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Grow sod ✅ Install sod ✅ Spend the summer growing strong roots ✅ Fresh coat of paint ✅ Play first game on new
@MidAm_EnergyCo
field. 🟩
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Game 6 and Jack is ready. The guys have been relentless all season on delivering the best surface they can for
@CycloneFB
I couldn’t be prouder of them. The fields are in great hands and I couldn’t feel better about passing on the torch!
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Same emotion every year for the first game...It’s like sending your first born off to kindergarten, knowing you have done all you can and he has to now survive on his own!
@MidAm_EnergyCo
field at Jack Trice Stadium is ready for game one. Go Cyclones!
@CycloneFB
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@CycloneTurf
is 8 students, 1 full time assistant, and me. These guys battled hard all season. For the coldest Nov in 22yrs, along with very wet conditions for all but 1 game! I couldn’t be prouder. Tough day for the field, got all year to get it back to our standards!
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Well, black Uni’s 4-0. Black logos 1-0! Cyclones win.....
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First game ready. As it can be!! Hoping for a dry day night and morning!!
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Game 5 ready. Crazy good weather recently and the guys are super thankful.
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Another game this week and another outstanding effort by the guys. Field is ready for game 3. Might look a little more traditional?
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Playing surface is ready for homecoming. Last three weeks under the growth covers have helped maintained color and has promoted some good recovery. 🤞we won’t have any rain!
@NWSDesMoines
@BrettMcWx
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Field played as good as it could have with the conditions. Will have some work to do to get ready for next weekend. Could use a dry week/game! Thanks to all who notice the work my team does!
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The field is ready. Been an interesting week to say the least. The crew did amazing things as always. Also had a few local turf volunteers helping this morning. Total team effort.
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Paint day was a success. The crew was great with the addition of a few alums today. Should be a fun atmosphere tomorrow.
@CycloneFB
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Why would anyone do drugs when they could just mow a lawn? -Hank Hill
This view never gets old. Ready for game 2.
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Ready for game 4....✅ Huge shout out to our crew they put in long hours and with multiple sporting events plus going to school and still do outstanding work like this! Thanks for all your hard work!
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If it’s built and maintained correctly, it will play the same as if it were sunny. Bad weather is not an excuse for plastic grass.
#proof
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Field is in great shape going into our Dec game. Going to leave grow covers off for a few days to let the plant acclimate to winter temps, then back on Monday to help with some recovery and retain green color. Good weather makes things so much easier!!
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A few post George Strait concert photos. Day 3 vs day 10 post show. Jack received 10 inches of rain during the week of the stage build and show. The field outperformed expectations. Build them correctly and they won’t disappoint. Ready for football!
@IowaSportsTurf
@CycloneFB
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I have been a Cyclone for 9yrs. Not being from IA or really understanding what Iowa State fans were before I came....I am continually amazed at the dedication and support the fans show. It makes it a truly special place to work. Thank you!
#AlamoBowl
#cycloneseverywhere
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This is proof the field was painted....a 2nd time. Rain last night took it all away. Hopefully it misses us tonight🙏🤞. The guys are rock stars and dedicated to the cause. Couldn’t ask for anything more!!
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Aerify and slit seed combo today. 20 days until we have all of friends back for homecoming! 🙏 for no rain that day!!
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Freshly painted goal post are up and final grade is finished, next step is the new sod!
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Jack is done! Exciting to see this place green again. Was able to make quick work with the help of
@IowaSportsTurf
and Stensland Sod company.
Ended the night with a roll and some water. Work shifts over to Johnny Majors practice field now for a full renovation.
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First time in my career we have tarped for rain at Iowa State. Doing what we can to keep it right for Sat!!
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Last cover getting pinned down now. Long day, but worth it. Winning is fun! Jacks got one more W in him, see you all in 2 weeks!
@CycloneFB
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The final step for Ol’ Boy before winter. Irrigation blowout. 2019 grass growing season is complete.
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Game 5. Field is painted and ready. Leaving it open tonight to help dry it out. Then get ready for snow tarps tomorrow ahead of possible snows Thursday night and Friday night. Tough year...nothing easy!
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Ready for senior day. It’s been our privilege to try and give you consistency game to game and year to year.
@CycloneFB
#win
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Day 3 -
@IowaSportsTurf
has most the field cleared, starting to get a rough grade and tilling up the root zone to breakup and smooth out any organic matter in the profile to ensure proper drainage.
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Game 5 against Kansas and Game 6 today against Texas. Busy few weeks in between with verticut, grow blankets and recovery. Lost a bit of color between games with change in weather but incredibly pleased with how Jack performed this year.
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Aerify and cover with evergreen blankets before the snow. Can’t catch a break from
#MotherNature
Try to get this old boy ready for Homecoming! Side note, 50,000 fans on the field didn’t help!! Oh well, winning has its price....
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That's a wrap for home games at Jack Trice Stadium! I can't say enough good things about this crew. They all have bright futures ahead of them have fought through every challenge a Sports Field Manager has to deal with and I can't wait to see where they land! Thank you all!
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Starting prep for 14 days from now. Blow debris, repair divots, and put the warm blanket back on. Keep growing big fella, 3 more to go!
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Putting grow covers down. Gotta keep the ol’ boy warm over the weekend.
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Covers back on until Tuesday. Paint Tues/Wed and cover again for the cold temps coming in. I think the old boy has one more W in him next Sat.
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Humbled...to get an award from my peers is truly a humbling experience! Thank you for allowing me to serve, speak, and share ideas with all of you the past 10yrs.
@iowa_stma
@Iowaturfgrass
#Thankful
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The fellas, minus a few.
@JoshTvrdik
had to have a baby this week🤷♂️ and a few students are home for thanksgiving break. Each year is different with weather and staff, but each year is a blast. These guys gave me everything, and then some! Thank you for a great fall, my 10th one!
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Last field project underway! Johnny Majors Practise field is getting sodded today after 20+ years of use. Big thanks to
@ThomsTurf
and
@IowaSportsTurf
for all their hard work making these field renovations a success!
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Four truck loads of sod are cut and staged, tomorrow throw out some preplant fertilizer then sod install!
@ThomsTurf
@IowaSportsTurf
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As we bring this field down to the grade that was originally set in 1996, it’s cool to uncover the many layers of paint that remains in the root zone. This includes the blue paint from the old logos!
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Fresh Paint for Saturday’s game being put down. Great weather for the rest of this week. What a blessing in Nov, field is really happy!!!
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Giving Jack a blanket until Sat morning. Then back on again after we beat TCU. Wouldn’t want him to get cold....
@CycloneFB
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Field is ready for Sat. Putting grow blankets down until Sat morning....
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Snow/rain tarps down. 🤞hopefully we Dodge accumulating snow. Will leave these on through Sat morning. Start blowing heat under them tomorrow night to help keep surface from freezing....don’t want a skating rink Sat morning!
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Blew off all debris, repaired divots, sprayed some Nitrogen to help it keep growing, and watering it in. Aerifying the morning. Grow covers back on in the afternoon.
#keepgrowing
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Field is ready for Home game 4. Great week and weather for Nov, what a blessing for the crew. Makes everything easier!!!
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Tarps kept the field dry, hoping rain stays away until after game. Field is brown (aka dormant), but our number one priority is still in tact. SAFETY! I expect it to play well today!!
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Thoughts after game two prep. Win tomorrow! Please don’t rush the field, we have a game next week!
@CycloneFB
@MidAm_EnergyCo
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Cyclone Turf Crew working hard to make MidAmerican Field look and play its best!
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Verticutting Jack and Johnny to remove organic material ahead of seed going down. Always feels good to clean it out before we get going.
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Pull covers, mow, topdress sand (should help with slippage for the remainder of the year), brush sand in, and re-cover this afternoon. Loving the 🌞
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The Ol’ Boy is ready for his first ISU football action of the new season. He took some punches last season, but He’s recovered and ready for 2019!!
@MidAm_EnergyCo
@CycloneFB
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Painting goal posts and changing flags today. Not a bad view.
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Operation “blow heat under tarp to keep grass/ground from freezing”. This is our equivalent to the “Hail Mary”. Doing what we can with what we have....
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Game 3! Credit to the crew for getting Jack ready while dodging weather all week. Run the clock, get a win!
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Just a little rain, 33deg, 40mph gusts. Great day for a game👌
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The day is finally here. Soccer sod harvest and install at
@cycloneSCR
stadium.
@MtnView_Seeds
365ss grown by
@iastate_cals
. Thanks to
@IowaSportsTurf
for a fantastic construction process and installation.
@GrassmaxSystems
will be installed later this week. Grow baby grow!!
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The fox approves of the 2” spacing, 3/4” hollow x 7” deep aerification today. Slit seeded yesterday. Getting ready for fall sports season 🙏🤞
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Lots of new improvements going on at ISU.
@IowaSportsTurf
is removing the old infield material and replacing with
@DuraEdge
and new sod on hillsides of Jack Trice Stadium.
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Paint day...need the rain to not happen tonight!!! Or the rest of the week for that matter. Any chance
@NWSDesMoines
is wrong again this week?
#AskingForAFriend
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Tarp coming off. Field is green and NOT frozen! He’s a little thin in some spots, but should do the job for how many games we have left (2or3 🤔🤷♂️)?
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First action on Jack Trice from
@CycloneFB
since the spring. He is anxiously waiting for tomorrow
@FieldExperts
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Prepping Jack for Sat. Wish the weather would stay the same. That said, I believe frogs can’t move very well in cold temp?
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Logos in. Ready for Mock game Friday night and Victory Day Saturday. 9 days until kick off at Jack Trice.
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Starting to move into the new shop. Should be a fun process!!
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Well, it can stop raining now.....game weeks are always fun when battling weather. Well over an inch today already. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
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Using my irrigation skills to irrigate a 1acre garden to help feed children at a mission center in Ghana, Africa.
#stma
@FieldExperts
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Put out the rain/snow tarp this evening on top of the grow covers. Keeping the snow off and hopefully the two combined blankets will help keep the sub-freezing temps from freezing the field the next two days.
#itsnotwinteryet
#iwantfall
#gameweek
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Pulled tarps, paint the field, and put tarps back down. So far the playing surface isn’t frozen....tough year, last game!!!
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Replacing all the irrigation valves (Some that date back to 1996!) Also installing new 6" Hunter O.N. I-40's. Thanks to
@Hunter_Ind
for the new heads and valves and Meston Brothers Irrigation for the great install!
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Did a quick root depth check on Jack (5-6”) All this rain had me nervous about shallow rooting. So far we are in good shape (guessing the cool weather is helping).
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Blowing out today. Thought I could wait until after the season...tarp tomorrow so we can maybe not have ice by the end of the game Sat. Then tarp again after the game so we can keep the snow (5-10” predicted) off for next weeks game! With below freezing temps all week. Fun fun!
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