By WIBW TV
MERIDEN, Kan. (WIBW) - Mammoth Sports has planned to start construction projects at the K-State football and baseball stadiums, as well as the practice facilities, in late summer 2022.
On Wednesday, May 11, Mammoth Sports said it will begin construction on multiple projects for Kansas State University Athletics starting in late summer 2022 in Manhattan.
Mammoth noted that the project includes new turf for the football and baseball fields, as well as new work on the football practice facility. It said a new FieldTurf Vertex Core 2.5 Inch Blend turf system with an updated base and upgraded drainage systems will go in at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Meanwhile, a new FieldTurf Doubleplay turf system specially designed for turf baseball will go in at the Tointon Family Stadium. Lastly, it said subsurface drainage, utilities, aggregate base and the installation of a new FieldTurf Vertex Core 2.5 Inch Blend turf system will be included at the football facility.
The company noted the installation of new indoor and outdoor practice fields will start on Aug. 1. The project at the baseball field will begin on Aug 3. However, the project at the football stadium will not begin until the 2022 season has concluded.