Landmark College's New Shaw Sports Turf Field Stands The Test Against Wild Weather

In the fall of 2017, as part of a $1.5-million capital campaign, Landmark College installed a state-of-the-art 8,200 sq-ft synthetic turf field featuring Shaw’s environmentally-friendly infill product, GeoFill. While the moisture retention of the product was a major selling point for the college, few could predict the almost record-breaking winter that would put the turf field to the test.

The late-winter storms that hit the area provided a first good test of the water-absorbent quality of the turf installed on Charles Drake Field. Between March 14 - 25, almost a half-foot of snow melted, leaving the surface dry enough for a local high school field hockey team to play a scrimmage game. This would not have been possible on a natural grass turf field.