County adds its support to Thiel College’s Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium FieldTurf upgrade

Posted March 14, 2024 Print

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College's Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium will receive a turf upgrade worth $550,000 this summer.

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Pictured left to right: Thiel College Vice President for Student Life and Athletics and Dean of the College Mike McKinney, Ed.D. ’02; Thiel College Vice President for Advancement Roberta Leonard; and Mercer County commissioners Ann Coleman, Bill Finley and Timothy M. McGonigle.

During Thursday's Mercer County Commissioners’ meeting, the county approved contributing $20,000 to the project. According to the county resolution, the project falls under the “Community Park” sub-category, and the money is not from county taxes but rather from fees collected under a state gas well program. Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium is “open to area residents and provides a safe, quality recreational facility for the betterment of the community” and is also a potential playoff venue for scholastic sporting events, according to the resolution.

From November to March each year, the field is covered by the Rissell-Schreyer Dome. The air-supported structure provides an indoor space for Thiel's lacrosse programs to practice and play games and is a valuable weather-protected practice space for many of the College’s athletics programs, campus groups and community walkers.

Thiel College's Department of Athletics has partnered with FieldTurf for the renovation project, which is expected to be completed by July. A global leader in artificial turf with more than 20,000 field installations worldwide, FieldTurf is the top choice of professional and collegiate programs across the country.

Classic HD, the turf system that will be installed at Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium, is aesthetically pleasing and carefully crafted to maximize durability and safety. The cost of the project is estimated at $550,000.