"I was very happy with the service. I willingly recommend them to other schools"

- Ron Osterman, Assistant Director of Athletics

St. Paul, Minnesota. Macalester College prides itself on its academic excellence. In an effort to provide a quality college experience they decided in January of 2007 to begin construction on a brand new athletic facility to better mirror the college's academic standing. What resulted was the brand new Leonard Center Athletic and Wellness Complex. The recently completed facility includes a new field house, weight room, exercise rooms, squash and racquetball courts, competition court, and student meeting areas.

After a good recommendation from other schools and a product offering that fit their needs, Macalester College decided to partner with Anderson Ladd. The Minneapolis based company provided wood and synthetic athletic flooring throughout the facility.

The field house was outfitted with Robbins flooring and Porter Athletic Equipment. The 18,000 square feet NCAA certified running track was equipped with Robbins Durathon Elite sheet rubber. The 35,000 square feet infield playing courts were outfitted with Robbins Pulastic Spike Proof poured urethane. Ron Osterman, Assistant Director of Athletics was very happy with the results, "the best move we made was to use Robbins surfaces and Porter equipment." The spike proof infield playing court's surfaces, "play fair and true for [tennis, baseball, and softball]. To keep the tennis, track, softball, and baseball coaches all happy with one facility and surface is great."

While the field house provides a multipurpose facility for the school's athletic teams, it gets a variety of use during the winter months from students by providing a safe and durable place to play indoor ultimate frisbee, indoor soccer, basketball, and other intramural sports. During these events the school utilizes Porter's gymnasium divider curtains to allow for multiple games at once.

Included in the facility's construction were two much needed aerobic areas. Both of these rooms are used for dance team practices, hip hop and salsa classes, yoga and pilates sessions, and tae kwon doe lessons. Anderson Ladd installed 3,500 square feet of Robbins Sportwood Ultra Star hardwood flooring in these rooms, providing a durable and quality floor for these multipurpose areas.

Anderson Ladd also installed 1,600 square feet of Robbins Bio Cushion LP in the squash and racquetball courts. Ron Osterman was so impressed with Anderson Ladd's service and expertise that he has willingly recommended Anderson Ladd for related projects at other schools. Throughout the entire process the Anderson Ladd team worked closely with general contractor McGough Construction and Macalester College representatives to complete the project on time and within budget.

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