MINNEAPOLIS WASHBURN TO GET NEW SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD

Minneapolis Washburn High School will be getting a new synthetic turf field. That will replace the grass field that is already in place. The Minnesota Vikings and Minneapolis Public Schools teamed up for athletic fields. The Minnesota Vikings presented a check for $20,000 in grant money to get the project started.

According to a press release put out by the Minneapolis Public Schools, “The grant, awarded by the Vikings, the NFL Youth Football Fund and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), will be used to replace the natural field at Washburn High’s MacQuarrie Field with synthetic turf as part of the MPS Team Up for Turf campaign, a commitment to raise $2.2 million to convert the athletic field at Washburn high school to state-of-the-art synthetic turf field”.

I was able to talk to Washburn athletic director Daniel Pratt about the project. I was also talk to football head coach Giovan Jenkins about the project.