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F.O.Y. F i e l d o f t h e Ye a r Infinity Park crew & friends. L to R: Christi Clay with Jackson Bertrand; Carter Harryman, Noel Harryman, and Cole Harryman; and Joe Ferrera with Cael Ferrera. Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado Level of Submission: Schools/Parks Category of Submission: Sporting Grounds Head Sports Turf Manager: Noel Harryman Title: Manager, Turf Operations Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Management Experience: 2002-2003 Landscape Supervisor (Fresh Aire Enterprises) 20022007 Material Supplier Manager/Designer (Landscape Solutions) 2007-2009 Project Manager(Graff's Turf Farms)(Fields worked on Coors, Invesco, Dicks, Folsom, Wrigley, Infinity Park, Haymarket) 2009-Current Manager Turf Operations Other crew to recognize: Josh Bertrand, Gene Hazlett, Vickie Allen, Kevin Brown, Matt McCord, Jody Yonke, Joe Fererra, Christi Clay Original construction: 2007 Renovation: Irrigation replacement on the playing surface. The laterals had to be lowered because they were not installed 34 SportsTurf | May 2013 according to the specs. The lines were punctured do to deep tine aeration. The sod was stripped out along the laterals running east to west on the field and then new sod was installed. We were forced to use thick cut sod in order to be able to play on the surface shortly after the renovation. Reason for renovation: The renovation was done because of the punctured irrigation lines and because the original installation did not follow the irrigation specifications. The lines were anywhere from 4-8" depths. By lowering the laterals we are able to deep tine aerate up to 12" depth and still be safe. The city has also thought about putting in the Desso system in the grass and would not have been able to entertain this system without lowering the lines. The renovation went very well in 2011 and is barely noticable at this point. In hindsight I would probably push to have the entire field pulled out and laser leveled and a complete resod. Pulling out a 4' wide area is difficult to get a perfect grade. We still notice a few imperfections. Turfgrass variety: Midnight, Awesome, Impact, Nu-Destiny-Kentucky bluegrass (70%) Caddieshack, Accent, Top-Gun-perennial ryegrass (30%) Overseed: Overseeding is done with Kentucky bluegrass. The pitch is overseeded four times a year (last week of March, first week of May, mid-June, and the last week of August). The first three overseedings were done with 10#/1000 square feet and the last overseeding in August was done with 15#/1000 square feet. The seed mix is Midnight, Awesome, Impact, and NuDestiny Kentucky bluegrass. For divot repair we use a 1:3:1 ratio of pregerminated seed, USGA Sand, and fertilizer. Rootzone compostion: 92% sand, 4% silt, 2% clay, 2% organic matter Drainage: GraviTURF designed by Dan Almond of Milennium Sports. Using 4" ADS drain pipe, located on 15' centers, set in pea gravel, 10" below surface. www.sportsturfonline.com