Robert Cohen Co., LLC (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
For additional information, contact info@sportsbuilders.org