| Sprinklers
will be a thing of the past at Concordia University,
Nebraska’s Bulldog Stadium. The playing
surface will have a new look as renovations to
the field are slated to begin next week. Concordia
is installing a new synthetic playing surface,
Sprinturf.
“The
university has considered the installation of
an artificial surface on its outdoor athletic
field for some time,” said Concordia President
Rev. Dr. Brian Friedrich. “We are excited
to partner with Sprinturf to install a new surface
that will make Bulldog Stadium one of the best
multipurpose venues in the region.”
Sprinturf
Inc., based in Wayne, Penn., is one of the leading
U.S. manufacturers and installers of synthetic
turf products for landscaping, golf tees and greens,
recreational areas and full size stadium venues.
Facilities of the Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee
Titans, University of Montana and Utah State University
all currently have Sprinturf surfaces.
“The
benefits the new field surface provides are many.
It will allow nearly unlimited usage for practices
and games for our football and soccer teams; access
for intramural and recreational events for the
entire student body; and availability of a tremendous
venue for grade school, high school and other
teams in the area,” added Friedrich. “In
addition, it will allow us to be better stewards
of water resources and, in a brief period of time,
it will pay for itself through decreased costs
for upkeep and maintenance. It is also a first
step in the process to prepare for the construction
of the Health, Human Performance and Athletic
Center.”
Sprinturf
pioneered and installed the first successful all-rubber
infill athletic fields and continues to hold important
patents for all-rubber infill systems. Up to 30
thousand recycled tires are used in a typical
field, tires that otherwise would have gone to
landfills or been left by the side of the road.
The recycled rubber is triple-washed and screened,
making it the cleanest infill on the market.
A G-Max
rating measures the shock attenuation or hardness
of a field. Sprinturf fields consistently receive
the same G-Max rating as a natural grass surface
in pristine condition, which means that superior
safety and playability is achieved.
In
addition, Sprinturf utilizes Ultrablade. Ultrablade
is the groundbreaking fiber that combines the
unique characteristics of soft pliable fibers
with unparalleled strength and durability.
Nemaha
Landscape Construction, Inc. of Lincoln, Neb.,
will handle removing the existing playing surface
and preparing the site for the new Sprinturf surface.
“Concordia
is committed to excellence in all things,”
Friedrich said. “This is one more example
of that commitment. We are excited to inaugurate
the new field surface in 2006.”
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