WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University is installing a new outdoor FieldTurf surface. This will be the second full FieldTurf field for Boilermaker athletics as an indoor surface was installed at the Mollenkopf Athletic Center in January of 2006. The decision to install the latest FieldTurf was jointly announced by Purdue Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Morgan Burke and FieldTurf CEO Joe Fields.... read more
By: Ron Hall Brian Gimbel knows how to care for high-visibility turfgrass sports fields as the longtime sports field manager at Ohio Stadium, home of the The Ohio State University Buckeyes. He’s been doing it for 18 years, since his student days at OSU. And he’s admittedly inclined to prefer turfgrass, which the team played on for 16 years until three... read more
By: Cindy Grahl Greenwald AVON, OH — The City of Avon has grown from a farming community in north central Ohio into a progressive city with amenities without losing its small town charm. The Lake Erie Crushers players adjusted well to their new stadium and synthetic turf playing field and earned a spot in the Frontier League playoffs As part of... read more
By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Synthetic turf is about more than a versatile playing surface. For the people who use it every day, synthetic turf creates opportunities, helps sports teams improve, enables student athletes to win scholarships by honing their games and brings communities together. Over the past few months, a number of individuals have reached out to share their... read more
COLUMBUS, OH — “We did a lot of things right,” said Eugene Mayer, longtime athletic turf consultant. What he meant by that is that as he looked back on the new Minor League baseball field that he and grounds manager Colin Lattimore helped build this past year, there were a few things they would have done differently. Eugene Mayer served... read more
