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SFMA announces 2023 Field of the Year winners
Eleven SFMA members were awarded Field of the Year honors for 2023 . The SFMA Awards Committee — led by Jason DeMink , CSFM , and Jeremy Driscoll , CSFM — reviewed each submission and independently rated applicants on field quality as impacted by staffing , budget , use , monthly maintenance and a visual story that documents each field ’ s challenges and successes .
Winners received complimentary registration to the annual conference , three nights hotel , signature clothing , a trophy for display and will be highlighted in an upcoming issue of SportsField Management magazine .
The 2023 SFMA Field of the Year Award winners are as follows :
Schools and Parks Baseball : Providence Catholic High School , Tom Dedin Field , New Lenox , Illinois — submitted by Scott Heren .
Schools and Parks Football : Brentsville Turfgrass Management Program , Donald Lambert Field , Nokesville , Virginia — submitted by Drew Miller .
Schools and Parks Soccer : Pace Academy , Walsh Field , Mableton , Georgia — submitted by Daniel Prince . Schools and Parks Softball : Spartanburg High School , Lady Vikings Softball Field , Spartanburg , South Carolina — submitted by Matthew Arms , CSFM . Schools and Parks Sporting Grounds : Brownsburg Community Schools , Brownsburg Championship Cross Country Course , Brownsburg , Indiana — submitted by Matt Dudley .
College and University Baseball : University of New Orleans , Maestri Field , New Orleans , Louisiana — submitted by Scott Blanchette .
College and University Football : Duke University , Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium , Durham , North Carolina — submitted by Ian Christie , CSFM .
College and University Soccer : University of South Carolina Upstate , County University Soccer Stadium , Spartanburg , South Carolina — submitted by Bruce Suddeth , CSFM .
College and University Softball : University of Illinois , Eichelberger Field , Champaign , Illinois — submitted by Daniel Thomas , CSFM .
Professional Baseball : West Michigan Whitecaps , LMCU Ballpark , Comstock Park , Michigan — submitted by Mitch Hooten .
Professional Soccer : Mecklenburg County Parks and Rec , Sportsplex Stadium Field , Matthews , North Carolina —
submitted by Jonathan Waszak .
S & P Softball FOY , Spartanburg High School , Lady Vikings Softball Field
College and University Football FOY , Duke University , Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium
University of Illinois , Eichelberger Field , Champaign , Illinois
8 SportsField Management | December 2023 sportsfieldmanagementonline . com