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Rosemont Adding Touch of Gray to Athletic Field

The silver lining? No one else in the U.S. has turf quite like it.

Crews have begun work on an ambitious renovation of Rosemont College's campus that, when work is completed in August, will leave the school with the first fully gray athletic field in the United States.

Why gray? According to Rosemont athletic director Lynn Rothenhoefer, the $2.3 million project—which includes a new softball diamond in addition to the first-of-its-kind multipurpose synthetic field—just "screams Rosemont."

“The Athletic program is growing and that is what we want to reflect. It shows our commitment to athletics and our uniqueness. Selecting gray is also about showing our programs' pride. It honors the Rosemont colors—maroon and gray, and is, without a doubt, memorable."

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Rosemont president Sharon Latchaw Hirsh said the field will be used primarilly for women's and men's soccer and lacrosse and opined that the unique turf will be a boon to the athletic program.

"It will also be a big draw for recruiting that we have one of the most distinctive fields throughout the conference. This is a major, major plus for Rosemont,” Hirsh said. 

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The first step of the project, according to a release from the college, was to remove the trees necessary for the repositioning of the fields. But while 72 trees were removed from the site to facilitiate the renovation, by the end of the project 134 new trees will have been planted, as well as additional flora. 

Rosemont College is also undergoing a $3 million renovation to its cafeteria. This project is also expected to be completed in mid-August, and has been funded by the same anonymous alumni donor.


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