One of the most important organizations in our sport is the ASBA. If you are a track coach, AD or Facility Manager and you do not know about the ASBA, I feel sorry for you. One of the most nightmare situations a coach, AD or Facility manager deals with is rebuilding a track facility. There is some absolute junk out there.
The ASBA is a non-profit with great people who want to demystify building a sports facility. I visited their convention for a decade and loved the camaraderie, the mission many were on building great facilities. This is a great group!
ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities
Forest Hill, MD – The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence.
Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Pickleball Facilities and Track & Field Facilities. Within some categories, there are divisions; for example, the Sports Field category recognizes single- and multiple-field facilities.
Winners of awards were announced at the Association’s 2022 Technical Meeting, presented from December 2-5 in Palm Desert, California.
“We are proud of the work done by all members of ASBA but this year’s award-winning projects showcase true excellence,” said David Clapp, CTCB, chairman of the Association. “They are not only designed and constructed to exacting standards, as well as being aesthetically beautiful, but they provide an excellent playing experience for the athletes who use them and the spectators who come to watch them.”
Projects are scored individually based on considerations such as layout and design, site work, drainage, base construction, surface, amenities, innovation and overall impression. Winning entries are those whose cumulative scores met or exceeded the standard:
SPORTS FIELDS
Distinguished Single Field Facilities
Howard Fellows Stadium
Peru, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Lower.com Field
Columbus, Ohio
SCG Fields LLC
LSU Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
HNP Landscape Architecture
MLS Stadium FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
The Motz Group
Waunakee High School–Warrior Soccer Stadium
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp.
Hill Field at Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Stoughton High School
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Warner Larson Landscape Architects
Austin Prep School
Reading, Massachusetts
Huntress Associates Inc.
Billerica High School
Billerica, Massachusetts
Warner Larson Landscape Architects
Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler
Syracuse, New York
LaBella Associates
Distinguished Facilities-Multi-Field
Columbus Crew Training Facility at MAPFRE Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
SCG Fields LLC
Hammer Complex at Albert Lea High School
Albert Lea, Minnesota
ISG
Westville High School Sports Complex
Westville, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Glacken Field in The City of Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Stantec’s Sport Group
Lafreniere Park–Fields 7 & 8
Metairie, Louisiana
GeoSurfaces Inc.
Webster Schroeder High School
Webster, New York
LaBella Associates
Scituate High School
Scituate, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Seneca Athletic Complex
Seneca, Missouri
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Plummer Family Park
Edwardsville, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Rantoul Sports Complex
Rantoul, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Ripken Experience Aberdeen–Citi Field & PNC Park
Aberdeen, Maryland
AstroTurf Corp.
Hugh Carney Stadium at Bishop Stang High School
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Gale Associates Inc.
School District of Marshfield Athletics Campus
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Rettler Corp.
TENNIS COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Tennis Courts
Cranbrook Schools
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Nominated By: GMB Architecture + Engineering
Hackensack High School
Hackensack, New Jersey
Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Torrence M. Hunt ’44 Tennis Facility at Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Classic Turf Company
Seven Lakes Association
Fort Myers, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Woodfield Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Distinguished Facilities-Residential Tennis Courts
Coastal Farmhouse Tennis Pavilion
Bradenton, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Fanelli Residence
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Rhode Island Residential Tennis Court
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Cape and Island Tennis & Track
RUNNING TRACKS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Running Tracks
Baldwin-Woodville Area Schools Athletic Stadium
Baldwin, Wisconsin
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Southwestern School District Athletic Stadium
Hazel Green, Wisconsin
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Trojan Field at Worthington High School
Worthington, Minnesota
Fisher Tracks Inc.
TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES
Distinguished Facilities-Track & Field
Center Playfields
Lexington, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Franklin High School
Stockton, California
Verde Design Inc.
PICKLEBALL COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Pickleball Courts
Marstons Mills Pickleball and Tennis Facility
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
Cape and Island Tennis & Track
Veranda Gardens
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
MULTIPURPOSE/GYM FACILITY
Distinguished Facility-Multipurpose/Gym
Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater
Albertville, Alabama
Covington Flooring Co. Inc.
Within each category, specific facilities were chosen from among all winning entries to represent the best of athletic facility construction. The winners were as follows:
Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year
MLS Stadium FC Cincinnati TQL Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio
The Motz Group
Silver Award
LSU Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
HNP Landscape Architecture
Bronze Award
Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
SCG Fields LLC
Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year
Rantoul Sports Complex
Rantoul, Illinois
Byrne & Jones Sports Construction
Silver Award
Scituate High School
Scituate, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Bronze Award
Columbus Crew Training Facility at MAPFRE Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
SCG Fields LLC
Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Cranbrook Schools
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Nominated By: GMB Architecture + Engineering
Silver Award
Woodfield Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Bronze Award
Torrence M. Hunt ’44 Tennis Facility at Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Classic Turf Company
Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Fanelli Residence
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nominated By: Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Silver Award
Coastal Farmhouse Tennis Pavilion
Bradenton, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Bronze Award
Rhode Island Residential Tennis Court
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Cape and Island Tennis & Track
Outstanding Outdoor Pickleball Facility of the Year
Marstons Mills Pickleball and Tennis Facility
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
Cape and Island Tennis & Track
Silver Award
Veranda Gardens
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Southwestern School District Athletic Stadium
Hazel Green, Wisconsin
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Silver Award
Baldwin-Woodville Area Schools Athletic Stadium
Baldwin, Wisconsin
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Track & Field Facility of the Year
Franklin High School
Stockton, California
Verde Design Inc.
Silver Award
Center Playfields
Lexington, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Outstanding Multipurpose/Gym Facility of the Year
Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater
Albertville, Alabama
Nominated By: Covington Flooring Co. Inc.
The ASBA is a non-profit association comprised of designers, builders and suppliers in sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes newsletters, books and technical construction guidelines for athletic facilities, and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry. It also offers voluntary certification programs in tennis court, running track and sports field construction.
Available on the Association’s website is a listing of all publications offered by the Association, as well as the ASBA’s Membership Directory. For information on the ASBA, as well as on its publications, activities and upcoming meetings, please contact the Association at 2331 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hill, Maryland 21050. The phone number is 443-640-1042. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: www.sportsbuilders.org, or via e-mail at info@sportsbuilders.org.