PRINCETON, N.J., March 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Princeton University's Weaver Track & Field Stadium will get the world's first Le Monde track surface from FieldTurf Tarkett; it was jointly announced today by Princeton Head Men's Track Coach Fred Samara and FieldTurf Tarkett CEO John Gilman. The Le Monde installation will include the long jump and pole vault runways at Weaver. The work is expected to be completed by the time Princeton hosts both the Ivy League and ECAC track and field championships this spring.
The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) certified Le Monde track surfacing is the most advanced state-of-the-art product on the world market, and is now being offered exclusively by FieldTurf Tarkett. Le Monde, like all other FieldTurf Tarkett products, is backed by a fully insured third-party warranty.
"An incredible amount of research went into developing the Le Monde line of track surfacing," said Gilman. "We feel that it is absolutely unequaled among all track surfacing products on the market in terms of performance and safety. It is with great pride that FieldTurf Tarkett announces our first Le Monde track installation at such a prestigious track program as Princeton. Fred Samara has long been one of the nation's top track coaches, and we're pleased that he has shown confidence in our product. I'm confident that the Tigers' men's and women's track and field athletes will enjoy performing on it."
Weaver Track & Field Stadium is one of the nation's top collegiate facilities, sporting one of the nation's most innovative designs and can accommodate almost 2,500 fans.
This will be Princeton's second major installation of a FieldTurf product. The Tigers' football team recently completed their first season of play on the new FieldTurf surface at Princeton Stadium.
FieldTurf Tarkett is the largest entity in the sports surfacing industry. A division of Tarkett, the worldwide leader in commercial flooring with $2.5 billion in annual sales, FieldTurf Tarkett brings unprecedented financial, technical, manufacturing, and customer service resources to sports surfacing clients around the globe. In addition to the FieldTurf brand, FieldTurf Tarkett provides a comprehensive line that includes basketball, volleyball, and gymnasium flooring, squash and racquetball courts, floor protection and covering systems, weight room flooring, indoor and outdoor running tracks and a complete range of tennis and golf surfaces. You can depend on a high level of service and professionalism from the FieldTurf Tarkett family, a one stop resource for high quality sports surfacing products.
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