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Chapel Hill – In another significant upgrade to the University of North Carolina's athletic facilities, the Tar Heels are installing AstroTurf® at their football stadium. This will be their third installation of an AstroTurf athletic field in less than a year. Along with Kenan Stadium, the university previously installed fields for their football indoor practice facility and their national championship field hockey team. The field at Kenan Stadium will mirror the indoor facility field in that it will feature AstroTurf's RootZone 3D3 Blend turf system. This premium product is AstroTurf's most popular stadium turf due to its combination of long-lasting performance and game day good looks. The RootZone system results in minimal infill splash and better shock absorbency, while improving safety, playability and durability. Also included in the system is Trionic®, AstroTurf's patented new wonder-fiber. Trionic® is a blend of polyethylene and nylon fibers that is quickly revolutionizing the synthetic turf industry. UNC has been building and updating multiple facilities recently and the department has learned much about what works best in various venues. The advanced technology found in the AstroTurf® systems performs well under the heavy use and demands that the athletic teams will place on it. Fresno, CA – Fresno State has selected AstroTurf® to be the synthetic turf provider for Jim Sweeney Field at Bulldog Stadium. By choosing AstroTurf®, Fresno State has teamed up with a hometown turf partner as AstroTurf Corporation's west coast operations are located in Fresno, CA. This relationship will result in AstroTurf® providing FSU with the most technologically advanced synthetic turf system available. The field itself is AstroTurf's most popular stadium turf due to its combination of long-lasting performance and game day good looks. The RootZone 3D3 system results in minimal infill splash and better shock absorbency, while improving safety, playability and durability. Also included in the system is Trionic®, AstroTurf's patented new wonder-fiber. Trionic® is a blend of polyethylene and nylon fibers that is quickly revolutionizing the synthetic turf industry. This premium is system will be topped off with a hybrid Hemp EPDM and Zeolite infill that reduces field temperatures substantially. The cutting edge, cooler system was the right choice to combat the extreme and punishing heat of the Fresno Valley. "We put a lot of thought into what we wanted out of our new field at Budog Stadium," said Terry Tumey, Fresno State Athletic Director. "We looked at every aspect of what was needed out of a new surface from a standpoint of performance, safety, aesthetics, and durability. AstroTurf checked all of the boxes for us and we are confident that we made the right choice for our student-athletes and our program." "With 28 teams and me than 800 student-athletes, we are always looking f ways to create multi-use spaces, and instaing synthetic turf at Kenan Stadium does that." University of North Carolina Selects AstroTurf for Kenan Stadium Fresno State University Teams Up with AstroTurf Click to Read More Click to Read More

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