Category Archives: Athletic Fields Construction

Howard Hewitt – Aug. 9, 2010 – Workers from Field Turf arrived early Monday morning and for the first time since early summer left showing green on Hollett Little Giant Stadium. The five-yard wide pieces of turf will start going … Continue reading →

Friday Update – There isn’t much news today on the football field construction front. A crew is removing the ramp that allowed heavy machinery to move over the running track. The scoreboard is about 80 percent complete with some trim and … Continue reading →

Kyle Bender ’12 – The grade inspector came and went Wednesday and the crew was given the go ahead to proceed with laying turf! The turf company requires the field’s grade be inspected before delivery and as final inspections were … Continue reading →

Kyle Bender ’12 – Just in the past week, construction crews have completed drainage work and made significant excavation progress to the new baseball field.  For an updated album, click here. While the baseball site recently lost its green grass, … Continue reading →

Brent Harris – Nearly half of the final base layer is in place on the football field. We should see the field change from gray stone to a mix of brown sand and stone, then to green FieldTurf toward the … Continue reading →

Kyle Bender ’12 – The construction crew continues to spread gravel across the entire length of the field at Hollett Little Giant Stadium. It is the final step before turf installation begins next week.   For an updated photo album, click … Continue reading →

Kyle Bender ’12 – The long jump and pole vault areas are near completion, a base layer of gravel is being spread, and Wabash College is almost ready for FieldTurf to be installed! To see the construction progress, along with … Continue reading →