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Dont delay You have less than twomonths to submit your field for the Field of the YearAward

Enter your sports field to be considered for anaward in baseball football soccer softball or com-plex For each field type awards may be given in theprofessional collegiate and schoolsparks categoryTo be considered for the Complex of the Year thefacility must have a minimum of four fields and hosta minimum of three different sports

Each winner receives a registration to the annualSTMA Conference and Exhibition travel and hotelcosts up to $500 and signature clothing for theaward winners and their staff The winning fields arealso featured in a 2006 article in this magazine Thisvisibility validates your expertise as a sports turf man-ager to your peers your employer your communityand to our industry

These awards are made possible by the gener-ous contributions of our sponsors BayerEnvironmental Sciences Carolina Green CorpCovermaster Inc Hunter Industries Jacobsen ATextron Company Nu-Gro Technologies Inc TurfaceTurf-Seed Inc West Coast Turf and World ClassAthletic Surfaces

Award applications must be received at STMAheadquarters by October 14 Applications may befound at wwwsportsturfmanagerorg or by callingSTMA headquarters 800-323-3875

Seeking SAFE Auction ItemsThe Foundation for Safer Athletic Field

Environments (SAFE) the charitable arm of STMA isseeking items to auction at the annual STMA confer-ence and exhibition held each January

Donations to the auction in the past have includ-ed team gear and logo items such as shirts hatsjackets autographed baseballs and footballs and ven-dor products such as mowers field rakes seed fieldpaint plant protectants etc

The money from auctioning these items fundseducation scholarships and research efforts for thesports turf management industry In 2005 SAFEawarded scholarships to 13 students and fundedtheir conference education experience The SAFEBoard of Directors has been developing protocol forresearch projects and has been considering partner-

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Look for a list of items for the Raffle in upcom-ing issues of SPORTSTURF

New continuedOregonMike Billman DLF International SeedsHalsey ORJonathan Garrett Oregon State UniversityCorvallis ORJim Haines University of Portland Portland ORMark Hopkins Gresham-Barlow School DistGresham ORDouglas Wilson Milton-Freewater OR

PennsylvaniaChad Alterio Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park PARobert Copple Wallingford-Swarthmore School DistWallingford PABrian Eiche Penn State Univ Leesport PARiza Ergin Drexel University Philadelphia PAJamie Farguhar Natural Sand Slippery Rock PADaniel Fick Northern Nurseries Wind Gap PASamuel Fletcher Bellefonte PATimothy McCardell Chester County Crop CareCochranville PAChristopher McCardell Chester County SportsturfCochranville PAPete Murray Towanda Area School DistTowanda PAGlenn Musser Millcreek Manufacturing CoLeola PAJeffrey Shugarts Dubois PAPhilip Snead Bryn Mawr PADavid Super Delaware Valley CollegeDickson City PA

Rhode IslandDerek Carlson Roger Williams University Bristol RIJames Lucia Bryant University Smithfield RIArt Tuveson Univ of Rhode Island Kingston Rl

South CarolinaRobert Bowling Jr Southern VveslevanUnivCentral SCRyan Carpenter St Andrews Parks amp PlaygroundCharleston SCMike Echols Clemson University Clemson SCNeel Griffin City of Aiken PRTAiken SCThomas Trotter Greenville SCDavid Vonschmittou Earth AgronomicsPendleton SCSouth Dakota

Doug Hagman South Dakota State UniversityBrookings SDMark Owen Rossmark Inc Rapid City SDMatt Thorn South Dakota State UniversityBrookings SD

TennesseeJanelle Butler Butler Equipment Inc Dyersburg TNJacob Cain Brentwood Parks amp RecBrentwood TNAshley Gaskin Tennessee Titans Nashville TNMatthew Goddard Knoxville TNMike Green TC Thiolon USA Dayton TNMichael Henry Ensworth High School Nashville TNMark Mills White House High SchoolWhite House TNJohn Stoots Brownsville TNMark Traill Brentwood Parks amp Rec Brentwood TN

TexasJohn Baize Global Sports Systems Inc Austin TXMike Carmack City of Arlington Arlington TXSteven Cheney College Station lSDCollege Station TXScott Conrad Sherman lSD Sherman TXDavid Cooper City of Cleburne Cleburne TXTroy Crawford City 0 Colleyville Colleyville TXHumberto Cruz San Antonio TXBrad Detmore Corpus Christi HooksCorpus Christi TXTrey Dyer City 0 Georgetown Georgetown TXTimothy Evans Univ of Houston-AthleticsHouston TXBrad Garrison Diamond ProTXI Dallas TXPatrick Grant Houston TXShauna Greaham City of Red Oak Red Oak TXJohn Haney Marble Falls lSD Marble Falls TXMichael Harkrider Elite Turfcare Group LLCAustin TXStacy Harris City of Arlington Arlington TXLin Hartstack City of Brenham Brenham TXChris Haworth City of Arlington Arlington TXPatrick I Fuzz Herridge Aquatrols Lubbock TXCorey Marlar Deer Park lSD Deer Park TXThomas McAfee Nelson W Wollf MunicipalStadium San Antonio TXNick McKenna Texas AampM Athletic Dept Bryan TXJustin Potthoff College Station TXMichael Ranc Houston Astros The Woodlands TXGreg Reynolds City of Midland-Parks Midland TXLarry Rider Turfgrass ProfessionalsTexasHouston TXMax Robertson City of Cleburne Cleburne TXCody Rogers Texas AampM Athletic DepartmentBryan TXClif Spangler City of ArlingtonParks DeptArlington TXMitch Symons Texas State Tech College Waco TXCraig Turley City of Arlington Arlington TX

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VirginiaScott Ashworth Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News VAJose Carballo Fairfax VADavid Davis Virginia Tech Univ Blacksburg VAAdam Dixon Hampton Roads Soccer CouncilVirginia Beach VAAnne Harmon Harmon Turf Services IncHillsville VAJoe Harmon Harmon Turf Services Inc Hillsville VARobert Harrison On Point Turf amp Landscape ColonialBeach VARodney Hopkins Richmond Strikers Sandy Hook VARandy Keys Timmons Group Richmond VAWilliam Kolster Loudoun County Public SchoolsLeesburg VAJoey Robinson Timmons Group Midlothian VATracy Schneweis Salem Avalanche Salem VAJon Waters Christopher Newport University NewportNews VAAndrew Wissinger Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News VA

VermontJames Kendrick Moose River Publishing StJohnsbury VT

WashingtonDonald Campbell Jr Bruce Dees amp AssociatesTacoma WADavid Dembeck Fall City WAJeff Horan Greenshield Systems Mt Vernon WAKevin Husemann City of SammamishSammamish WADarren Patrick City of Kent - Parks MaintenanceKent WAJose Pedroza Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla WAJeff Rotter City of Kirkland Kirkland WA

Andrew Rountree Walla Walla WAErik Sweet Renton WAJohn Wright Jr Seattle Seahawks Kirkland WAKyle Young Walla Walla Community CollegeEndicott WA

WisconsinScott Abrahamson University of WisconsinSuperiorSuperior WIMatt Bauman University of WisconsinMadisonMadison WIJosh Graham River Falls WIMichael Parent H amp K Sports Fields Egg Harbor WIChad Rabe Marian College Fond Du Lac WICory Tomesh Stratford WI

West VirginiaEric Bailey West Virginia Power Charleston WVGabe Cyrus Poca WVLloyd S Wolfe West Virginia UniversityMorgantown WV

WyomingMatt Eastman City of Green River Parks DepartmentGreen River WY

InternationalNieves Castillo Calle Salvador Diaz CasasChihuahua MexicoAmir Felder Felder N of Ltd Binyamina IsraelSteven Hayman Fleet (Line Markers) LimitedMalvern EnglandFrancois Hebert Outremont PO CanadaRon Martin Mar-Co Clay Products Inc BrightON CanadaLuis Ostos Olivares Chihuahua MexicoNeil Power Power Horticultural Services NundahQueensland AustraliaJorge Quinones Libramiento Gomez Morin CasasGrandes Chihuahua MexicoIgnatius Shannon Macleodshield Limited DerbyDerbyshire EnglandColin Tarry Inditherm PLC S Yorkshire UKKen Vandervoet Reist Industries Inc ElmiraON CanadaGary Waterford Grass Manufacturers PTY LtdBotany AustraliaAnthony Wong Singapore American School Singapore

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Sports Turf Managers Association of ArizonaFor information contact Chris Calcaterra atchriscpeoriaazcom or call 623412-4231 or BillMurphy at bmurphyciscottsdaleazus or 480312-7956

Chesapeake Chapter STMA (formerly calledMid-Atlantic Athletic Field ManagersOrganization - MAFMO Chapter STMA) Ourmeeting at RFK Stadium will be scheduled at a laterdate at which time we will see the change over frombaseball to soccer For more information contactGraham Davis at gdavisamericanedu or call301495-5522

Colorado Sports Turf Managers AssociationThe CSTMA will be going to Broncos Training Camp


in early August please check the CSTMA websitefor details Also the last seminar for the year isscheduled for September 9 at Graffs Turf Farms Formore information visit wwwcstmaorg or call theCSTMA Chapter Hotline at 303346-8954 or contactPresident Richard Buelter at 303233-2922 or dbuel-terjeffcok12CbuS

Florida 1 Chapter The Florida TurfgrassAssociation Show is September 10-15 in BonitaSprings CEUs will be provided For addi-tional information and registration go towwwftgaorg The next Florida 1 Chaptermeeting is October 18 at the University ofFlorida in Davie For more information visitthe Florida 1 Chapter page on STMAswebsite or contact John Mascaro at954341-3115 or STMAturf-teccom

Gateway Chapter Sports TurfManagers Association On August 8from 5-10 PM is Game Day at the RiverCity Rascals in OFallon MO For informa-tion call Mike Krone Missouri BaptistCollege at 314392-2328 or e-mailkronemobapedu

Georgia Sports Turf ManagersAssociation For information on theChapter or upcoming events contact SkipKirby at 770928-1580 or bye-mail atskipsportsturfmanagementcom

The Greater LA Basin Chapter of the SportsTurf Managers Association The next meeting willbe held September 15 at Pomona College time tobe announced This is an educational general meet-ing including the nominations of officers for the2006 CEUs will be available and there will be alunch buffet For information and reservations or formore information on upcoming events call EmilioAvalos at 949824-8243 or e-mail ecavalosuciedu

Illinois Chapter For information call chaptersecretary Libby Baker at 847263-7603 or e-mailBake60ft6i naolcom

Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association TheISTMA Multi-Field Workshop is August 18 at theAnkeny Sports Complex in Ankeny For informationvisit wwwiowaturfgrassorg or contact Jeff Wendelof The Turf Office at ph 515232-8222 or fax515232-8228 or e-mail Jeffiowaturfgrassorg

Keystone Athletic Field ManagersOrganization (KAFMOSTMA) For information con-tact Dan Douglas Readinq Phillies Baseball Club at610375-8469 ext 212 or bye-mail tokafmoaolcom

Kentucky Sports Turf Managers AssociationThe Kentucky Turfgrass Council (KTC) AnnualMeeting and Trade Show is October 24-27 inBowling Green For more information go towwwkystmaorg or contact Donnie Mefford at dbm-effOOemailukyedu or call 859257-1451

Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association(MiSTMA) The MiSTMA and Michigan StateUniversity Summer Field Day is August 16Registration is at 800 am with morning tours from900-11 00 am and an afternoon hands-on sportsfield tour to Oldsmobile Park from Noon-300 pmFor more information visit their website at


wwwmistmaorg or contact Chad Follis at 269377-3340 or 269381-0596 or by email atchadfollisfarmngardencom

Minnesota Chapter STMA The MSTMA ishaving their fall workshop on October 5 in Prior LakeFor information visit the Chapter website atwwwmstmaorg or contact chapter President GregHoag at 651486-8295 or by email atgreghoagmetro-inetus

MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers AssociationFor information contact Paul Hecker at 913971-9717 or email pheckerolatheksorg

New England STMA (NESTMA) NESTMA willbe holding its 14th Annual Summer Field Day atSaint Anselms College in Manchester NH August10 Please contact Bill Butts at 617484-3360 orbbuttswaverlylandscapecom or Keith Macdonaldat kmacdonaldbridgewedu For more informationcontact David Pinsonneault at 781861-2757 or dpin-soncilexingtonmaus

Northern California Chapter of the SportsTurf Managers Association For information callJanet Gift at 530758-4200 or email Emory Hunter atemhunterusanet

Nebraska Sports Turf Managers AssociationFor information call Loren Humphrey at 402461-2356 or e-mail to Ihumphreycityofhastingsorg

Sports Field Managers Association of NewJersey For information call SFMANJ at 908730-7770 e-mail HQsfmanjorg or visit the Chapterwebsite at wwwsfmanjorg

Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association(OSTMA) The OSTMA will be having a Fall FieldDay and Vendor Showcase September 13 atBeekman Park The Ohio State University Intramuralfacility For more information visit the Chapterswebsite at wwwostmaorg or call us at 888824-9805 or fax to 614247-6965 You can also contactBrian Gimbel at gimbellosuedu

Pacific Northwest Sports Turf ManagersAssociation For information contact BobChristofferson at 206346-4218 orbchristomarinersorg

Southern California Chapter The SoCal

Chapter has tickets for the Padres game August 26Call Mike at 858679-2526 to purchase your tickets($16) For more information call the Chapter Hotlineat 888578-STMA (578-7862) toll free in SouthernCalifornia or 760226-8873 or Michael Tarantino at858679-2526 or bye-mailMTarantinopowayusdcom

South Carolina Chapter of STMA The 2005Clemson University Turfgrass Field Day will be heldfrom 8 am-noon on September 13 at the Pee Dee

Research and Education Center in FlorenceThe field day will be followed by the Charles PWillimon Sr Golf Tournament at FlorenceCountry Club

Proceeds from the golf tournament sup-port turfgrass research and education pro-grams at Clemson Registration informationcan be obtained from Sam Cheatham at803957-0616 or scturfgrassfoundationall-telnet or Jim Camberato at 843669-1912 ext226 or jcmbrtc1emsonedu For the golf tour-nament please check the website or call SamCheatham or Hank Kerfoot at 803713-8873 orby email athankmodernturfcom For moreinformation contact Trent Hale at 843662-3526 ext 206 or bye-mail at tchalec1em-sonedu for more information or visit our web-site at wwwscstmaorg

Texas Sports Turf ManagersAssociation TXSTMA will be holding an

Educational Field Day event in the DFW area inOctober as well as the Annual Scholarship GolfTournament Watch for more information in the mailFor additional information call the chapter voicemailat 866897-8621 or TJ Thompson President-Elect at972670-2138 or by email at TXturfmanagerprodi-gynet

Tennessee Valley Sports Turf ManagersAssociation (TVSTMA) The chapter will be holdingthe West Tennessee Field Day at the University ofTennessee at Martin September 9 For more infor-mation visit the Chapters website atwwwtvstmaorg or call Chapter President ChrisPearl at 615242-4371

Virginia Sports Turf Managers AssociationThe VSTMA will participate in and support theVirginia Turfgrass CouncilNirginia Tech Field Days inBlacksburg September 13-14 and will also partici-pate in and support the Virginia Turfgrass CouncilSports Turf Short Course in Blacksburg December 5-8 For more information contact VSTMA PresidentBob Studholme of the Fairfax County Park Authorityat 703324-8590 orrobertstudholmefairfaxcountygov

Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers AssociationFor information contact Chris Brindley at 715346-3622 or cbrindleuwspedu

Forming Chapters

North Florida STMA Chapter For informationon the newly forming North Florida Chapter contactMark Clay at 904633-6116 or Jay McCord at904448-2583

New York Sports Turf Managers AssociationContact Mike Albino at 315468-6225 or 315427-1214 or email mikealbinoearthlinknet

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Nothing bu e Bestarly this summer I was at one of our University turfgrass field daysAt these events visitors come to our research and demonstrationareas to visit with University faculty and staff and view our latest

research trials and listen to our education sessions I figured by the time nearly400 people heard my four 20-minute talks and asked questions that I wouldhave a long list of material for this QampA column

So group after group came by I mademy points and we discussed various athleticfield turf issues Among the attendees wereboth athletic field managers and coachesAfter each group left I jotted down a fewnotes related to their questions before thenext group arrived On the drive home I start-ed reading through their questions and madewhat I considered to be an interesting discov-ery Most of their questions started withWhat is the best

The following are examples of actualquestions

What is the best grass to have on an ath-letic field

What is the best mowing height forTifway Bermudagrass

What is the best fertilizer to use on afield

What is the best product to control [fill inthe blank]

It seems to be human nature to wantnothing but the best no one wants to wastetime using the seconded rated product Ofcourse it is not in the tradition of a researcherto cut to the chase and proclaim there is onlyone best of anything Each question providedme an opportunity to explain why there isoften not a best or ideal at least not withouta thorouqh evaluation of the situation

Take for instance the first question relat-ed to grass selection This question is oftenasked immediately after I mention field usecapacity and recovery People are alwayslooking for a new grass that can take theextreme wear and compaction received bymost high school and municipal multi-usefields This is one of the reasons artificial turfis making a comeback But I do not believe there is currently a best grass Wehave a number of great grasses available that can handle a reasonable amountof wear and tear when they are managed properly Of course some grasses arebetter in some situations than others but those situations can change duringthe year or season So it is virtually impossible to crown one grass as best

When the Tifway question was being asked I was standing on aBermudagrass area mowed at about one-half inch A couple of attendees askedif I endorsed that low of a mowing height I do not believe that a mowingheight should be selected arbitrarily Mowing height should be determinedwhile considering a number of other factors including the sport played on thefield performance expectations level of maintenance mower type and grass

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I do not believe there is a best height for a grass I often see TifwayBermudagrass on athletic fields mowed at heights between 12-inch and 2 inch-es A field will perform very differently on each end of this range A field man-ager has to find a height that is manageable and also acceptable for the playersand coaches That height may need to be adjusted during the year to meet spe-cific turf or performance requirements Typically as the mowing height goes

down the level of attention from the turfmanager must go up

What is the best fertilizer is a rela-tive question The determinant of best fer-tilizer is often influenced by fertilizer priceplant needs and turf managers ability tomanage applications For non-nitrogeninputs a quick soil test can determineneed based on what is currently availablein the soil The question on nitrogen carri-er is often dictated on desired responsetime (greening) and amount of moneyavailable to spend

A grass plant is not as choosy aboutwhat it takes up as we humans are withwhat we eat Your grass is a little likeMikey from the old cereal commercials-it eats anything Generally the productsthat result in nitrogen released over aperiod of time and do not require as fre-quent application compared to the quicklyavailable sources cost a little more Ioften tell turf managers that with all otherthings being equal the best nitrogen fer-tilizer to use is the cheapest per pound ofnitrogen as long as they are willing toration the delivery

Without even addressing the lastquestion I am sure you can predict wherethis is heading In many cases there maynot be a IJ best IJ

On this back page each month DrMinner and I try to provide you withanswers to your questions More oftenthan not our answers provide more thanone option In the process of answeringyour questions we often challenge read-ers to evaluate their own situations and

apply the information as best they can to solve their problems at that momentWhen dealing a biological system such as growing turfgrass there are notalways specific formulas to follow that will provide 100 percent consistentresults In the end we may have to follow advice once provided by FranklinRoosevelt We do our best that we know how at the moment and if it does-nt turf out we modify it ST

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Showcase your professionalismEnter the Field of the Year Awards program

Dont delay You have less than twomonths to submit your field for the Field of the YearAward

Enter your sports field to be considered for anaward in baseball football soccer softball or com-plex For each field type awards may be given in theprofessional collegiate and schoolsparks categoryTo be considered for the Complex of the Year thefacility must have a minimum of four fields and hosta minimum of three different sports

Each winner receives a registration to the annualSTMA Conference and Exhibition travel and hotelcosts up to $500 and signature clothing for theaward winners and their staff The winning fields arealso featured in a 2006 article in this magazine Thisvisibility validates your expertise as a sports turf man-ager to your peers your employer your communityand to our industry

These awards are made possible by the gener-ous contributions of our sponsors BayerEnvironmental Sciences Carolina Green CorpCovermaster Inc Hunter Industries Jacobsen ATextron Company Nu-Gro Technologies Inc TurfaceTurf-Seed Inc West Coast Turf and World ClassAthletic Surfaces

Award applications must be received at STMAheadquarters by October 14 Applications may befound at wwwsportsturfmanagerorg or by callingSTMA headquarters 800-323-3875

Seeking SAFE Auction ItemsThe Foundation for Safer Athletic Field

Environments (SAFE) the charitable arm of STMA isseeking items to auction at the annual STMA confer-ence and exhibition held each January

Donations to the auction in the past have includ-ed team gear and logo items such as shirts hatsjackets autographed baseballs and footballs and ven-dor products such as mowers field rakes seed fieldpaint plant protectants etc

The money from auctioning these items fundseducation scholarships and research efforts for thesports turf management industry In 2005 SAFEawarded scholarships to 13 students and fundedtheir conference education experience The SAFEBoard of Directors has been developing protocol forresearch projects and has been considering partner-


ships for research collaborationSAFE is a 501 (c) 3 organization and contribu-

tions are tax deductibleFor more information or to make a donation

contact STMA headquarters 800-323-3875 or TomCurran RaffleAuction Chair at 954-786-4138

Look for a list of items for the Raffle in upcom-ing issues of SPORTSTURF

New continuedOregonMike Billman DLF International SeedsHalsey ORJonathan Garrett Oregon State UniversityCorvallis ORJim Haines University of Portland Portland ORMark Hopkins Gresham-Barlow School DistGresham ORDouglas Wilson Milton-Freewater OR

PennsylvaniaChad Alterio Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park PARobert Copple Wallingford-Swarthmore School DistWallingford PABrian Eiche Penn State Univ Leesport PARiza Ergin Drexel University Philadelphia PAJamie Farguhar Natural Sand Slippery Rock PADaniel Fick Northern Nurseries Wind Gap PASamuel Fletcher Bellefonte PATimothy McCardell Chester County Crop CareCochranville PAChristopher McCardell Chester County SportsturfCochranville PAPete Murray Towanda Area School DistTowanda PAGlenn Musser Millcreek Manufacturing CoLeola PAJeffrey Shugarts Dubois PAPhilip Snead Bryn Mawr PADavid Super Delaware Valley CollegeDickson City PA

Rhode IslandDerek Carlson Roger Williams University Bristol RIJames Lucia Bryant University Smithfield RIArt Tuveson Univ of Rhode Island Kingston Rl

South CarolinaRobert Bowling Jr Southern VveslevanUnivCentral SCRyan Carpenter St Andrews Parks amp PlaygroundCharleston SCMike Echols Clemson University Clemson SCNeel Griffin City of Aiken PRTAiken SCThomas Trotter Greenville SCDavid Vonschmittou Earth AgronomicsPendleton SCSouth Dakota

Doug Hagman South Dakota State UniversityBrookings SDMark Owen Rossmark Inc Rapid City SDMatt Thorn South Dakota State UniversityBrookings SD

TennesseeJanelle Butler Butler Equipment Inc Dyersburg TNJacob Cain Brentwood Parks amp RecBrentwood TNAshley Gaskin Tennessee Titans Nashville TNMatthew Goddard Knoxville TNMike Green TC Thiolon USA Dayton TNMichael Henry Ensworth High School Nashville TNMark Mills White House High SchoolWhite House TNJohn Stoots Brownsville TNMark Traill Brentwood Parks amp Rec Brentwood TN

TexasJohn Baize Global Sports Systems Inc Austin TXMike Carmack City of Arlington Arlington TXSteven Cheney College Station lSDCollege Station TXScott Conrad Sherman lSD Sherman TXDavid Cooper City of Cleburne Cleburne TXTroy Crawford City 0 Colleyville Colleyville TXHumberto Cruz San Antonio TXBrad Detmore Corpus Christi HooksCorpus Christi TXTrey Dyer City 0 Georgetown Georgetown TXTimothy Evans Univ of Houston-AthleticsHouston TXBrad Garrison Diamond ProTXI Dallas TXPatrick Grant Houston TXShauna Greaham City of Red Oak Red Oak TXJohn Haney Marble Falls lSD Marble Falls TXMichael Harkrider Elite Turfcare Group LLCAustin TXStacy Harris City of Arlington Arlington TXLin Hartstack City of Brenham Brenham TXChris Haworth City of Arlington Arlington TXPatrick I Fuzz Herridge Aquatrols Lubbock TXCorey Marlar Deer Park lSD Deer Park TXThomas McAfee Nelson W Wollf MunicipalStadium San Antonio TXNick McKenna Texas AampM Athletic Dept Bryan TXJustin Potthoff College Station TXMichael Ranc Houston Astros The Woodlands TXGreg Reynolds City of Midland-Parks Midland TXLarry Rider Turfgrass ProfessionalsTexasHouston TXMax Robertson City of Cleburne Cleburne TXCody Rogers Texas AampM Athletic DepartmentBryan TXClif Spangler City of ArlingtonParks DeptArlington TXMitch Symons Texas State Tech College Waco TXCraig Turley City of Arlington Arlington TX

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