Washburn University
Higher Education
The Challenge
Throughout the years, Washburn University has needed a trusted construction partner capable of delivering high-quality athletic facilities across multiple sports. From football and baseball to softball, each project required a durable, high-performance surface that would enhance the student-athlete experience and serve the university for years to come. With each new facility, Washburn sought a partner who could provide consistent quality, proven expertise, and lasting value.
Market
Higher Education
Key Services
Yager Stadium’s synthetic turf football field (2005)
Asphalt running track (2005)
Falley Field synthetic turf baseball field (2007)
Gahnstrom Field synthetic turf softball field (2019)
Key Facts
Nemaha's longstanding partnership with Washburn University began in 2005.
In addition to Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl, Nemaha has also enhanced the baseball and softball facilities.
Although there were challenges throughout the project, Nemaha held all parties involved to the highest standards in sports construction.
Challenge Met
Nemaha Sports Construction has proudly partnered with Washburn University for nearly two decades—earning that trust through a series of successful projects. The partnership began in 2005 with the conversion of Yager Stadium’s field from natural grass to synthetic turf and the addition of a new running track. In 2007, Nemaha returned to renovate Falley Field’s baseball infield, again replacing natural grass with synthetic turf. By 2019, Washburn once more selected Nemaha, this time as construction manager for Gahnstrom Field, to deliver a full softball field reconstruction with turf, fencing, and site upgrades. In 2021, Gahnstrom Field earned national recognition as the NFCA Field of the Year, highlighting the quality and longevity of the work completed. Across nearly twenty years and multiple facilities, Washburn and Nemaha have built more than athletic fields—they’ve built a lasting partnership grounded in trust, performance, and shared success.
