Stadium Completion Project

 Questions and answers from Facebook I wasn't able to attend the meeting but I have been asked some questions that I said I'd pass along. What is the current maintenance procedure for the track verses the previous years? What would be the maintenance plan for a new track and who would be  in charge of maintaining it? From the pictures being shared it looks like nothings been done to prevent the decline of its current condition. Great questions. What you are looking at in photos is the track in its maintained condition. There has actually been an improvement in the condition of the dirt ring we use in the past 8 years thanks to the efforts of our maintenance team, coaches and athletes. Current maintenance includes grading and dragging the surface during the season to create as smooth a surface as possible. Because it is a dirt ring with no drainage system and the ground is impermeable, water has always pooled on it in spite of this. Unless we have dry weather, lane 1 is not usa...

We asked Todd Gentzler PT/OCS, Physical Therapist and Board Certified in Orthopedics his opinion on whether a rubberized track and field venue would reduce injuries to athletes. Here’s what he told us: “All weather rubberized track surfaces have been around since the early 80s. I was a former 2-time high school state track champion and collegiate track athlete from Wyoming. My school had an all-weather track that was installed in 1986. As you may know, all weather/rubberized surfaces have been shown in research studies to reduce the risk of chronic overuse injuries associated with running and jumping. Athletes who run on subpar surfaces often times are diagnosed with early stress injuries such as shin splints, stress fractures, sprained ankles, chondromalacia patella/ runner's knee, Achilles tendinitis, Posterior Tibial Tendonitis Spondylolithesis to the spine and many more. This causes millions of dollars in health care that can so easily be prevented. Having an all-weather tra...