Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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ILLUMINATED BY the floodlights installed at Memorial Stadium, Holly Cribbs, sophomore in family and consumer education, and Heather Meckenstock, freshman in hotel and restaurant management run on the new rubberized track. The lights allowed students the opportunity to use the facility at night, an opportune time for many. ' I ran out here a lot last year but this track is really niceiCribbs said. ' It absorbs a lot of the shock that you ' d get on your legs. ' — Photo by Drew Rose RUSHING to catch a softball, Traci Hersey, freshman in elementary education, plays catch with he brother, Matthew, freshman in elementary education. on the new turf Oct. 11. Many activities, including K-State Marching Band practice, took place on the new turf. The band director just loves it; Mark Taussig, university landscape architect said. ' He was out thee when R was raining. Theywere out there practicing In the rain and he just loves It ' — Photo by Kelly Glasscock 12 Student Life

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RIDING DOWN THE WATERFALL at Rocky Ford Fishing Area, Troy Walker, freshman in engineering, holds on to his raft. The raft sprung a leak after the ride but he and two friends, Adam Schapaugh and Tyler Wamsley said they had a blast and were anxious to return soon. — Photo by Emily Mapper

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`c Stadium gets renewed fife LL: by Nabil Shaheen WEAR AND TEAR took its toll on Memorial Stadium ' s field. Its condition had become so poor that even the rock climbing club was banned from climbing the outside walls. The football team had long since moved from the old stadium, club sports began weighing other playing field options and the K-State Marching Band ' s use of the facility all depended on mother nature. Plans for artificial turf on the field began four years ago —J and ended when the new field and track reopened Sept. 9, Mark Taussig, university landscape architect, said. I kept throwing out the idea that if we put in artificial grass, we can play on it 2417, Taussig said. You put natural grass in there, and you ' re only going to get on there a couple of times a week if you want to use it as a game field where there is good grass on it for a game. The installed turf expanded the playing area for regulation-size soccer, lacrosse and rugby games. This is the closest thing to a pro stadium we ' ll get to play in, said Jim Compton, soccer club member and senior in secondary education. Compared to Arrowhead or some other professional stadiums, this field is pretty close. The new field provided clubs with a home arena on campus, helped in recruitment for opposing teams to compete here and extended playing and practice time with the addition of eight metal halide floodlights. Individual students had the opportunity to use the new rubberized track circling the playing field. I like to run outside a lot more than I do on a treadmill, said Holly Cribbs, sophomore in family and consumer education. It ' s just really pretty out here and it ' s a good place to come and run with your friends or even just by yourself. It ' s a good place to run because there ' s lights and there ' s other people here. With the renovations, the nearly forgotten, 79-year-old field at Memorial Stadium was reborn, Taussig said. Part of school is learning and the other part is your extracurricular activities, Ile said. (The stadium) is an important part of that extracurricular. Every time I go by there, there are kids out there or people in the community out running around the track. This has a new lease on life. Memorial Stadium 13