Haws Field

Haws Field is a natural grass soccer field completed in October 2013. It was constructed as a part of a larger athletic facilities renovation project worth $12 million. This project also included the construction of a baseball field, tennis courts, a football practice field, and dome. Haws Field was part of phase one of this project which began construction in 2012. The field was completely replaced and reseed with grass turf that was roughly 18 inches thick.

Coborn’s Inc. donated $400,000 to Saint John’s University for the completion of the new field. The field was dedicated to Pat Haws, retired head SJU soccer coach, on August 30 ^th, 2013.

The facility included the field, team dugouts, bleachers, and a scoreboard.

Bibliography:

• Plunkett, Allie. “SJU plans facilities overhaul: New athletic facilities to begin construction this summer will cost $10 to $12 million,”The Record, April 27, 2012, p.10.
• “Coborns Make Gift for Haws Field,”Saint John’s Magazine, September 2012, p.36.
• Forward Ever Forward - The Campaign for Saint John's.

Text drafted by Maria Schrupp '20