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Field of the Year
LeSLie Frazier
FieLd,
Trinity international
University
Category of Submission: College Football
Sports Turf Manager: Andy Yeaman
Title: Grounds Supervisor
Education: NCA in Agriculture (Scotland)
Full-time staff: Randy Chappell and
Jonathan Ware
Other staff: James Ware and Josh
Kelsey
Original construction: 1988
Rootzone: Native soil, 40% loamy sand
Turfgrass variety: Kentucky bluegrass,
5-way ryegrass, and tall fescue
Overseed: We overseed with ryegrass by
broadcasting. The process is first to core aer-
ate, then broadcast the seed, roll and water.
Drainage: Frazier Field uses 4, 6, and
8-inch PVC drainage pipe that are tied into
existing drainage tiles.
