FIELD OF THE YEAR SCHOOLS AND PARKS FOOTBALL
SportsField Management ( SFM ): Congratulations on the winning field . This is back-to-back wins for Walsh Field . What are you most proud of with this win , and what sets this win apart from last year ’ s FOY win ?
PRINCE : I ’ m extremely proud of the work Larry Fricke and I were able to accomplish with such craziness going on in the world . We never really had a break in the action this year since Walsh Field and the whole Riverview Sports Complex was a perfect site for isolated and secluded workouts for professional athletes to take advantage of , and for our own student-athletes after restrictions were lifted . So , just being recognized with the FOY award this year is extremely gratifying .
Category of submission : Schools and Parks Football Field manager : Daniel Prince Title : Riverview Facilities Sports Turf Manager Education : Bachelor ’ s degree Field of Study : Landscape Architecture
Experience : Bachelor ’ s degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia . Foreman at the University of Georgia ( Jack Turner Sports Complex ). Field manager and later assistant sports turf manager at Georgia Tech . Currently Pace Academy ’ s Riverview Sports Complex Facilities Manager .
Full-time staff : Larry Fricke Original construction : 2014 Turfgrass : Certified 419 bermudagrass Rootzone : Sand Drainage System : Sand cap 4 ” perf . with 12 ” collector Previous FOY win : 2019
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