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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.

MASTER 2200 vinyl gym floor covering was the answer to a busy event schedule Senpaq’cin School is a First Nations school for all children between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. Located in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada in the southern-most section of the Okanagan Valley, the school is operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band of the Okanagan Nation. Academic studies are enhanced by their culture, beliefs, and values. They nurture relationships to self, others, and the land to inspire global learners and ensure a bright future for all.

MASTERSHIELD TRAX™ modular flooring provides maximum artificial turf protection Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech or FIT) is a private research university in Melbourne, Florida that was originally established in 1958 to provide advanced education for those working in the U.S. space program and is now comprised of four academic colleges. In 2023, Florida Tech installed cutting edge, artificial playing surfaces at Rick Stottler Field and the Varsity Training Center (VTC) field, home of their NCAA Division Level II soccer and lacrosse teams.

COVERMASTER® equestrian riding arena covers ready for rain at TCU Bear Creek facility This past March, Texas Christian University (TCU) hosted the 2025 Big 12 Equestrian Championship at Bear Creek Farms, their equestrian center in Burleson, Texas just 20 miles south of the TCU campus in Fort Worth. The facility features a covered riding arena and an outdoor Western arena complete with spectator seating and covered stalls for their horses. While March is not the rainiest month in Texas, what if it rained during the Big 12?

EVERGREEN® Radiant Turf Covers are a sure bet for top racing conditions Known for attracting top owners, horses, riders, and trainers, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Racetrack was built in 1937 in the seaside community of Del Mar, California. It was funded through a partnership that included Bing Crosby, actor Pat O'Brien, Jimmy Durante, Charles S. Howard, and Oliver Hardy of the famed comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy. A year later, in 1938, Del Mar hosted a $25,000 winner-take-all race that saw the legendary Seabiscuit win by a nose over Ligaroti.

Lightweight COVERMASTER® RAINCOVER ULTRA™ is the strongest raincover in the industry Over 40 years ago, COVERMASTER® changed the raincover industry from the heavy, cumbersome tarps that were often used, to a new, lightweight raincover design that took the marketplace by storm. In fact, baseball teams at all levels continue to use COVERMASTER® raincovers because of how tough and strong they are. The Dayton Dragons in Dayton, Ohio are one of those clubs who wouldn’t be without COVERMASTER® RAINCOVER ULTRA™.

Snap together portable flooring from COVERMASTER® protects a soccer pitch every time The Servus Sports Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta is home of the Lethbridge Soccer Association, as well as in-line hockey and ball hockey. The center features two indoor regulation 80 by 180-foot soccer fields and two 16-thousand square foot playing surfaces. It allows the Lethbridge Soccer Association to not only provide soccer programs for youth ages three to 18, but also have house league and other competitive soccer programs and activities.