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NLU turns to EVERGREEN® RADIANT turf growth covers for hybrid Bermuda grass green ups The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (NLU) Cornhuskers football program has won 46 conference championships and 5 claimed national championships...

PLU freshens up their gym floor with ULTIMA 4000 COVERMASTER® Gym Floor Covering Located in Parkland, a suburb of Tacoma, Washington, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a private Lutheran university for some 2,700 students and is sponsored by local congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Back in 2015, PLU purchased an original gym floor cover from COVERMASTER® as well as an ULTIMA SERIES COVERMATE ll™ gym floor cover handling system and accessories.

EVERGREEN® RADIANT TURF COVERS ensure optimum new hybrid grass growth This past June and July, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup featured 32 club teams from around the world and was held in stadiums throughout the United States. The final was held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutheford Stadium. Like all host stadiums, the grass playing surface had to meet FIFA requirements. At MetLife Stadium, that not only meant removing its current turf but also meant making stadium adjustments to create the larger width, FIFA playing field.

COVERMASTER® Wall Padding for Baseball Fields increases player safety at Detroit PAL field In 2009, historic Tiger Stadium was demolished but its flag pole still stood proudly in what was once left of dead center field. It wasn’t until 2018 that The Corner Ballpark was developed and spearheaded by the Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL). Located at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues, the Detroit PAL features programs for over 14 thousand youth in a variety of sports including baseball, softball, T-ball, football, soccer, and more.

EVERGREEN® PREMIUM is the solution to deeper roots and quicker green ups For decades, the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball (MLB) team has been a repeat customer of COVERMASTER® for everything from growth blankets for their turf to a variety of baseball specific covers. Like most MLB teams, the playing field at Busch Stadium is natural grass turf and that means mowing, watering, fertilizing, and off-season protection and growth. In fact, once the baseball season is over, the turf is sometimes removed and replaced with new sod.

Turf protection at international stadiums was essential to NFL excellence on the field COVERMASTER® is renowned around the globe for being a world leader in sports surface protection. For the 2025 season, the National Football League (NFL) will bring American football to its millions of fans in Europe and South America. Just like the many NFL teams who are longtime customers of COVERMASTER®, the NFL once again turned to COVERMASTER® to provide turf protection at the stadiums their teams will be playing in.

COVERMASTER® provides quotes and samples of best gym floor protection solutions Celebrating their 160th anniversary last year, St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colorado is one of the top private schools in Denver. With a total of 700 students ranging from co-ed pre-school to 8th grade and preparatory high school (9th – 12th grades) for girls. St. Mary’s continues the school values of faith, community, justice, and respect as established in Denver by the Sisters of Loretto back in 1864.

Premier softball raincover from COVERMASTER® covers all the bases for Fair Grove High School Fair Grove High School is located in Fair Grove, Missouri with a population of nearly 1,560 people. Located about 14 miles north of Springfield, Missouri, the high school has 376 students in 9th – 12th grades. In addition to strong academics and fabulous school spirit, the “Purple Kingdom” features a variety of sports including their back-to-back district champion Lady Eagles Softball team. Coach Voorhis notes “I expect that we should be able to compete for both a conference title and another district title.”

Snap together event flooring system from COVERMASTER® was the perfect choice Brownsville Sports Park is the largest of its kind in the Rio Grande Valley. It’s located in Brownsville, Texas on the western Gulf Coast and borders on Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Sports Park includes 10 full-sized lighted multi-sports fields, five full-sized lighted softball baseball fields, three outdoor basketball courts, a BMX bike tract, a concrete bowl skatepark, and more. It’s full-sized lighted multi-sports turf field and grandstand hosts a variety of sports groups as well as non-athletic events.

Xebio Arena Sendai ensures quick arena conversion with COVERMASTER® ice arena flooring. Located in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the Xebio Arena Sendai underwent a major renovation in 2024 to build a permanent international size ice rink. Supported by two-time Olympic skating champion, Yuzuru Hanyu, and in partnership with major sports retailer Xebio Holdings, Xebio Arena Sendai now provides year-round training for skaters. It also continues to be the home of the Sendai 89ers of the B League in Japan's professional basketball.

A longer College Football season is covered by the ultimate in athletic field covers. Changes to College Football Playoffs moves the college football season further into the winter season than ever before. It starts off with a new 12-team format that sees the top four seeded teams receive first round byes. The remaining eight teams will play each other in the first round. In the quarter final rounds, winners of the first round are matched up against the top 4 seeded teams. New Year's six bowl games will be introduced in the quarterfinal round.

Bermuda grass turf at LMU’s Sullivan Stadium protected from low temperature dormancy. Located in the Del Ray Hills and Westchester area of Los Angeles, California, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university that offers 55 major and 58 minor undergraduate programs, 47 master's degree programs, and more. Its Lions men’s and women’s soccer teams have achieved much success over the years at LMU’s Sullivan Field.

MASTERSHIELD PLUS™ protective event flooring panels protect soccer turf from damage. The Rochester Community Sports Complex in New York state also features what is commonly called “the downtown soccer stadium” and is home to the Flower City Union of the National Premier Soccer League. The stadium also hosts a variety of other sporting activities such as collegiate and youth soccer, football, lacrosse, and field hockey. However, when a one-day ROC FEST event featuring the "I Love the 90's Tour" and the "Tacos & Tequila Festival" was scheduled for the stadium on September 6th, COVERMASTER® was contacted.

COVERMASTER® infield tarp is the strongest core field cover in the game. The Atlanta Braves compete in the National League (NL) East Division of Major League Baseball (MLB). They play out of Truist Park which is about 10 miles outside of downtown Atlanta. With seating for over 41 thousand spectators, the ballpark is considered to have excellent sightlines and of course, top notch field conditions. They are also a long-time customer of COVERMASTER®, the world leader in sports surface protection.

Los Angeles, CA - COVERMASTER® PLATINUM COVERTILE™ provides the ultimate in gym flooring tiles. Nine in ten students at Mount Saint Mary's University (MSMU) in Los Angeles, California are women. This private Catholic university offers over 30 undergraduate majors and minors, some 15 graduate programs, and more than 10 Weekend/Evening and Online programs. MSMU’s goal is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to better themselves, their environments, and become unstoppable.

San Diego, CA - San Diego Padres use EVERGREEN® turf blankets to spur on new sod growth. This past January, the second annual San Diego Rodeo took place at Petco Park ballpark, home of the San Diego Padres, a member of the National League (NL) West Division of Major League Baseball (MLB). The sold-out, 3-day event featured some of the world’s top rodeo athletes in everything from bull riding to bareback riding, barrel racing, team roping, and more. Yes, the baseball infield and outfield were transformed into a professional rodeo venue.

Champaign, IL - COVERMASTER® custom cut, colored, and branded stadium seat cover sections for UIUC. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is located in Champaign, Illinois which is about two hours south of Chicago and the same to the east of Indianapolis. With over 59 thousand students, it is one of the largest universities by enrolment in the U.S. and has 651 buildings on 6,370 acres – one of which is Memorial Stadium. Primarily used for the university’s Fighting Illini football team, the stadium also hosts other events including their annual Illinois Sights and Sounds welcome event and campus-wide commencement ceremony.

Even odd-shaped football fields can benefit from the ultimate in turf growth covers Known as “Music City”, Nashville is also home to the National Football League (NFL) Tennessee Titans who play in the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC). Over the years, the Titans groundskeepers ensured that their natural turf fields are in prime playing condition thanks to COVERMASTER® EVERGREEN® RADIANT TURF COVERS. And even though their home field at Nissan Stadium has been synthetic turf since 2023, they also have natural turf practice fields.