FIELD OF THE YEAR COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Our external events department pushed our football stadium to the max this past spring with their scheduling of a Garth Brooks concert and Top Golf Live . Flooring for the concert was down for 11 straight days , we had five days to complete field work before Top Golf moved in . The local and regional media leading up to the concert repeatedly reported about the stadium field being fully replaced due to the show . With the mindset that the field was going to be replaced anyway , the football program practiced in the stadium all spring leading up to the spring game and concert setup . Of course , we made contingency plans to renovate / re-sod the stadium if necessary , but our sports turf crew was confident that we could recover the field with proactive planning and aggressive cultural practices . This award is a great honor for all the hard work our staff has put in and a testament to Tahoma 31 bermudagrass and its ability to bounce back from extreme wear and tear .
– Jeff Foor , director of sports turf operations — athletics
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