ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities for 2016

The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence.

Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Indoor Facilities and Track and Field Facilities. Within some categories, there are divisions; for example, the Tennis Court category recognizes facilities in Indoor, Residential and Outdoor divisions.

Presentation of award plaques was made at the Technical Meeting, recently held in Amelia Island, Florida. 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.

Winning projects are as follows:

Distinguished Track Facilities

Distinguished Outdoor Track Facilities
Gerald Filion Secondary School
Longueiul, Quebec, Canada
Carpell Surfaces, Granby, Quebec, Canada

New Lansing High School Athletic Facilities
Lansing, Kansas
Fisher Tracks, Inc., Boone, Iowa

Tropical Memorial Park
Miami, Florida
CSR Athletic Construction, Deerfield Beach, Florida

Christoval ISD Stadium
Christoval, Texas
Fisher Tracks, Inc., Boone, Iowa

Hillsboro High School Athletic Complex
Hillsboro, Ohio
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., Montclair, Ohio

Killdeer Cowboy Sports Complex
Killdeer, North Dakota
Fisher Tracks Inc, Boone, Iowa

North Calloway Track
Kingdom City, Missouri
Fisher Tracks Inc, Boone, Iowa

Notre Dame Preparatory High School
Scottsdale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders, Phoenix, Arizona

Riverbank High School
Riverbank, California
Siegrfied Engineering, Sacramento, California

Wall High School Athletic Facility
Wall, South Dakota
Fisher Tracks Inc, Boone, Iowa

York Lions Stadium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carpell Surfaces, Granby, Quebec, Canada

Distinguished Track & Field Facility

Escalante High School
Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
Lone Mountain Contracting, Inc., Bosque Farms, New Mexico

Distinguished Tennis Facilities

Distinguished Outdoor Tennis Facilities
Army Navy Country Club
Arlington, Virginia
Tennis Courts, Inc., Aylett, Virginia

George S. Eccles Tennis Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tennis and Track Company, Salt Lake City, Utah

College Boulevard Activity Center Tennis Complex
Olathe, Kansas
McConnell & Associates Corp., Kansas City, Missouri

Beach Club Tennis Facility
Palm Beach, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, Florida

Bonita National
Bonita Springs, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, Florida

Briarwood Christian School
Birmingham, Alabama
Holcombe Norton Partners, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama

Dorado Beach Resort and Club
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Fast-Dry Courts Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida

Dublin School Tennis Facility
Dublin, New Hampshire
Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocasset, Massachusetts

Forest Hills Eastern High School Tennis Complex
Ada, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan

Ibis Golf & Country Club Tennis Facility
West Palm Beach, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, Florida

Meadowwood Park Tennis Facility
Aurora, Colorado
Renner Sports Surfaces, Denver, Colorado

SUNY Cortland
Cortland, New York
E-Z Paving/Sealcoat LLC, Fulton, New York

Talis Park Tennis Facility
Naples, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, Florida

Sage Hill School Aquatic Center & Tennis Courts
Newport Coast, California
Zaino Tennis Courts, Inc., Orange, California

Distinguished Residential Tennis Facilities
Gladwyne Residence
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction, Devon, Pennsylvania

HSU Residence
Birmingham, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc., Birmingham, Alabama

Pinecrest Residence
Pinecrest, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida

Distinguished Field Facilities

Single Field Facilities
Banta Bowl, Lawrence University
Appleton, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Bryant University
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Milone & McBroom Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts

Central Michigan University Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan

Coastal Carolina University Brooks Stadium
Conway, South Carolina
Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina           

Cos Cob Park
Greenwich, Connecticut
Milone & McBroom Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts

Edgewood High School Athletic Stadium
Madison, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, Wisconsin

The Fessenden School Class of 1985 Field
Newton, Massachusetts
Stantec Sport Group, Boston, Massachusetts

The Gunnery
Washington, Connecticut
Milone & McBroom Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts

Mooresville High School
Mooresville, North Carolina
Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina

Ohio University Chessa Soccer Facility
Athens, Ohio
Sportworks Field Design, West Chester, Ohio

Pioneer Field at St. John’s High School
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Stantec Sport Group, Boston, Massachusetts

Princeton High School Viking Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sportworks Field Design, West Chester, Ohio

University of Florida Indoor Practice Field
Gainesville, Florida
Nidy Sports Construction Co., Inc., Sanford, Florida

Wagner Park
Aspen, Colorado
Academy Sports Turf, LLC, Englewood, Colorado

Multiple-Field Facilities
Shoreline Athletic Facility
Mountain View, California
Siegfried Engineering Inc., Sacramento, California

Seminole County Sports Complex
Seminole County, Florida
Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina           

Arrowhead Diamond Park at Evesham Township
Marlton, New Jersey
American Athletic Courts Inc., Vincentown, New Jersey

El Camino Park
Palo Alto, California
Siegfried Engineering Inc., Sacramento, California

Sansom Sports Complex
Knoxville, Tennessee
Baseline Sports Construction, LLC, Knoxville, Tennessee

University of Pennsylvania Penn River Fields
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stantec Sport Group, Boston, Massachusetts

Distinguished Indoor Facilities

Indoor Track Facilities
Virtue Field House at Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
Sasaki Associates Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts

Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Huntress Associates, Inc., Andover, Massachusetts

Distinguished Indoor Multi-Purpose Fitness & Wellness Facility
Sports Academy
Thousand Oaks, California
Signature Sports Flooring, Flower Mound, Texas

Within each category, specific facilities were chosen from among all winning entries to represent the best of athletic facility construction. The winners were as follows:

TRACK DIVISION
Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Gerald Filion Secondary School
Longueiul, Quebec, Canada
Carpell Surfaces, Granby, Quebec, Canada

Silver Award
New Lansing High School Athletic Facilities
Lansing, Kansas
Fisher Tracks, Inc., Boone, Iowa

Bronze Award
Tropical Memorial Park
Miami, Florida
CSR Athletic Construction, Deerfield Beach, Florida

TENNIS DIVISION
Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Army Navy Country Club
Arlington, Virginia
Tennis Courts, Inc., Aylett, Virginia

Silver Award
George S. Eccles Tennis Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tennis and Track Company, Salt Lake City, Utah

Bronze Award
College Boulevard Activity Center Tennis Complex
Olathe, Kansas
McConnell & Associates Corp., Kansas City, Missouri

Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Gladwyne Residence
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction, Devon, Pennsylvania

Silver Award
HSU Residence
Birmingham, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc., Birmingham, Alabama

Bronze Award
Pinecrest Residence
Pinecrest, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida

FIELDS DIVISION
Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year
Banta Bowl, Lawrence University
Appleton, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year
Shoreline Athletic Facility
Mountain View, California
Siegfried Engineering Inc., Sacramento, California

Silver Award
Seminole County Sports Complex
Seminole County, Florida
Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina           

Bronze Award
Arrowhead Diamond Park at Evesham Township
Marlton, New Jersey
American Athletic Courts Inc., Vincentown, New Jersey

INDOOR DIVISION
Outstanding Indoor Track Facility of the Year
Virtue Field House at Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
Sasaki Associates Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts

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