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Sports Turf Managers Association12-04-17 | Feature
Sports Turf Managers Association


The STMA and minor league baseball announced the 2017 "Sports Turf Managers of the Year" awards, which are sponsored by STMA and John Deere.


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Triple-A category – Matt Parrott, Charlotte Knights (Charlotte, N.C.)


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Double-A category – Ray Sayre, Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Pensacola, Fla.)


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Single-A category – Mike Williams, Charleston RiverDogs (Charleston, S.C.)


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Short Season or Rookie category – Ryan Olszewski, Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Niles, Ohio)


Following are members in charge of the baseball, football, soccer, softball and other playing surfaces at the professional, collegiate, schools (K-12), and parks and recreation level that were selected as the STMA's "Field of the Year" winners.


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Schools and Parks Baseball category – Andy Ommen, head groundskeeper, McLean County PONY Baseball (Bloomington, Ill.)


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College and University Soccer category – Brian Hinkley, CSFM, athletic field manager, Osborne Stadium at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.)


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College and University Football category – Chris May, director of athletic grounds, Historic Grant Field at Georgia Tech University (Atlanta, Ga.)


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College and University Softball category – Steve Barnard, field maintenance technician, Patricia Wilson Field at Stetson University (DeLand, Fla.)


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College and University Baseball category – Travis Dill, sports turf technician, Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park at University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, S.C.)


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Professional Baseball category – Keith Winter, head groundskeeper, Parkview Field at Ft. Wayne Tincaps (Fort Wayne, Ind.)


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Schools and Parks Softball category – Will Rogers, CSFM, sports turf manager, Blue Eagle Softball Complex at Clover School District (Clover, S.C.)


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Schools and Parks Football category – John Wagnon, athletic crew chief, Cowboys Field at Jim Warren Park (Franklin, Tenn.)


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Profesional Soccer category – Troy Crawford, director of grounds, Moneygram Soccer Park Field 8 at FC Dallas (Frisco, Texas)


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Schools and Parks Soccer category – Travis Stephen, sports field manager, Longfellow Park at Park District of Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.)


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Schools and Parks Sporting Grounds category – John Cogdill, manager, Pleasantview Championship Field at City of Boulder (Boulder, Colo.)


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College and University Sporting Grounds category – Shane Hohlbein, CSFM, sports turf manager, 5/3 Bank Stadium at Kennesaw State (Kennesaw, Ga.)




As seen in LC/DBM magazine, December 2017.






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