Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke and athletic staff at Fort Hays State University are very familiar with the quality of work the Hellas Construction team can provide a school. Several years ago, Hellas replaced surfaces that were outdated. Hellas returned this spring to add another update to the facilities at Fort Hays State.

“We had our first experience with Hellas and Matrix turf back in 2013 when they replaced our existing turf on our football and constructed our surface in our Schmidt-Bickle Indoor Training Facility, which was 65 yards long and regulation 53 yards wide,” said Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke. “This facility has made a significant impact on our programs and the turf had held up very well. Our student-athletes love it. Most recently, Hellas resurfaced our existing soccer turf this spring and is currently constructing a new artificial turf playing surface for our softball facility.”

The student-athletes at Fort Hays State are eager to test the new surface.

“All of our athletes from both sports are extremely excited. Hellas has been extremely responsive when called upon for any repairs needed. We feel like we’ve had excellent installations and professional service. We’re looking forward to the completion of our current softball facility project,” said Hammeke.