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Stars & Stripes Winner : Sun Devils Salute to Service

Congratulations to Josh Lenz for being voted as the winner of STMA ’ s Fifth Annual “ Stars & Stripes ” Contest . Lenz is the assistant manager of athletic grounds for Arizona State University . With his “ Sun Devils Salute to Service ” field design at Sun Devil Stadium , he won a complimentary pass to the 2022 STMA Annual Conference in Savannah , Ga .

With the Stars and Stripes contest not being held last year due to the pandemic , STMA was excited to bring it back this year . Entries received more than 2,200 votes , with Lenz ’ s design gaining more than 800 votes .

Lenz graduated from Iowa State with his Masters of Science in Horticulture and spent two years working full-time at the University of Colorado in Boulder . He joined the team at Arizona State in 2018 and is responsible for overseeing the operations in and around Sun Devil Stadium .

“ It was a fun event that I ’ ve had my eyes on the past couple years , and it was an honor to finally be a part of ,” said Lenz . “ Even though I created the design , it took a crew of us to execute the job .”

Lenz added that Brian Johnson , manager of athletic grounds for Arizona State Sun Devils , also deserves credit for the winning design .

Designs from the Lynchburg Hillcats and Wichita Wind Surge finished second and third ( respectively ). The following are photos from those and other nominated designs .

24 SportsField Management | September 2021 sportsfieldmanagementonline . com