by RBR AdminThe ASBA champions the track and tennis court building community. I have gone to their meetings over the last 20 years. They are an incredible group and they are a great resource, when coaches, ADs and communities want to develop a great track or tennis court.
This is the 2020 awards, sent ot me by the ASBA editor, Mary Helen Sprecher.
This celebrates the top Facilities in 2020.
Outstanding Indoor Track Facility of the Year, Indoor Track & Field Facility at Gately Park, photo by website
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, Indoor Multipurpose 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 Technical Meeting, presented for the first time in a virtual format.
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 meet or exceed the standard.
Winning projects are as follows:
SPORTS FIELDS
Distinguished Facilities-Single Field
Allianz Field-MN United
St. Paul, Minnesota
SCG Fields LLC
Barnstable High School Field of Dreams Phase 1
Hyannis, Massachusetts
JJA Sports LLC
Carroll High School Stadium Field
Dayton, Ohio
Sportworks Field Design
Centenary University-Our Diamond of Dreams Baseball Complex
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Dana Hall School-Shipley Field
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Stantec Sport Group
Danielle Kemp Memorial Field at Foran High School
Milford, Connecticut
Milone & MacBroom Inc.
Haverhill High School
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Stantec Sport Group
Holy Trinity Competitive Sports Field
Melbourne, Florida
Nidy Sports Construction
Hull High School Athletic Field
Hull, Massachusetts
Gale Associates Inc.
Kaiser Field, St. John’s University
Queens, New York
Abel Bainnson Butz LLP
Town of Lincoln-Wang Athletic Field
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Stantec Sport Group
Milton Academy-Berylson Field
Milton, Massachusetts
Activitas Inc.
Montgomery College-Soccer Field Complex
Rockville, Maryland
Gale Associates Inc.
MSOE Raiders Stadium
Glendale, Wisconsin
Rettler Corporation
New Jersey Institute of Technology-Wellness & Event Center Field
Newark, New Jersey
Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Orange Bowl Field at Glades Pioneer Park
Belle Glade, Florida
CSR Athletic Construction
Socorro High School Eddie Castaneda Field
Socorro, New Mexico
Lone Mountain Contracting Inc.
Tower School
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Huntress Associates Inc.
UNC Field Hockey-Karen Shelton Stadium
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Activitas Inc.
University of New England-Blue Storm Stadium
Biddeford, Maine
Huntress Associates Inc.
Upper Darby High School Memorial Field
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Miller Sports Construction
Wyoming Public Schools Stadium
Wyoming, Michigan
GMB Architecture + Engineering
Distinguished Facilities-Multiple Fields
Mercy Health Training Center (FC Cincinnati)
Milford, Ohio
The Motz Group
Flamingo West Park
Cooper City, Florida
Stantec Sport Group
Army Depot Park Baseball Complex
Sacramento, California
Verde Design Inc.
New Milford High School Athletic Facilities
New Milford, New Jersey
Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Boyden Fields-Campus Recreation
Amherst, Massachusetts
Woodard & Curran
TENNIS COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Tennis Courts
Miami Open Tennis Facility at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts Inc.
Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp.
The Lake Club
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
David Posnack Jewish Community Center
Davie, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Grove City College Tennis Courts
Grove City, Pennsylvania
Vasco Sports Contractors
Sar Ko Park
Lenexa, Kansas
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Village of Waunakee-Ripp Park Tennis Complex
Village of Waunakee, Wisconsin
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC
Xavier College Preparatory High School
Palm Desert, California
Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Distinguished Facilities-Residential Tennis Courts
Angelo Drive Residence
Beverly Hills, California
Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Gardner Residential Tennis Court
Gardner, Kansas
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Charlestown Residence
Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc.
Bongiorno Residence
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc.
RUNNING TRACKS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Running Tracks
Université de Sherbrooke
Quebec, Canada
Carpell Surfaces Inc.
Oakleaf Stadium-School District of Altoona
Altoona, Wisconsin
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Houghton-Portage Township Running Track
Houghton, Michigan
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Distinguished Facility-Indoor Running Tracks
Indoor Track & Field Facility at Gately Park
Chicago, Illinois
Kiefer USA
Alvernia University-The Tom & Helen Flynn Plex
Reading, Pennsylvania
Miller Sports Construction
TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES
Distinguished Facilities-Track & Field
West Point High School Stadium
Avondale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders
Kingsway Regional High School Track & Field
Woolwich Township, New Jersey
American Athletic Courts Inc.
PICKLEBALL COURTS
Distinguished Facilities-Outdoor Pickleball Courts
PGA Village Verano Pickleball Center
Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Opelika Pickleball Facility
Opelika, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
General Acrylics Inc.
Bois D’arc Park
Lenexa, Kansas
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Green Valley Recreation Pickleball Center
Green Valley, Arizona
Renner Sports Surfaces
City of Inver Grove Heights-North Valley Park Pickleball Complex
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC
Town of Sandwich-Oak Crest Cove Pickleball Courts
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Stantec Sport Group
MULTIPURPOSE FACILITIES
Distinguished Multipurpose Fitness & Wellness Facility
City of Arcadia-Eisenhower Park
Arcadia, California
Byrom-Davey 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:
Fields Division
Outstanding Single-Field Facility of the Year
Allianz Field-MN United
St. Paul, Minnesota
SCG Fields LLC
Silver Award
UNC Field Hockey-Karen Shelton Stadium
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Activitas Inc.
Bronze Award
Centenary University-Our Diamond of Dreams Baseball Complex
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Suburban Consulting Engineers Inc.
Outstanding Multi-Field Facility of the Year
Mercy Health Training Center (FC Cincinnati)
Milford, Ohio
The Motz Group
Silver Award
Flamingo West Park
Cooper City, Florida
Stantec Sport Group
Bronze Award
Army Depot Park Baseball Complex
Sacramento, California
Verde Design Inc.
Tennis Division
Outstanding Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year
Miami Open Tennis Facility at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
Fast-Dry Courts Inc.
Silver Award
Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis, Missouri
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Bronze Award
The Lake Club
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Outstanding Residential Tennis Facility of the Year
Angelo Drive Residence
Beverly Hills, California
Zaino Tennis Courts Inc.
Silver Award
Gardner Residential Tennis Court
Gardner, Kansas
McConnell & Associates Corp.
Bronze Award
Charlestown Residence
Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania
Pro-Sport Construction Inc.
Track Division
Outstanding Outdoor Track Facility of the Year
Université de Sherbrooke
Quebec, Canada
Carpell Surfaces Inc.
Silver Award
Oakleaf Stadium-School District of Altoona
Altoona, Wisconsin
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Bronze Award
Houghton-Portage Township Running Track
Houghton, Michigan
Fisher Tracks Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Track & Field Facility of the Year
West Point High School Stadium
Avondale, Arizona
Elite Sports Builders
Silver Award
Kingsway Regional High School Track & Field
Woolwich Township, New Jersey
American Athletic Courts Inc.
Outstanding Indoor Track Facility of the Year
Indoor Track & Field Facility at Gately Park
Chicago, Illinois
Kiefer USA
Courts & Recreation Division
Outstanding Multipurpose Fitness & Wellness Facility of the Year
City of Arcadia-Eisenhower Park
Arcadia, California
Byrom-Davey Inc.
Outstanding Outdoor Pickleball Facility of the Year
PGA Village Verano Pickleball Center
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Welch Tennis Courts Inc.
Silver Award
Opelika Pickleball Facility
Opelika, Alabama
Lower Bros. Co. Inc.
Bronze Award
Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
General Acrylics Inc.
The ASBA is a non-profit association helping designers, builders, owners, operators and users understand quality 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 at no charge 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 toll-free phone number is 866-501-ASBA, the local number is 410-730-9595, and the fax number is 410-730-8833. The ASBA also may be reached electronically via its website: www.sportsbuilders.org, or via e-mail at info@sportsbuilders.org.
