Sportexe Turf Covers Edmond ISD

September 18th, 2007

ROUND ROCK, Texas. September 18, 2007–The Edmond Independent School District, located just north of Oklahoma City, operates three four-year high schools: Memorial, North and Santa Fe. The schools, housing more than 20,000 students combined, are accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and the Oklahoma State Department of Education. A broad curriculum and high scholastic standards are the foundation of the system’s strong high school program.

In fact, the Edmond ISD is the highest performing academically in the state and the fourth largest in Oklahoma. So when it came to choosing the best and most technologically advanced turf available for each of its three schools, the Edmond ISD looked no further than Sportexe.

“We researched synthetic turf and synthetic turf companies for more than three years before we made a decision on which system was right for us. We only took bids from the top three synthetic turf companies and Sportexe was clearly the best choice.” said Bret Towne, Edmond ISD Associate Superintendent of Operations. “Our Sportexe field was great when it was first installed and it is even better now as our G-Max levels are perfect.”

Sportexe synthetic turf systems installed at the three stadiums, hosts more than 75 scheduled games and matches combined. The events include: middle school, ninth grade and junior varsity football, ninth-12th grade boys and girls soccer, along with marching band practice. Not to mention varsity football, which plays home games on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma, uses the Sportexe fields each day during the season for practice as well.

“Sportexe provides a safer playing surface and is more cost effective than natural surfaces,” said Towne. “Not to mention, we are involved with 25-30 million in construction each year with our schools and our Sportexe turf installation has been the most positively talked about project in our community.”

“The feeling of pride in our community from these fields is amazing,” added Mike Nunley, Edmond ISD Director of Athletics. “We now lead the state in facility improvements as we took three already good facilities and turned them into something state of the art.”

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