FIELD OF THE YEAR SCHOOLS AND PARKS SPORTING GROUNDS
Level and category of submission : Schools & Parks Sporting Grounds Field manager : Matt Dudley Title : Sports turf field manager Education : BS in Turf Science and Management
Experience : Purdue University athletic fields ( 2013-15 ): Worked part-time as a college student on the grounds crew taking care of the athletic fields ( baseball , softball , soccer and football ) for the university .
Indianapolis Indians field operations ( 2013-19 ): Worked as a summer intern in 2013 and game-day staff after graduating from college and working at local schools .
Avon High School ( 2016-19 ): Worked as athletic fields and grounds supervisor to maintain 11 athletic fields and 35 acres of commons areas at a public school in Avon , Indiana . Won Schools & Parks Soccer FOY in 2018 .
Brownsburg Community Schools ( 2015-2016 & 2019-present ): Currently oversee 53 acres of athletic fields and commons ( 19 athletic fields ).
Full-time staff : Grant Fellers and Silas Deckard Original construction : 2016 Turfgrass : Tall fescue Rootzone : Clay loam
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