Brevard High School to install new Shaw Sports Turf

Posted Date: 4/14/2014

[Brevard, N.C.] Shaw Industries announced that Brevard High School in North Carolina is about to begin installation of a new synthetic turf field, in part, because of the effects of a rain forest.

According to the company, Brevard lies on the western edge of N.C. near Gorges State Park, the only temperate rain forest in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The area receives nearly 100 inches of rainfall each year and through the years that rainfall has played havoc with the field at Brevard Memorial Stadium.

“The addition of synthetic turf has been in discussion for over 10 years,” said John Hart, athletic director at Brevard High School. “The amount of rainfall and the usage on our field has made this a necessity.”

In addition to the football and soccer teams, the field hosts band practice, middle school sports, youth sports and the football team from Brevard College, which competes in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference.

”I would say the amount of play on our field far exceeds any field in the region and perhaps any in the state,” said Hart.

School system officials looked at several installations, but one thing they heard loud and clear was the quality of work provided by Medallion Athletics from Mooresville—a distributor for Shaw Sports Turf of Calhoun, Ga.

“We were impressed with Medallion,” said Hart. “We also believe that the Shaw Sports Turf surface is the best surface on the market. Not only will our field provide us with all the performance benefits we expect for our athletes, the field will be a showpiece for our community.”

According to the company work on the project is expected to begin May 1 and be completed in time for football season.

“We are excited that Brevard will be getting a field that will provide performance advantages and give them access to a field that looks and plays the same all the time, regardless of weather,” said Andrew Barksdale, territory manager with Shaw Sports Turf.