Top Sports Facilities Honored

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 Ponte Vedra, 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 Field Facilities

Single Field Facilities

Airport High School, West Columbia, SC
Upgrade: Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, NC

Endeavor Stadium at Cumberland High School, Cumberland, WI
New construction: Rettler Corporation, Stevens Point, WI

Bavarian Soccer Club, Glendale, WI
Upgrade: Rettler Corporation, Stevens Point, WI

Goelz Field, Ashwaubenon, WI
Upgrade: Rettler Corporation, Stevens Point, WI

Cris Carter Community Field at Barnitz Stadium, Middletown, OH
Upgrade: Sportworks Field Design, West Chester, OH

Diane C. Nordin ’80 Athletic Field at Wheaton College, Norton, MA
New construction: Activitas, Inc., Dedham, MA)

Dover High School-Crater Stadium, Dover, OH
Upgrade: Vasco Sports Contractors, Massillon, OH

Dr. Christine H.B. Grant Hockey Field, Iowa City, IA
Upgrade: Astroturf, LLC, Dalton, GA

Florida State University-Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Facility-Indoor Practice Field, Tallahassee, FL
New construction: Nidy Sports Construction Co., Inc., Sanford, FL

Grandville Public Schools Football Field, Grandville, MI
Upgrade: GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, MI

Hudsonville Public Schools Football Field, Hudsonville, MI
Upgrade: GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, MI

Las Cruces Public Schools Field of Dreams, Las Cruces, NM
Upgrade: Robert Cohen Co., LLC, Albuquerque, NM

Scott Field at Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Upgrade: Holcombe Norton Partners, Inc., Birmingham, AL

Stagg High School Athletic Facility, Stockton, CA
Upgrade: Verde Design, Inc., Folsom, CA

Orange High School, Pepper Pike, OH
Upgrade: The Motz Group, LLC, Cincinnati, OH

Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood, MA
Upgrade: Activitas, Inc., Dedham, MA

Multiple-Field Facilities
Antioch Community Park, Antioch, CA
Upgrade: Beals Alliance, Inc., Rancho Murieta, CA

Brown University Field Hockey Stadium and Stevenson Field Renovations, Providence, RI
Upgrade: Gale Associates, Inc., Weymouth, MA

Taylor Field at Lasell College, Newton, MA
Upgrade: Activitas, Inc., Dedham, MA

Thomas College, Waterville, ME
New construction: Huntress Associates, Inc., Andover, MA

University of Massachusetts Lowell Athletic Complex, Lowell, MA
Upgrade: Gale Associates, Inc., Weymouth, MA

University of Oregon Football Practice & Training Facility, Eugene, OR
New construction: Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture & Planning, Eugene, OR

Hoy Field & Softball Complex, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
New construction: Sasaki Associates, Inc., Watertown, MA

Distinguished Track Facilities

Hornet Stadium Track at Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
Upgrade: Robert Cohen Co., LLC, Albuquerque, NM

Springfield College-Blake Track, Springfield, MA
Upgrade: Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocassett, MA

West Valley Central Sports Complex, Stuart, IA
New construction: Fisher Tracks, Inc., Boone, IA

Distinguished Track & Field Facilities

Ray Treacy Track at Hendricken Field, Providence College, Providence, RI
New construction: R.A.D Sports, Rockland, MA

Yarmouth High School, Yarmouth, ME
Upgrade: Activitas, Inc., Dedham, MA

Distinguished Tennis Facilities

Outdoor Tennis Facilities:
Bishop Feehan High School Tennis Facility, Attleboro, MA
Upgrade: Boston Tennis Court Construction Co., Inc, Hanover, MA

Carmel County Club Tennis Facility, Charlotte, NC
Upgrade: Global Sports & Tennis Design Group, Fair Haven, NJ

City of Miami Beach-Flamingo Park, Miami Beach, FL
New Construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL

Valencia Reserve, Boynton Beach, FL
New construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL

Gene Clayton Tennis Center at Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC
Upgrade: Court One, Youngsville, NC

Mino Park, Boca Raton, FL
Upgrade: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL

Mission Bay Tennis Club, Boca Raton, FL
Upgrade: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL

Parkland Golf & Country Club, Parkland, FL
New Construction: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL

Portage Country Club, Akron, OH
Upgrade: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL

Treviso Bay Fitness Center, Fort Myers, FL
New construction: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL

Richland Country Club, Nashville, TN
Upgrade: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL

Prince Georges Community College Tennis Facility, Largo, MD
Upgrade: American Tennis Courts, Inc., Baltimore, MD              

Regency at Monroe, Monroe, NJ
New Construction: Halecon, Inc., Bridgewater, CT

Barlow Athletic Complex-Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Tennis Facility, Galloway, NJ
New construction: American Athletic Courts, Inc., Vincentown, NJ

Springfield College, Appleton Tennis Courts, Springfield, MA
Upgrade: Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocassett, MA

Weed Beach Tennis Court, Darien, CT
Upgrade: Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocassett, MA

Troon Country Club Tennis Courts, Scottsdale, AZ
Upgrade: Sunland Asphalt/Sunland Sports, Phoenix, AZ

University of the South Tennis Courts, Sewanee, TN
New construction: Baseline Sports Construction, LLC, Knoxville, TN

Residential Tennis Facilities:
Residential Tennis Court, Newton, MA
New construction: Boston Tennis Court Construction, Hanover, MA

Private Residence, Fort Lauderdale, FL
New construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL

Private Residence, Palm Beach County, FL
New construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL

Indoor Tennis Facilities:
The Montgomery TennisPlex, Boyds, MD
New Construction: Bishop's Tennis, Inc., Sterling, VA

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:

Indoor Tennis Facility of the Year
The Montgomery TennisPlex, Boyds, MD
New Construction: Bishop's Tennis, Inc., Sterling, VA

Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Residential Tennis Court, Newton, MA
New construction: Boston Tennis Court Construction, Hanover, MA

Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Springfield College, Appleton Tennis Courts, Springfield, MA
Upgrade: Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocassett, MA

Multiple-Field Facility of the Year
Thomas College, Waterville, ME
New construction: Huntress Associates, Inc., Andover, MA

Single Field Facility of the Year
Goelz Field, Ashwaubenon, WI
Upgrade: Rettler Corporation, Stevens Point, WI

Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Hornet Stadium Track at Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
Upgrade: Robert Cohen Co., LLC, Albuquerque, NM

Track & Field Facility of the Year
Ray Treacy Track at Hendricken Field, Providence College, Providence, RI
New construction: R.A.D Sports, Rockland, MA

The ASBA is a non-profit association helping designers, builders, owners, operators and users understand quality sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes newsletters, books and technical construction guidelines for both tennis courts and running tracks, and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry. It also offers voluntary certification programs in tennis court, running track and sports fields construction.

Available at no charge is a listing of all publications offered by the Association, as well as the ASBA’s Membership Directory. For information on the ASBA, as well as on its publications, activities and upcoming meetings, please contact the Association at 9. The toll-free phone number is 866-501-ASBA, the local number is 410-730-9595, and the fax number is 410-730-8833. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: www.sportsbuilders.org, or via e-mail at info@sportsbuilders.org.