CUW Installs New Turf at Tomasini Stadium
MEQUON, Wis. – Concordia Wisconsin student-athletes, fans and alumni will experience a fresh new look with the addition of new turf at Tomasini Stadium.
Astroturf installed its RootZone® 3D3 Blend onto Tomasini Stadium.
"I am very pleased with the installation of the new turf," said Director of Athletics Dr. Rob Barnhill. "The last surface was installed 15 years ago so technology has changed. This system will perform better than the original and should provide our student-athletes with a consistent, safe practice and playing surface. Aesthetically it looks great and will serve as an awesome stage to showcase the talent and abilities of our players. The new design implements the new branding that has been integrated within CUW athletics. At the 50-yard line, the new Freddy Falcon logo hovers over the CUW lettering. The north end zone features a field of blue with Concordia in white and the south end zone boasts a field of blue with Falcons in white. Each five-yard block rotates between a dark green and light green pattern."
The field is marked with official lines for field hockey and football.
The upgrades on the turf are a part of a continuous improvement of the student-athlete experience at Concordia Wisconsin. Over the past few years, CUW has seen renovations to Tomasini Stadium, locker rooms, R. John Buuck Fieldhouse, Catalyst Park, Fitting Field, CUW Tennis Courts and Kapco Park.
AstroTurf's RootZone® 3D3 Blend now features the exciting new TRIONIC monofilament fiber as a standard feature. For the first time in the history of the industry, AstroTurf's experts have molecularly fused Polyethylene and Nylon into a single Trionic fiber. That translates to softness AND durability.
AstroTurf's RootZone 3D Series boasts the RootZone technology. The RootZone is a system of texturized fibers that curl down to create a net-like matrix that encapsulates infill – dramatically reducing infill spray during play and infill migration over time.
The RootZone's benefits are numerous. RootZone 3D fields offer grass-like traction, per independently funded, peer-reviewed research by Michigan State University. Plus, by better keeping infill in place, the RootZone promotes more consistent footing and more uniform shock absorption over time. And with a more uniform infill level, UV exposure to the fibers is more consistent across the field, which boosts the field's longevity.
Fans can see the new turf on Sept. 1, when the CUW field hockey team hosts Marian in the season opener. The football program will first play on the new turf on Sept. 10 against Northwestern (Minn.).
