ASBA Honors Distinguished Sports Facilities

This is the list of the American Sports Builders Association’s awards for sports facilities, presented Dec 3-6, 2024. RunBlogRun and American Track & Field have worked with and attended many of the ASBA conventions over the past 2 decades. The Track Facility Awards celebrate the finest new facilities in the land!

 

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, Multi-Purpose 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 2024 Technical Meeting, presented from December 3-6 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting served as a testament to ASBA’s growing membership, as well as its reach in the industry, having a record-breaking attendance of 1,375 individuals, higher than any of the Association’s meetings to date.

“We are proud of the work done by all members of ASBA but this year’s award-winning projects showcase true excellence,” said Randy Resley, 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:

Outstanding Sports Fields: Single Field Facilities

Beach Field at Bishop Feehan High School

Attleboro, Massachusetts

Gale Associates, Inc.

CITYPARK MLS Soccer Stadium, Home of St. Louis City SC.

St. Louis, Missouri

SCG Fields, LLC

Cyclone Sports Complex Field at Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

Iowa Sports Turf Management

East Irondequoit Softball Field

Rochester, New York

LaBella Associates

Estill County High School

Irvine, Kentucky

RossTarrant Architects

Goddard Field at The Park School

Brookline, Massachusetts

Activitas Inc.

Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College

Sacramento, California

Verde Design, Inc.

Jacksonville High School

Jacksonville, Alabama

HNP, LLC

Joe Cannon Stadium at Matthewstown Harmans Park

Hanover, Maryland

AstroTurf Corporation

Larned High School Football Field

Larned, Kansas

Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC

Moon Valley High School

Phoenix, Arizona

GA Sports Construction

Orange Memorial Park Sports Field

South San Francisco, CA

Verde Design, Inc.

Purcell Marian High School Staubach Stadium

Cincinnati, Ohio

Sportworks Design

Ripon College – Hopp Stadium

Ripon, Wisconsin

Rettler Corporation

University of Maine – Field Hockey

Orono, Maine

Activitas Inc.

University of Maine – Softball

Orono, Maine

Activitas Inc.

Waverly High School

Waverly, New York

Huntress Associates, Inc.

West Hawkeye Recreation Fields at the University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Shive-Hattery, Inc.

Western Dubuque Field

Epworth, Iowa

ISG

Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Outstanding Sports Fields: Multiple Field Facilities

Bill Noble Park

Gardendale, Alabama

HNP, LLC

Bismarck-Henning High School Athletic Complex

Bismarck, Illinois

Byrne & Jones Sports Construction

Burlington High School Athletic Facility

Burlington, Kansas

Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC

City of Branson Recreation Baseball & Softball Complex

Branson, Missouri

Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC

Fareway Fields at Norwalk Central

Norwalk, Iowa

Iowa Sports Turf Management

Firestone Stadium

Akron, Ohio

Vasco Sports Contractors

Legacy Fields Sports Complex

Tracy, California

Verde Design, Inc.

Mt. Hebron Park – City of Rogers AR

Rogers, Arkansas

Byrne & Jones Sports Construction

Natomas High School

Sacramento, California

Verde Design, Inc.

School District of Washington – High School Baseball and Softball Stadiums

Washington, Missouri

Byrne & Jones Sports Construction

Siloam Springs Athletic Fields and Courts

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

Mammoth Sports Construction, LLC

Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center

St. Louis, Missouri

SCG Fields, LLC

Woodhaven High School

Woodhaven, Michigan

GMB Architecture + Engineering

Outstanding Track & Field Facilities

Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School

Tyngsborough, Massachusetts

Gale Associates, Inc.

Mesa Verde High School

Citrus Heights, California

Verde Design, Inc.

Outstanding Outdoor Running Track Facilities

Central Dewitt High School

Dewitt, Iowa

Fisher Tracks, Inc.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

Nemaha Sports Construction

Wildcat Stadium at the University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire

Cape & Island Tennis & Track

Outstanding Indoor Running Track Facilities

 

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kiefer USA

R.A Murray Fasken Facility at Texas A&M

College Station, Texas

Geosurfaces

Outstanding Court Facilities: Outdoor Tennis Facilities

Beachwalk at Manasota Key

Englewood, Florida

Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.

BallenIsles Country Club

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply

Burchard Park

Weston, Massachusetts

Cape & Island Tennis & Track

D.C. Everest High School Tennis Facility

Weston, Wisconsin

Rettler Corporation

Nye Park

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Cape & Island Tennis & Track

Tennis Facility at The Glades Golf & Country Club

Naples, Florida

Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply

Tennis Facility at Somerton High School

Somerton, Arizona

GA Sports Construction

Wald Park Tennis Complex

Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Lower Bros. Co., Inc.

Outstanding Court Facilities: Residential Tennis Facility

Trustey Residence

Vero Beach, Florida

Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply

Outstanding Court Facilities: Indoor Pickleball Facility

Austin Pickle Ranch – Braker

Austin, Texas

CourTex Construction Inc.

Outstanding Court Facilities: Outdoor Pickleball Facilities

Beachwalk at Manasota Key

Englewood, Florida

Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.

The Courts at Gibson Park

Roseville, California

Verde Design, Inc.

Mt. Brook Club Pickleball Courts

Mountain Brook, Alabama

Lower Bros. Co., Inc.

Pickleball Complex at Manzano Mesa Park

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Robert Cohen Co., LLC/Sport Surfaces Distributing, Inc.

Westwood Country Club

St. Louis, Missouri

McConnell & Associates Corp.

Pickleball Courts at Country Club of Detroit

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, Inc.

Pickleball Facility at Cascades HOA

Boynton Beach, Florida

Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply

Pickleball Facility at Forest Highlands Golf Club

Flagstaff, Arizona

GA Sports Construction

Pickleball Facility at The Glades Golf & Country Club

Naples, Florida

Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply

Veterans Park Pickleball Courts

Alabaster, Alabama

Lower Bros. Co., Inc.

Outstanding Indoor Facilities – Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Gymnasium

The Alan Horwitz Sixth Man Center, Powered and Operated by Philadelphia Youth Basketball

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jaypro Sports, LLC

Outstanding Indoor Facilities – Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Fieldhouse

Dellwood Rec Center Field House

St. Louis, Missouri

McConnell & Associates Corp

Game Time at The Grounds

Cabot, Arkansas

Jaypro Sports, LLC

Hudsonville High School Fieldhouse

Hudsonville, Michigan

GMB Architecture + Engineering

Within each category, specific facilities were chosen from among all winning entries to represent the best of athletic facility construction. This year’s winners were as follows:

Outstanding Single Field Facility of the Year

Purcell Marian High School Staubach Stadium

Cincinnati, Ohio

Sportworks Design

Silver Award

University of Maine – Softball

Orono, Maine

Activitas Inc.

Bronze Award

Goddard Field at The Park School

Brookline, Massachusetts

Activitas Inc.

Outstanding Multiple Field Facility of the Year

Bill Noble Park

Gardendale, Alabama

HNP, LLC

Silver Award

Woodhaven High School

Woodhaven, Michigan

GMB Architecture + Engineering

Bronze Award

Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center

St. Louis, Missouri

SCG Fields, LLC

Track & Field Facility of the Year

Mesa Verde High School

Citrus Heights, California

Verde Design, Inc.

Silver Award

Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School

Tyngsborough, Massachusetts

Gale Associates, Inc.

Outdoor Track Facility of the Year

Wildcat Stadium at the University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire

Cape & Island Tennis & Track

Indoor Track Facility of the Year

R.A Murray Fasken Facility at Texas A&M

College Station, Texas

Geosurfaces

Silver Award

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kiefer USA

Outdoor Tennis Facility of the Year

Beachwalk at Manasota Key

Englewood, Florida

Welch Tennis Courts, Inc.

Silver Award

Wald Park Tennis Complex

Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Lower Bros. Co., Inc.

Bronze Award

D.C. Everest High School Tennis Facility

Weston, Wisconsin

Rettler Corporation

Residential Tennis Facility of the Year

Trustey Residence

Vero Beach, Florida

Fast-Dry Courts, Inc. & 10-S Tennis Supply

Indoor Pickleball Facility of the Year

Pickle Ranch – Braker

Austin, Texas

CourTex Construction Inc.

Outdoor Pickleball Facility of the Year

Mt. Brook Club Pickleball Courts

Mountain Brook, Alabama

Lower Bros. Co., Inc.

Silver Award

The Courts at Gibson Park

Roseville, California

Verde Design, Inc.

Bronze Award

Pickleball Courts at Country Club of Detroit

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Grissim Metz Andriese Associates, Inc.

Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Gymnasium Facility of the Year

The Alan Horwitz Sixth Man Center, Powered and Operated by Philadelphia Youth Basketball

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jaypro Sports, LLC

Indoor Sports Surfaces: Multi-Purpose/Fieldhouse Facility of the Year

Hudsonville High School Fieldhouse

Hudsonville, Michigan

GMB Architecture + Engineering

Silver Award

Game Time at The Grounds

Cabot, Arkansas

Jaypro Sports, LLC

Bronze Award

Dellwood Rec Center Field House

St. Louis, Missouri

McConnell & Associates Corp

The ASBA is a non-profit association comprised of designers, builders and suppliers in sports facility construction. The ASBA sponsors informative meetings, publishes a quarterly magazine, books and technical construction guidelines for athletic facilities, produces a mobile app containing diagrams of sports facilities and keeps its members aware of the latest developments in the industry. Additionally, ASBA offers voluntary certification programs in tennis court, running track and sports field construction, as well as a certificate program in pickleball court construction. It also has a philanthropic initiative, the American Sports Builders Foundation (ASBF).

For information on the ASBA, as well as on its publications, activities and upcoming meetings, 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.