The completion of Mohr Field, an artificial turf facility, occurred in the fall of 2020. The field serves as one of two home venues for the College's lacrosse and soccer teams and contniues to be the home of Forester softball.
Construction of the field was made possible by the contributions of donors, most notably the late Jean Whyte Mohr '52 and Frank Mohr Jr. '52. The $2 million facility renovation coincides with the addition of lacrosse to the College's slate of varsity sport programming, which was announced in October of 2019.
Mohr Field is located just south of Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (ice rink) and the artificial turf covers 122,000 square feet. The facility includes permanent lines for men's lacrosse (blue), women's lacrosse (yellow), soccer (red), as well as white foul lines, brown infield turf, and a portable outfield fence for softball. Additional features for softball include a bullpen and two batting cages.
"The funding and completion of Mohr Field was such an important first step in the development of our new Forester lacrosse programs and I couldn't be more grateful to the College's dear friends Jean and Frank Mohr and our other loyal donors for making this dream a reality," commented Lake Forest College Vice President for Athletics and Career Advancement Jackie Slaats. "The state-of-the-art field has us positioned for both immediate and sustained success in lacrosse recruiting and competition. The field is also a big boost to our storied and successful softball and soccer programs and to other programming at the College."
Team Reil, Inc. performed the excavating and construction work on the facility while Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. provided the engineering and project management oversight. Midwest Sport and Turf Systems, which was also responsible for the surface on Lake Forest College's Farwell Field and many other facilities throughout the region, installed its MST Pro-Blend synthetic turf system. Lake Forest College Director of Facilities Management Dave Siebert and Director of Athletic Facilities Brian Bruha served as on-campus project managers.
For facility rental information and availability, contact...
Michael Raymond
Operations Director for Athletic Facilities
847-735-6136
mraymond@lakeforest.edu
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