Lion
Pride Restoration Project (Page 2 of 3; updated 8/14/03)
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Missouri Southern's
effort to replace the artificial football playing surface and the
running track at Fred G. Hughes Stadium became a reality in April. In
late March, the Board of Regents approved awarding the contract to
Sprinturf for the replacement of the artificial turf. In April, the
Board then approved awarding a contract to Beynon Sports Surfaces for a
new track. Sprinturf installs an artificial surface with a ground rubber
infill and has its product currently in use on football playing surfaces
at the University of Montana and at Youngstown State University (Ohio),
among several others. Beynon, which will install a full-pore track
surface, similar to ones the company has installed at the University of
North Carolina, the University of Tulsa, and James Madison University.
Plus, Missouri Southern's indoor track in the Leggett & Platt
Athletic Center is a Beynon product. |
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| Asphalt was being put into place
on the track surface at the stadium on July 17. |
The above view shows the asphalt
in place on the track and also illustrates that all three layers of rock
have been put down, meaning the stadium floor is almost ready for turf. |
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| With the track given a new asphalt
surface, construction workers began putting the curb in place on the
inside of the track. |
A truckload of the ground rubber
infill for the new turf. |
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| Rolls of the new turf also have
arrived at the stadium. |
On the morning of Wednesday, July
30, Sprinturf crews began putting in the first rolls of new turf. |
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| Eleven rolls of new turf were
rolled out on Wednesday (July 30). Here a worker trims the outer edge of
the turf, preparing if to be affixed to the stadium floor. |
A view from the press box with
approximately half of the field covered |
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| The bulk of the field is now
covered with the new turf. |
On Monday (Aug. 4) workers were
busy putting in the new hashmarks. |
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Hashmarks and the numbers were
being put into place
on the field on Tuesday (Aug. 5). |
Another view of the hashmarks and
numbers in place on the field. |
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The new midfield logo was laid out
on Wednesday
(Aug. 6). Further alterations are planned to properly align
the letters. |
The midfield "MSSU" logo
was glued in to place on Thursday, Aug. 7.
End zone lettering placement will begin on the 7th as well. |
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Thursday night, Aug. 7 the
Sprinturf crew loads a one-ton
bag of finely-shaved rubber in to a device that speads the
rubber on to the new turf. |
A view of the south end zone under
the new lights at Fred
Hughes Stadium. |
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A stone statue of a lion was
placed on top of the ticket booth
in front of the stadium on Friday, Aug. 8. |
With the new surface in place, the
goalposts were re-installed
and being painted on Thursday (Aug. 14) morning. |