byRBR AdminThe ASBA is one of my favorite organizations. They insure that the sports facilities that we use are built at a high quality. They also provide educational content for the men and women who build the athletic facilities. I had not missed this convention in about 15 years, but have now missed it. This is their list of award winners.
ASBA Announces 2018 Award Winners
Honorees Represent Excellence in Sports Facility Design, Construction for Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Pickleball and Courts and Recreational Venues
FOREST HILL, MD -The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for designers, 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, Court and Recreational 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 Scottsdale, Arizona. The meeting had an all-time-high attendance of well over 600 industry members and more than 60 exhibitors in the trade show.
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 Outdoor Track Facilities
Crusader Athletic Complex at Helias Catholic High School
Jefferson City, Missouri
Fisher Tracks Inc., Boone, Iowa
Benicia High School
Benicia, California
Verde Design Inc., Santa Clara, California
Spec Towns Track-University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Public Schools
Howard Lake, Minnesota
Fisher Tracks Inc., Boone, Iowa
Ingram Field-U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
Miller Flooring Co., West Chester, Pennsylvania
Distinguished Track & Field Facility
Hayward High School
Hayward, California
Verde Design, Santa Clara, California
Saguaro High School Stadium
Scottsdale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders, Phoenix, Arizona
Weston High School-Proctor Track & Field
Weston, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Christian Home and Bible School
Mount Dora, Florida
American Athletic Courts Inc., Vincentown, New Jersey
Distinguished Tennis Facilities
Distinguished Outdoor Tennis Facilities
University of Michigan-William Clay Ford Courts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan
Aberdeen Golf & Country Club
Boynton Beach, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc., Sun City, Florida
Bronze Award
Roxbury Latin School
West Roxbury, Mass.
Stantec’s Sport Group, Boston, Massachusetts
Apex Tennis Center
Arvada, Colorado
Renner Sports Surfaces, Denver, Colorado
Cedarburg School District
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC, Glendale, Wisconsin
East Kentwood High School
Kentwood, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan
Village of Greendale
Greendale, Wisconsin
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC, Glendale, Wisconsin
Guilford Tennis Center
Rockford, Illinois
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC, Glendale, Wisconsin
Seven Hills School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sportworks Field Design, West Chester, Ohio
Stonegate Community Association Racquet Center
Scottsdale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders, Phoenix, Arizona
Wheeling High School
Wheeling, Illinois
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC, Glendale, Wisconsin
Distinguished Residential Tennis Facilities
Watkins Residence
Birmingham, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
Rollings Residence
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc., Devon, Pennsylvania
Fenner Residence
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc., Devon, Pennsylvania
Distinguished Indoor Tennis Facilities
Apex Indoor Tennis Center
Arvada, Colorado
Renner Sports Surfaces, Denver, Colorado
Distinguished Field Facilities
Single Field Facilities
Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park-AirPAT
Atlanta, Georgia
The Motz Group, Cincinnati, Ohio
Springfield College Archie-Allen Baseball Field
Springfield, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Millikin University Workman Family Softball Field
Decatur, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Construction, Bridgeton, Missouri
Carter High School
Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
Baseline Sports Construction, Knoxville, Tennessee
Clarkston High School
Clarkston, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan
Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium
Daytona Beach, Florida
Nidy Sports Construction, Longwood, Florida
Forest Hills Eastern High School
Ada, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan
Gonzalez Field
Dedham, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Hampshire Field at Blair Academy
Blairstown, New Jersey
Sasaki Associates Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts
Horace Greeley High School
Chappaqua, New York
Woodard & Curran, White Plains, New York
Marlborough Middle School
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Act Global, Austin, Texas
Murphy-Mellis Field at Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
SCG Fields LLC, Brecksville, Ohio
Northmen Stadium-Petoskey Public Schools
Petoskey, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan
Oriole Park at Stanley-Boyd School District
Stanley, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Warrior Stadium-Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
Huntress Associates Inc., Andover, Massachusetts
Waunakee Warrior High School
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Waupaca Comets High School
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp., Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Wilmington-Yentile Farm Recreational Facility
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Stantec’s Sport Group, Boston, Massachusetts
Multiple-Field Facilities
USSSA Space Coast Complex
Melbourne, Florida
AstroTurf Corp., Dalton, Georgia
Paul Goode Field
San Francisco, California
Verde Design Inc., Santa Clara, California
Lovell Playground Athletic Field
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Attanasio Family Field at Murry Stadium
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Gale Associates Inc., Weymouth, Massachusetts
Indian Creek School
Crownsville, Maryland
Gale Associates Inc., Weymouth, Massachusetts
Missouri Rush Soccer Complex
O’Fallon, Missouri
Byrne & Jones Construction, Bridgeton, Missouri
Portland Sports Complex
Portland, Texas
Hellas Construction Inc., Austin, Texas
Roger Glass Stadium
Dayton, Ohio
The Motz Group, Cincinnati, Ohio
Distinguished Court & Recreational Facilities
Residential Pickleball Bronze Award
Cunningham Residence
Birmingham, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
K. Cove Court
Austin, Texas
Ace Surfaces North America Inc., Altamonte Springs, Florida
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
Crusader Athletic Complex at Helias Catholic High School
Jefferson City, Missouri
Fisher Tracks Inc., Boone, Iowa
Silver Award
Benicia High School
Benicia, California
Verde Design Inc., Santa Clara, California
Bronze Award
Spec Towns Track-University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Medallion Athletic Products, Inc., Mooresville, North Carolina
TENNIS DIVISION
Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
University of Michigan-William Clay Ford Courts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering, Holland, Michigan
Silver Award
Aberdeen Golf & Country Club
Boynton Beach, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc., Sun City, Florida
Bronze Award
Roxbury Latin School
West Roxbury, Massachusetts
Stantec’s Sport Group, Boston, Massachusetts
Outstanding Indoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Apex Indoor Tennis Center
Arvada, Colorado
Renner Sports Surfaces, Denver, Colorado
Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Watkins Residence
Birmingham, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
Silver Award
Rollings Residence
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc., Devon, Pennsylvania
Fenner Residence
Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc., Devon, Pennsylvania
FIELDS DIVISION
Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year
Atlanta Braves SunTrust Park-AirPAT
Atlanta, Georgia
The Motz Group, Cincinnati, Ohio
Silver Award
Springfield College Archie-Allen Baseball Field
Springfield, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Bronze Award
Millikin University Workman Family Softball Field
Decatur, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Construction, Bridgeton, Missouri
Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year
USSSA Space Coast Complex
Melbourne, Florida
AstroTurf Corp., Dalton, Georgia
Silver Award
Paul Goode Field
San Francisco, California
Verde Design Inc., Santa Clara, California
Bronze Award
Lovell Playground Athletic Field
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Track & Field Facility of the Year
Hayward High School
Hayward, California
Verde Design Inc., Santa Clara, California
Silver Award
Saguaro High School Stadium
Scottsdale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders, Phoenix, Arizona
Bronze Award
Weston High School-Proctor Track & Field
Weston, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc., Dedham, Massachusetts
Courts & Recreation Division
Residential Pickleball Bronze Award
Cunningham Residence
Birmingham, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
Each year, ASBA opens its awards program in the spring with a deadline for applications of June 1.
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 field 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 Newport Drive, Suite 200, Forest Hill, Maryland, 21050. 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.
