2008 Woodie Awards
Weather cooperating with vision for Leonidoff project
Andy Alongi
Issue date: 1/25/07 Section: Sports
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When classes resumed on Jan. 16, much of the grass was green in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; however, the ground on Leonidoff Field was consumed by immense piles of dirt.
The construction of the new stadium continued while all students were home for winter break, including the demolition of the original bleachers which took place on Dec. 28, 2006.
Work has moved along on schedule and plumbers progress on the waste water lines, floor drains for showers and rough electrical continues to be installed. When these three items are completed, the concrete floor will be laid down beneath the bleachers.
The new sound system has been installed in a team effort between Lee Wallace of the Marist College media center and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) Architecture. The speakers for the system are recessed into the facade of the press box. They offer great sound everywhere in the stadium.
Tim Heneghan, assistant athletic director for facilities and operations, said this type of teamwork will result in a successful project.
"The architecture company and Lee [Wallace] worked together to reach a solution to make all parties happy," he said. "SOM is happy with the aesthetics, and Marist is happy with [the systems] functionality. It's a good example of teamwork. That is necessary for project success."
The next step in the process is to make decisions. A team of executives need to decide on what type of rock to put on the ends of the bleachers.
According to Heneghan, the stone will be a granite composite, which will be somewhat similar to Greystone (Marist College President Dennis Murray's office building).
A second decision deals with choosing the glass for the press box. The athletic department will be given "mock-ups," or functional samples. This will show how the windows will open and work when they are installed in the press box.
Heneghan said that the project has progressed on schedule, so there is no real issue with time during the decision-making process.
The field turf has yet to be installed, due to the mounds of dirt piled on the field. The soil remains on the field because that will be the fill used in the 12-foot high berm which will be on the west side of the stadium.
The turf can either have permanent lines which are sewn into the surface or the lines can be painted. Since Leonidoff Stadium is used as the home field for five intercollegiate athletic teams, football, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's lacrosse, the department must decide which lines, if any, to make permanent and which lines to paint onto the field.
Heneghan said he has learned by visiting other schools that compete in the same capacity as Marist.
"I've looked at a few fields," he said. "I have learned by visiting other schools that use their facilities for the same purpose as we do. It has helped to learn from them [other schools] because they have been honest with what has worked and what hasn't."
The construction of the new stadium continued while all students were home for winter break, including the demolition of the original bleachers which took place on Dec. 28, 2006.
Work has moved along on schedule and plumbers progress on the waste water lines, floor drains for showers and rough electrical continues to be installed. When these three items are completed, the concrete floor will be laid down beneath the bleachers.
The new sound system has been installed in a team effort between Lee Wallace of the Marist College media center and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) Architecture. The speakers for the system are recessed into the facade of the press box. They offer great sound everywhere in the stadium.
Tim Heneghan, assistant athletic director for facilities and operations, said this type of teamwork will result in a successful project.
"The architecture company and Lee [Wallace] worked together to reach a solution to make all parties happy," he said. "SOM is happy with the aesthetics, and Marist is happy with [the systems] functionality. It's a good example of teamwork. That is necessary for project success."
The next step in the process is to make decisions. A team of executives need to decide on what type of rock to put on the ends of the bleachers.
According to Heneghan, the stone will be a granite composite, which will be somewhat similar to Greystone (Marist College President Dennis Murray's office building).
A second decision deals with choosing the glass for the press box. The athletic department will be given "mock-ups," or functional samples. This will show how the windows will open and work when they are installed in the press box.
Heneghan said that the project has progressed on schedule, so there is no real issue with time during the decision-making process.
The field turf has yet to be installed, due to the mounds of dirt piled on the field. The soil remains on the field because that will be the fill used in the 12-foot high berm which will be on the west side of the stadium.
The turf can either have permanent lines which are sewn into the surface or the lines can be painted. Since Leonidoff Stadium is used as the home field for five intercollegiate athletic teams, football, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's lacrosse, the department must decide which lines, if any, to make permanent and which lines to paint onto the field.
Heneghan said he has learned by visiting other schools that compete in the same capacity as Marist.
"I've looked at a few fields," he said. "I have learned by visiting other schools that use their facilities for the same purpose as we do. It has helped to learn from them [other schools] because they have been honest with what has worked and what hasn't."
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