University of Massachusets Athletics
Facility Surface Updates Underway
June 01, 2006 | Football
June 1, 2006
AMHERST, Mass. - As the summer begins, so does construction updates on two of UMass' athletic facilities as McGuirk Alumni Football Stadium and Garber Field are undergoing updates to their playing surfaces. At McGuirk, workers are preparing to install a new FieldTurf system, while at Garber a new AstroTurf field will be installed.
Construction on both sites will continue throughout the summer and will be completed prior to the beginning of the 2006 fall preseason in August.
The UMass football team will open the season on Sept. 2 against Colgate and will host five other home games.
Garber Field is home of the 2006 NCAA National Finalist men's lacrosse team, the women's lacrosse team, and the women's field hockey team. The stadium is also used yearly for other UMass team's to train on.
These are the most current athletic facility updates for UMass after the construction of the UMass Softball Complex in 2000, the construction of the Rudd Soccer Complex in 2002, the construction of the new UMass Track & Field Complex last summer, and the installation of video scoreboards in the Mullins Center for basketball and hockey.
McGuirk Stadium Photo Gallery - May 31, 2006
