University of Massachusets Athletics
McGuirk Football Stadium, Garber Field Construction Updates
June 08, 2006 | General
AMHERST, Mass. - Workers began installing the new FieldTurf surface at McGuirk Stadium today as the field upgrade enters its final phases before the beginning of preseason football practices. The new turf arrived today on a tractor trailer in rolls and workers began laying the new surface down.
The installation process should last about two weeks - just in time for preseason camp which opens up August 9. The turf is rolled out in sheets and rubber pellets will be literally beat into the surface.
The UMass football team will open the season on Sept. 2 against Colgate and will host five other home games.
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July 6, 2006
AMHERST, Mass. - Progress continues at both the McGuirk Stadium and Garber Field locations as workers have installed the base foundations for both new turf surfaces. The field at McGuirk will be FieldTurf, while Garber is getting a new AstroTurf surface.
Both a projected to be completed by the end of the summer.
At McGuirk, workers have gravelled and graded the surface as part of the drainage foundation. At Garber, the "E" layer foundation has been put in place.
The UMass football team will open the season on Sept. 2 against Colgate and will host five other home games.
Garber Field is home of the 2006 NCAA National Finalist men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse team, and the women's field hockey team. The stadium is also used yearly for other UMass team's to train on.
These are the most current athletic facility updates for UMass after the construction of the UMass Softball Complex in 2000, the construction of the Rudd Soccer Complex in 2002, the construction of the new UMass Track & Field Complex last summer, and the installation of video scoreboards in the Mullins Center for basketball and hockey.
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June 8, 2006
Work continues on the updates on two of UMass' athletic facilities as McGuirk Alumni Football Stadium and Garber Field are undergoing upgrades to their playing surfaces. At McGuirk, workers are installing a new FieldTurf system, while at Garber a new AstroTurf field will be installed.
As of Thursday, June 8, the old grass field at McGuirk has been completely removed and the surface is being readied for the next phase of the FieldTurf Installation. At Garber Field, the old AstroTurf has been completely removed.
Construction on both sites will continue throughout the summer and will be completed prior to the beginning of the 2006 fall preseason in August.
The UMass football team will open the season on Sept. 2 against Colgate and will host five other home games.
Garber Field is home of the 2006 NCAA National Finalist men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse team, and the women's field hockey team. The stadium is also used yearly for other UMass team's to train on.
These are the most current athletic facility updates for UMass after the construction of the UMass Softball Complex in 2000, the construction of the Rudd Soccer Complex in 2002, the construction of the new UMass Track & Field Complex last summer, and the installation of video scoreboards in the Mullins Center for basketball and hockey.
McGuirk Stadium, June 8
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