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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. 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, Pickleball Facilities, Indoor Multipurpose Facilities and Track & Field Facilities. Within some categories, there are divisions; for example, the Sports Field category recognizes single- and multiple-field facilities.
Winners of awards were announced at the Association’s Technical Meeting, presented for the first time in a virtual format.
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:
SPORTS FIELDS
Distinguished Facilities-Single Field
Allianz Field–MN United St. Paul, Minnesota SCG Fields LLC
Barnstable High School Field of Dreams Phase 1 Hyannis, Massachusetts JJA Sports LLC
Carroll High School Stadium Field Dayton, Ohio Sportworks Field Design
Centenary University–Our Diamond of Dreams Baseball Complex Hackettstown, New Jersey Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Dana Hall School–Shipley Field Wellesley, Massachusetts Stantec Sport Group
Danielle Kemp Memorial Field at Foran High School Milford, Connecticut Milone & MacBroom Inc.
Haverhill High School Haverhill, Massachusetts Stantec Sport Group
Holy Trinity Competitive Sports Field Melbourne, Florida Nidy Sports Construction
Hull High School Athletic Field Hull, Massachusetts Gale Associates Inc.
Kaiser Field, St. John’s University Queens, New York Abel Bainnson Butz LLP
Town of Lincoln–Wang Athletic Field Lincoln, Massachusetts Stantec Sport Group
Milton Academy–Berylson Field Milton, Massachusetts Activitas Inc.
Montgomery College–Soccer Field Complex Rockville, Maryland Gale Associates Inc.
MSOE Raiders Stadium Glendale, Wisconsin Rettler Corporation
New Jersey Institute of Technology–Wellness & Event Center Field Newark, New Jersey Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Orange Bowl Field at Glades Pioneer Park Belle Glade, Florida CSR Athletic Construction
Socorro High School Eddie Castaneda Field Socorro, New Mexico Lone Mountain Contracting Inc.
Tower School Marblehead, Massachusetts Huntress Associates Inc.
UNC Field Hockey–Karen Shelton Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina Activitas Inc.
University of New England–Blue Storm Stadium Biddeford, Maine Huntress Associates Inc.
Upper Darby High School Memorial Field Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Miller Sports Construction
Wyoming Public Schools Stadium Wyoming, Michigan GMB Architecture + Engineering
Distinguished Facilities-Multiple Fields
Mercy Health Training Center (FC Cincinnati) Milford, Ohio The Motz Group
Flamingo West Park Cooper City, Florida Stantec Sport Group
Army Depot Park Baseball Complex Sacramento, California Verde Design Inc.
New Milford High School Athletic Facilities New Milford, New Jersey Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Boyden Fields–Campus Recreation Amherst, Massachusetts Woodard & Curran
TENNIS COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Tennis Courts
Miami Open Tennis Facility at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Fast-Dry Courts Inc.
Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri McConnell & Associates Corp.
The Lake Club Lakewood Ranch, Florida Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
David Posnack Jewish Community Center Davie, Florida Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Grove City College Tennis Courts Grove City, Pennsylvania Vasco Sports Contractors
Sar Ko Park Lenexa, Kansas McConnell & Associates Corp.
Village of Waunakee–Ripp Park Tennis Complex Village of Waunakee, Wisconsin Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC
Xavier College Preparatory High School Palm Desert, California Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Distinguished Facilities-Residential Tennis Courts
Angelo Drive Residence Beverly Hills, California Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Gardner Residential Tennis Court Gardner, Kansas McConnell & Associates Corp.
Charlestown Residence Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania Pro-Sport Construction Inc.
Bongiorno Residence Radnor, Pennsylvania Pro-Sport Construction Inc.
RUNNING TRACKS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Running Tracks
Université de Sherbrooke Quebec, Canada Carpell Surfaces Inc.
Oakleaf Stadium–School District of Altoona Altoona, Wisconsin Fisher Tracks Inc.
Houghton-Portage Township Running Track Houghton, Michigan Fisher Tracks Inc.
Distinguished Facility-Indoor Running Tracks
Indoor Track & Field Facility at Gately Park Chicago, Illinois Kiefer USA
Alvernia University–The Tom & Helen Flynn Plex Reading, Pennsylvania Miller Sports Construction
TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES
Distinguished Facilities-Track & Field
West Point High School Stadium Avondale, Arizona Elite Sports Builders
Kingsway Regional High School Track & Field Woolwich Township, New Jersey American Athletic Courts Inc.
PICKLEBALL COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Pickleball Courts
PGA Village Verano Pickleball Center Port St. Lucie, Florida. Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Opelika Pickleball Facility Opelika, Alabama Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona General Acrylics Inc.
Bois D’arc Park Lenexa, Kansas McConnell & Associates Corp.
Green Valley Recreation Pickleball Center Green Valley, Arizona Renner Sports Surfaces
City of Inver Grove Heights–North Valley Park Pickleball Complex Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC
Town of Sandwich–Oak Crest Cove Pickleball Courts Sandwich, Massachusetts Stantec Sport Group
MULTIPURPOSE FACILITIES
Distinguished Multipurpose Fitness & Wellness Facility
City of Arcadia–Eisenhower Park Arcadia, California Byrom-Davey Inc.
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:
Fields Division Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year Allianz Field–MN United St. Paul, Minnesota SCG Fields LLC
Silver Award UNC Field Hockey–Karen Shelton Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina Activitas Inc.
Bronze Award Centenary University–Our Diamond of Dreams Baseball Complex Hackettstown, New Jersey Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year Mercy Health Training Center (FC Cincinnati) Milford, Ohio The Motz Group
Silver Award Flamingo West Park Cooper City, Florida Stantec Sport Group
Bronze Award Army Depot Park Baseball Complex Sacramento, California Verde Design Inc.
Tennis Division Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year Miami Open Tennis Facility at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida Fast-Dry Courts Inc.
Silver Award Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri McConnell & Associates Corp.
Bronze Award The Lake Club Lakewood Ranch, Florida Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year Angelo Drive Residence Beverly Hills, California Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Silver Award Gardner Residential Tennis Court Gardner, Kansas McConnell & Associates Corp.
Bronze Award Charlestown Residence Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania Pro-Sport Construction Inc.
Track Division Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year Université de Sherbrooke Quebec, Canada Carpell Surfaces Inc.
Silver Award Oakleaf Stadium–School District of Altoona Altoona, Wisconsin Fisher Tracks Inc.
Bronze Award Houghton-Portage Township Running Track Houghton, Michigan Fisher Tracks Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Track & Field Facility of the Year West Point High School Stadium Avondale, Arizona Elite Sports Builders
Silver Award Kingsway Regional High School Track & Field Woolwich Township, New Jersey American Athletic Courts Inc.
Outstanding Indoor Track Facility of the Year Indoor Track & Field Facility at Gately Park Chicago, Illinois Kiefer USA
Courts & Recreation Division
Outstanding Multipurpose Fitness & Wellness Facility of the Year City of Arcadia–Eisenhower Park Arcadia, California Byrom-Davey Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Pickleball Facility of the Year PGA Village Verano Pickleball Center Port St. Lucie, Florida Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Silver Award Opelika Pickleball Facility Opelika, Alabama Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Bronze Award Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona General Acrylics Inc.
. 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 athletic facilities, 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 2331 Rock Spring Road, 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 [email protected].