by RBR Admin
This is the list of the American Sports Builders Association’s awards for sports facilities, presented Dec 3-6, 2024. RunBlogRun and American Track & Field have worked with and attended many ASBA conventions over the past two decades. The Track Facility Awards celebrate the finest new facilities in the land!
ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities
Forest Hill, 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. The awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members that best exemplify construction excellence.
Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Pickleball Facilities, Multi-Purpose Facilities, and Track and field Facilities. Some categories have divisions; for example, the Sports Field category recognizes single- and multi-field facilities.
The award winners were announced at the Association’s 2024 Technical Meeting, held from December 3 to 6 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting, which had a record-breaking attendance of 1,375 individuals, was a testament to ASBA’s growing membership and industry reach.
“We are proud of the work done by all members of ASBA, but this year’s award-winning projects showcase true excellence,” said Randy Resley, chairman of the Association. “They are not only designed and constructed to exacting standards, as well as being aesthetically beautiful, but they provide an excellent playing experience for the athletes who use them and the spectators who come to watch them.”
Projects are scored individually based on layout and design, site work, drainage, base construction, surface, amenities, innovation, and overall impression. Winning entries are those whose cumulative scores met or exceeded the standard:
Outstanding Sports Fields: Single Field Facilities
Beach Field at Bishop Feehan High School
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Gale Associates, Inc.
CITY PARK MLS Soccer Stadium, Home of St. Louis City SC.
St. Louis, Missouri
SCG Fields, LLC
Cyclone Sports Complex Field at Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Iowa Sports Turf Management
East Irondequoit Softball Field
Rochester, New York
LaBella Associates
Estill County High School
Irvine, Kentucky
RossTarrant Architects
Goddard Field at The Park School
Brookline, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California
Verde Design, Inc.
Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville, Alabama
HNP, LLC
Joe Cannon Stadium at Matthews town Harmans Park
Hanover, Maryland
AstroTurf Corporation
Larned High School Football Field
Larned, Kansas
Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC
Moon Valley High School
Phoenix, Arizona
GA Sports Construction
Orange Memorial Park Sports Field
South San Francisco, CA
Verde Design, Inc.
Purcell Marian High School Staubach Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sportworks Design
Ripon College – Hopp Stadium
Ripon, Wisconsin
Rettler Corporation
University of Maine – Field Hockey
Orono, Maine
Activitas Inc.
University of Maine – Softball
Orono, Maine
Activitas Inc.
Waverly High School
Waverly, New York
Huntress Associates, Inc.
West Hawkeye Recreation Fields at the University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Shive-Hattery, Inc.
Western Dubuque Field
Epworth, Iowa
ISG
Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Outstanding Sports Fields: Multiple Field Facilities
Bill Noble Park
Gardendale, Alabama
HNP, LLC
Bismarck-Henning High School Athletic Complex
Bismarck, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Burlington High School Athletic Facility
Burlington, Kansas
Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC
City of Branson Recreation Baseball & Softball Complex
Branson, Missouri
Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC
Fareway Fields at Norwalk Central
Norwalk, Iowa
Iowa Sports Turf Management
Firestone Stadium
Akron, Ohio
Vasco Sports Contractors
Legacy Fields Sports Complex
Tracy, California
Verde Design, Inc.
Mt. Hebron Park – City of Rogers AR
Rogers, Arkansas
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Natomas High School
Sacramento, California
Verde Design, Inc.
School District of Washington – High School Baseball and Softball Stadiums
Washington, Missouri
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Siloam Springs Athletic Fields and Courts
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC
Washington University Orthopedics High-Performance Center
St. Louis, Missouri
SCG Fields, LLC
Woodhaven High School
Woodhaven, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Outstanding Track & Field Facilities
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Gale Associates, Inc.
Mesa Verde High School
Citrus Heights, California
Verde Design, Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Running Track Facilities
Central Dewitt High School
Dewitt, Iowa
Fisher Tracks, Inc.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Nemaha Sports Construction
Wildcat Stadium at the University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
Cape & Island Tennis & Track
Outstanding Indoor Running Track Facilities
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Kiefer USA
R.A Murray Fasken Facility at Texas A&M
College Station, Texas
Geosurfaces
Outstanding Court Facilities: Outdoor Tennis Facilities
Beachwalk at Manasota Key
Englewood, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.
BallenIsles Country Club
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Burchard Park
Weston, Massachusetts
Cape & Island Tennis & Track
D.C. Everest High School Tennis Facility
Weston, Wisconsin
Rettler Corporation
Nye Park
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Cape & Island Tennis & Track
Tennis Facility at The Glades Golf & Country Club
Naples, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Tennis Facility at Somerton High School
Somerton, Arizona
GA Sports Construction
Wald Park Tennis Complex
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc.
Outstanding Court Facilities: Residential Tennis Facility
Trustey Residence
Vero Beach, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Outstanding Court Facilities: Indoor Pickleball Facility
Austin Pickle Ranch – Braker
Austin, Texas
CourTex Construction Inc.
Outstanding Court Facilities: Outdoor Pickleball Facilities
Beachwalk at Manasota Key
Englewood, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.
The Courts at Gibson Park
Roseville, California
Verde Design, Inc.
Mt. Brook Club Pickleball Courts
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc.
Pickleball Complex at Manzano Mesa Park
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Robert Cohen Co., LLC/Sport Surfaces Distributing, Inc.
Westwood Country Club
St. Louis, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Pickleball Courts at Country Club of Detroit
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, Inc.
Pickleball Facility at Cascades HOA
Boynton Beach, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Pickleball Facility at Forest Highlands Golf Club
Flagstaff, Arizona
GA Sports Construction
Pickleball Facility at The Glades Golf & Country Club
Naples, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Veterans Park Pickleball Courts
Alabaster, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc.
Outstanding Indoor Facilities – Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Gymnasium
The Alan Horwitz Sixth Man Center, Powered and Operated by Philadelphia Youth Basketball
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jaypro Sports, LLC
Outstanding Indoor Facilities – Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Fieldhouse
Dellwood Rec Center Field House
St. Louis, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp
Game Time at The Grounds
Cabot, Arkansas
Jaypro Sports, LLC
Hudsonville High School Fieldhouse
Hudsonville, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Within each category, specific facilities were chosen from all winning entries to represent the best athletic facility construction. This year’s winners were as follows:
Outstanding Single Field Facility of the Year
Purcell Marian High School Staubach Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sportworks Design
Silver Award
University of Maine – Softball
Orono, Maine
Activitas Inc.
Bronze Award
Goddard Field at The Park School
Brookline, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Outstanding Multiple Field Facility of the Year
Bill Noble Park
Gardendale, Alabama
HNP, LLC
Silver Award
Woodhaven High School
Woodhaven, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Bronze Award
Washington University Orthopedics High-Performance Center
St. Louis, Missouri
SCG Fields, LLC
Track & Field Facility of the Year
Mesa Verde High School
Citrus Heights, California
Verde Design, Inc.
Silver Award
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School
Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Gale Associates, Inc.
Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Wildcat Stadium at the University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
Cape & Island Tennis & Track
Indoor Track Facility of the Year
R.A Murray Fasken Facility at Texas A&M
College Station, Texas
Geosurfaces
Silver Award
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Kiefer USA
Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Beachwalk at Manasota Key
Englewood, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.
Silver Award
Wald Park Tennis Complex
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc.
Bronze Award
D.C. Everest High School Tennis Facility
Weston, Wisconsin
Rettler Corporation
Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Trustey Residence
Vero Beach, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply
Indoor Pickleball Facility of the Year
Pickle Ranch – Braker
Austin, Texas
CourTex Construction Inc.
Outdoor Pickleball Facility of the Year
Mt. Brook Club Pickleball Courts
Mountain Brook, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co., Inc.
Silver Award
The Courts at Gibson Park
Roseville, California
Verde Design, Inc.
Bronze Award
Pickleball Courts at Country Club of Detroit
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, Inc.
Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Gymnasium Facility of the Year
The Alan Horwitz Sixth Man Center, Powered and Operated by Philadelphia Youth Basketball
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jaypro Sports, LLC
Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Fieldhouse Facility of the Year
Hudsonville High School Fieldhouse
Hudsonville, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Silver Award
Game Time at The Grounds
Cabot, Arkansas
Jaypro Sports, LLC
Bronze Award
Dellwood Rec Center Field House
St. Louis, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp
The ASBA is a non-profit association comprised of designers, builders, and suppliers in sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes a quarterly magazine, books and technical construction guidelines for athletic facilities, produces a mobile app containing diagrams of sports facilities, and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry. Additionally, ASBA offers voluntary certification programs in tennis courts, running track, sports field construction, and a certificate program in pickleball court construction. The American Sports Builders Foundation (ASBF) also has a philanthropic initiative.
If you want information on the ASBA and its publications, activities, and upcoming meetings, please contact the Association at 2331 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, Maryland 21050. The phone number is 443-640-1042. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website, www.sportsbuilders.
