FACILITIES

The American Sports Builders Association ( ASBA ) announced the winners of its annual awards — presented each year to facilities , built by ASBA members , which best exemplify construction excellence .

Awards are presented in various categories , including Sports Fields , Tennis Courts , Running Tracks , Pickleball Facilities , Multi-Purpose Facilities and Track & Field Facilities . Within some categories , there are divisions ; for example , the Sports Field category recognizes singleand multiple-field facilities . Winners were announced at ASBA ’ s 2024 Technical Meeting , December 3-6 in Orlando . “ 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 ASBA . “ 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 considerations such as layout and design , site work , drainage , base construction , surface , amenities , innovation and overall impression . Winners in the Sports Fields categories are as follows :

Purcell Marian High School Staubach Stadium

OUTSTANDING FACILITIES OF THE YEAR — SPORTS

FIELDS : SINGLE FIELD FACILITIES GOLD AWARD Purcell Marian High School Staubach Stadium Cincinnati , Ohio Sportworks Design

University of Maine – Softball

SILVER AWARD University of Maine – Softball Orono , Maine Activitas Inc .

BRONZE AWARD Goddard Field at the Park School Brookline , Massachusetts Activitas Inc .

Goddard Field at the Park School

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