2008 Beijing Olympics
Beijing, China
Green Hockey Stadium
AstroTurf 12®
Installed in 2008
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green.
Germany won the Gold Medal in the Men’s tournament and Netherlands took home the Gold Medal in the Women’s.
University of North Carolina
Francis E. Henry Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
AstroTurf 12®
76,000 sq. ft.
Installed in 2008
Led by Head Coach Karen Shelton, the Tar Heels enter the 2009 season as one of the favorites to win the National Championship. Francis E. Henry Stadium was resurfaced with another AstroTurf 12 system prior to the 2008 season, where the Tar Heels finished the season 14-6 with a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Coach Shelton begins her 29th season at UNC, where she has an impressive record of 462-131-9. Coach Shelton has led the Tar Heels to NCAA Tournament 25 times, earning 16 ACC Championships and five National Championships, most recently in 2007.
Old Dominion University
Powhatan Sports Complex
Norfolk, VA
AstroTurf 12®
100,000 sq. ft.
Installed in 2008
On September 13, 2008, Old Dominion University officially opened the Powhatan Sports Complex, a 58,000 square foot facility that is the home to the nine-time NCAA championship Lady Monarch field hockey team.
Arguably one of the top field hockey facilities in the country, the first level houses a 6,000 square foot strength & conditioning area, a 3,000 square foot athletic training room, a players' lounge, and players' and coaches' lockerrooms. The second level houses the coaches' offices and staff meeting rooms.
USA Field Hockey Training Site
Virginia Beach, VA
AstroTurf 12®
67,000 sq. ft.
Installed in 2006
USA Field Hockey is the national governing body for the sport of Field Hockey in the United States and prepares teams for participation in the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, World Cup and many other international competitions. The East Coast facility has two fields in Virginia Beach, Virginia that were installed with AstroTurf 12. "The players love to practice and play on AstroTurf," said the President of USA Field Hockey.
Duke University
Durham, NC
Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
AstroTurf 12®
86,060 sq. ft.
Installed in 2007
After six straight appearances in the NCAA Championships and four trips to the Final Four in the last six seasons, the Duke field hockey team is ready to break through the glass ceiling and earn the program’s first national championship.
Head coach Beth Bozman enters her seventh season at the helm of the Blue Devils, coming off a memorable year in which she won her 300th career game and was inducted into the NFHCA Hall of Fame after the season in a ceremony in Philadelphia.
As a team, the Blue Devils will be looking to build on a 15-6 campaign in 2008 that resulted in the squad’s 10th overall NCAA Championships appearance and sixth Elite Eight in the last seven seasons.