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18 SportsTurf | November 2014 www.sportsturfonline.com Seminar on Wheels Tour Tues., Jan. 13 Full day tour, 7 am - 5 pm University of Colorado – Boulder // Boulder Tour will include Folsom Field, Dal Ward Athletic Center, the Football Practice Fields, and Bubble. Folsom Field, home of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, has hosted a vari- ety of other sporting events, including an NCAA women's lacrosse game and club men's lacrosse games. Built in 1924. Dal Ward Athletic Center opened in 1991, in the north end zone of Folsom. Natural grass system was installed in 1999. J5 Equestrian // Littleton To u r o f t h e 1 5 a c re C o l u m b i n e Equestrian Center includes two indoor arenas, one outdoor arena, stables, corrals, and boarding facilities. Tour of The Polo Reserve polo fields includes two full size 10-acre fields, one 3-acre practice field, half mile exercise track and maintenance facilities. The fields are Kentucky Bluegrass and Perennial Ryegrass mowed at ¾" and are played at least twice weekly during the growing season. Infinity Park // Glendale Construction on Infinity Park began in March of 2007 and was completed on Sept 7, 2007. First game was played Sept 8, 2007. Rugby is the main sport played on the pitch. In addition, a number of commu- nity events and parties are hosted at the location. Tour will include a look at two fields: the main pitch in the stadium as well as a synthetic playing surface. Glendale will be the home to the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Rugby is the second most popular sport in the world and played in 126 different countries. Lakewood Memorial Field // Lakewood Maintained by Jeffco Schools Athletic Department. Built in 1973. Renovated in 1999 and again in 2014. Sports played: high school boys/girls soc- cer and college men's/women's soccer. First Xtragrass field in the United States. Installation took place June 2014 (83,000 sq/ ft). Xtragrass is a synthetically reinforced natural grass playing surface. Hosted 60+ soccer games between late August 2014 – late October 2014. Field grown in with a mixture of RPR and HGT. Sports Authority Field at Mile High // Denver Sports Authority Field at Mile High, previously known as Invesco Field at Mile High, opened in September 2001 and is the home facility for the Denver Broncos NFL team. The facility also hosts lacrosse, soccer, concerts, special events, and college football games. Sports Authority Field seats 76,125 and was the third largest facility in the NFL in 2013. The field is comprised of 88,000 sq. ft. of perennial rye grass cut at ¾". Approximately 20-21 miles of heat pipe on 9" centers helps regulate temperature. The field features a hydronic soil heat sys- tem that is 10" deep. A 8,800 square foot big screen is the cen- terpiece of a $30 million dollar upgrade. Seminar on Wheels Tour Fri., Jan. 16 Half day tour, 1 - 5 pm Dicks Sporting Goods Park // Commerce City Dick's Sporting Goods Park field com- Denver 2015 ConferenCe Program Denver 2015 ConferenCe Program oPTIonaL aCTIVITIeS 18 SportsTurf | November 2014 www.sportsturfonline.com exhIbITor LIST STudenT ChaLLenge OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES