byLarry EderOne of my favorite events each year is the ASBA meeting. The closing dinner honors the top facilties of the year, in both tennis and track and field. This year’s Track Facilities winners were the Icahn Stadium for outdoor track facility and the Birmingham Crossplex, for the indoor track and field facility. Both were built by MONDO USA, Inc.
The ASBA is a trade organization dedicated to professionalized the sports building industry. There are lots of good people who have made it their life’s work to make that facility down the street from you a safer place to job, play soccer or train for the shot put.
For more on the American Sports Builders Association, please go to www.sportsbuilders.org.
David Rudisha running on Icahn Stadium track, May 2013,
photo by PhotoRun.net
American Sports Builders Association
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ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities
Ellicott City , MD – 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 and Track and Field Facilities. Within each category there are divisions; for example, the Tennis Court category recognizes facilities in Indoor, Residential and Outdoor divisions.
Additional honors are given in the ‘Green’ competition, for award-winning athletic facilities that use the most eco-friendly design, construction and operating techniques.
Presentation of award plaques was made at the Technical Meeting, recently held in San Antonio, Texas. 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
Arnold Field at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Activitas, Inc., Dedham, MA
Hope College Ray and Sue Smith Stadium, Holland, MI
Upgrade of Existing Facility: GMB Architecture & Engineering, Holland, MI
Madison High School Football Field, Marshall, NC
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, NC
University of Minnesota-Seibert Field, Minneapolis, MN
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Kiefer Specialty Flooring, Inc., Lindenhurst, IL
Mississippi State University Practice Football Field, Mississippi State, MS
New Construction: SportsTurf Construction Company, Whitesburg, GA
Mystic Valley Regional Center School Athletic Field
New Construction: Stantec Sport, Boston, MA
Noble and Greenough School Turf Field, Dedham, MA
Upgrade of Existing Facility, Stantec Sport, Boston, MA
Palo Alto High School Baseball and Softball Field, Palo Alto, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Verde Design, Inc., Folsom, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Verde Design, Inc., Folsom, CA
Palo Alto High School EL Camino Field, Palo Alto, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Verde Design, Inc., Folsom, CA
“The Pit’ – Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington, MA
New Construction: Activitas, Inc., Dedham, MA
Providence Day School Football/Soccer Facility, Charlotte, NC
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, NC
Soccer Complex at Holland Public Schools, Holland, MI
Upgrade of Existing Facility: GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, MI
West De Pere High School Synthetic Turf Redevelopment Project, De Pere, WI
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, WI
Worchester Academy – Morse Athletic Field, Worcester, Ma
New Construction: Stantec Sport, Boston, MA
Wright State University Nischwitz Stadium Baseball Field, Dayton, OH
Upgrade of Existing Construction: Vasco Sports Contractors, Massillon, OH
Multiple-Field Facility
Bishop Chatard High School Athletic Complex, Indianapolis, IN
Upgrade of Existing Facility: The Motz Group, Cincinnati, OH
Chavez High School Multi Field Facility, Stockton, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Verde Design, Inc., Folsom, CA
Camp LeJeune Harry A. Intramural, Liversedge, Jacksonville, NC
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, NJ
Deyermond Fields, Andover, MA
New Construction: Huntress Associates, Inc., Andover, MA
Scott Park Athletic Facility, Silver City, NM
Upgrade of Existing Construction: Lone Mountain Contracting, Inc., Bosque Farms, NM
Distinguished Track Facilities
Indoor Track Facility
Indoor Hydraulic Running Track at Birmingham Crossplex, Birmingham, MA
New Construction: Mondo USA, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
Outdoor Track Facility
Har-Ber Track complex at Springdale Har-Ber High School, Springdale, AR
New Construction: Fisher Tracks, Inc., Boone, IA
Running Track Facility at Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island, NY
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Mondo USA, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
Unidad Deportiva Jose Ma. Morelos (Toro Valenzuela), Cancun, Mexico
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Fisher Tracks, Inc., Boone, IA
Distinguished Tennis Facilities
Outdoor Tennis Court
Belmont Tennis Courts at Belmont Recreational Center, Henrico County, VA
Upgrade of Existing Construction: Tennis Courts, Inc., Aylett, VA
Cedarburg School District JV Tennis Complex, Cedarburg, WI
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces, Grafton, WI
European Tennis Academy Parkland Golf and Country Club, Parkland, FL
New Construction: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL
Executive Health & Sports Center, Manchester, NH
New Construction: Boston Tennis Courts, Inc., Hanover, MA
Tennis Complex at Holland Public Schools, Holland, MI
New Construction: GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, MI
Hope College Vande Poel – Heeringa Stadium Courts at the Etheridge Tennis Complex, Holland, MI
New Construction: GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, MI
Lake Jeanette Swim and Tennis Club, Greensboro, NC
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Court One, Youngsville, NC
Memphis Country Club, Memphis, TN
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc, Sun City, FL
Montgomery Tennis Plex, Boyds, MD
New Construction: Bishop’s Tennis, Sterling, VA
Oasis Tennis Center, Ave Maria, FL
New Construction: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL
Olympic Club Tennis Courts, San Francisco, CA
New Construction: Vintage Contractors, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Players Club & Spa at Lely Resort, Naples, FL
New Construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Pompano Beach, FL
10th Street Park Tennis Facility, Altoona, WI
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces, Grafton, WI
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point – DeBot Tennis Facility Redevelopment, Stevens Point, WI
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, WI
Residential Tennis Court
Fairbanks Residential Tennis Court, Marshfield, MA
New Construction: Boston Tennis Courts, Inc., Hanover, MA
Harrison Residence, Hobart, WI
New Construction: Munson, Inc., Glendale,WI
Keith Residential Court, Cookeville, TN
New Construction: Baseline LLC, Knoxville, TN
Private Residence Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL
New Construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Pompano Beach, FL
Private Residence Southwest Ranches, Southwest Ranches, FL
New Construction: Fast-Dry Courts, Pompano Beach, FL
Court Terese at Villa Terese, Bradenton, FL
New Construction: Welch Tennis Courts, Inc., Sun City, FL
Welch Residence, Scottsdale, AZ
New Constru
ction: General Acrylics, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
ction: General Acrylics, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Track & Field Facility
Luther Burbank High School Stadium, Sacramento, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Beals Alliance, Folsom, CA
Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium, Birmingham, AL
New Construction: Holcombe Norton Partners, Birmingham, AL
Green Award
Luther Burbank High School Stadium, Sacramento, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Beals Alliance, Folsom, CA
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:
Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Running Track Facility at Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island, NY
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Mondo USA, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
Indoor Track Facility
Indoor Hydraulic Running Track at Birmingham Crossplex, Birmingham, MA
New Construction: Mondo USA, Inc., Conshohocken, PA
Track & Field Facility of the Year
Samford University Track & Soccer Stadium, Birmingham, AL
New Construction: Holcombe Norton Partners, Birmingham, AL
Green Award
Luther Burbank High School Stadium, Sacramento, CA
Upgrade of Existing Facility: Beals Alliance, Folsom, CA
Multiple-Field Facility
Deyermond Fields, Andover, MA
New Construction: Huntress Associates, Inc., Andover, MA
Residential Tennis Court
Fairbanks Residential Tennis Court, Marshfield, MA
New Construction: Boston Tennis Courts, Inc., Hanover, MA
Outdoor Tennis Court
Hope College Vande Poel – Heeringa Stadium Courts at the Etheridge Tennis Complex, Holland, MI
New Construction: GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, MI
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 8480 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 307, Ellicott City, MD 21043. 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.
