SAC, AstroTurf Announce Partnership

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The SAC on Thursday announced an agreement between the conference and AstroTurf, an industry leader in synthetic turf. AstroTurf will be the official synthetic turf of the SAC and the title sponsor of the conference's Player of the Week award program.

AstroTurf's title sponsorship of the SAC Player of the Week awards will begin in the fall of 2014 and cover each conference sport included in the program: football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field.

"We are delighted to add AstroTurf as a corporate partner of the SAC," said SAC commissioner Patrick Britz. "The company has been on the cutting edge of playing field technology for nearly 50 years and has demonstrated a commitment to supporting local communities.

"On behalf of the 12 member institutions and thousands of student-athletes in the SAC," Britz added, "we are proud to have AstroTurf become the title sponsor of our Player of the Week program."

"AstroTurf is honored to be selected as the official synthetic turf of the South Atlantic Conference," said AstroTurf president Bryan Peeples. " It's an exceptional conference that's committed to promoting good-spirited athletic competition and higher education, and we are proud to be involved with such a world class collection of schools and athletes."

AstroTurf - an American-owned and operated company - is the only synthetic turf brand with true vertical asset integration, ensuring that every inch of product meets and exceeds the highest standards of performance.

About the South Atlantic Conference

The South Atlantic Conference is a group of 12 college and universities with similar sizes and athletic philosophies, competing in 18 championship sports. The SAC aspires to be the premier NCAA Division II athletic conference in the country; a conference where a high priority of each member institution is a balance between athletics and the overall academic, spiritual and physical development of each student-athlete to provide these individuals with life skills for future success.

About AstroTurf

For athletes and sport enthusiasts, AstroTurf has redefined the way the game is played. The company offers advanced, state-of-the-art, multi-sport and specialized synthetic turf systems with proprietary engineered technologies, leveraging the industry's first vertically integrated manufacturing system. A growing number of high schools, colleges, professional sports teams and municipalities continue to select AstroTurf-branded products for their premium quality, technical superiority, and safety. To learn more, visit www.astroturf.com.