FIELD OF THE YEAR PROFESSIONAL SOCCER
Level and category of submission : Professional Soccer Field manager : Jonathan Waszak Title : Maintenance and operations supervisor Education : Bachelor ’ s degree in Parks and Recreation Management
Experience : In high school , I worked on a sod farm . I attended Western Carolina University to play baseball and obtained a degree in Parks and Recreation Management . After graduation , I became a Maintenance Technician at Raleigh Country Club . After a year and a half with RCC , I became a maintenance and operations technician at Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation . I was then promoted to maintenance supervisor , where I have been with the Sportsplex for more than six years while also overseeing American Legion Memorial Stadium for the past two years .
Full-time staff : Tony Carpenter , Carl Lambert , Marcos Caballero and Ethan Whitman Original construction : 2015 Turfgrass : Tifway 419 bermudagrass Rootzone : Sandy loam
Drainage : 4-inch lateral drain tile embedded in a gravel trench approximately 12-16 inches deep with perpendicular sand slit drains above .
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