As manager of all the outdoor varsity sport athletic facilities, the challenges and rewards of the job change depending on what season and which athletes we are working with. We insure the fields are safe and playable for all athletes involved in training and competition. Career story

Though I started out in the golf industry, I have always loved and played sports. When the position opened with the Denver Broncos, I jumped at the opportunity. Now I find myself involved in a career that presents me with a different challenge everyday. Career story

My brothers told me to find a career that I'd love to be in. I loved baseball and being outside, and science was my favorite subject in school. I thought, Somebody has to take care of a major league field. Career story

The best way to get the most out of any crew is to lead by example. I would never ask a crewmember to do anything I have not done myself. A head groundskeeper is only as good as his crew. Career story

My internships at OSU golf course and NCR Country Club helped me understand how - horticulture, agronomy, landscape architecture - were all intricate parts of shaping and maintaining a golf course and this played a large role in my interest of the design process. Career story

Our company networks with the University on a regular basis. It's great for us, great for the business, and great for the program. The information we receive from the ongoing research at OSU keeps our program on the cutting edge of the industry. Career story

The sciences of golf course management are quite diverse. To manage a course effectively I have to know electronics, engines, chemistry, biology, physics, entomology and turfgrass maintenance. To do your work well you have to combine an education with practical applications and techniques. Career story

Since I was young, I knew I wanted to be outside all the time. The golf course is a complex living ecosystem which presents new challenges every day. I truly love managing the diversity of job tasks on the golf course. Career story

It's really a thrill to be working in Major League sports so soon after graduation. I am looking forward to the challenges of maintaining the field to the world-class standards expected by the athletes and the Columbus Crew organization. Career story

While at OSU the mixture of Agronomics, Business, and summer internships gave me the foundation to build my own agronomic consulting and maintenance outsourcing firm in Japan and the U.S. Teaching the principles of turfgrass management through language barriers leaves never a dull moment. Career story

I worked with scholarship donors and the university to coordinate an independent study of 35 of the world’s most influential golf courses. In 7 weeks, I drove to courses throughout Ireland, Scotland and England, spent the day with the course superintendent, photographed the course, took notes and played it. Career story