Bowlin Stadium Featured as Field of the Year

The home of Husker softball, Bowlin Stadium was recently featured in the October 2005 issue of SportsTurf magazine after the field was named the 2004 SportsTurf Manager’s Association College Softball Field of the Year.

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The field was featured on the cover of the magazine under the headline- Flat-out winner: <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska’s softball field. The two-page, full-color spread included an interview with Jennifer Roeber, NU’s Assistant Athletic Turf Manager.

 

The article focused on Roeber’s caretaking, as well as specific features of the field such as the type of grass (Kentucky bluegrass blend of Arcadia, Award, NuGlade and Freedom II) and also talked about the unique SubAir system that separates Bowlin Stadium from other fields across the nation. The SubAir system offers sub-surface heating so the field can be used earlier in the season than other fields.

 

For more information on the award and and the SportsTurf Manager’s Association, visit www.sportstrufmanager.org and www.greenmediaonline.com.