Athletic Performance Solutions Installs Sports Flooring Systems at the University of St. Thomas

Aug. 3, 2010 - PRLog -- Athletic Performance Solutions (APS) announced today it has completed the new flooring system installation at the University of St. Thomas’ Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. Construction of the $52 million complex began in May 2009 and the completion date is on track for usage by the University’s fall sports teams.

         The University of St. Thomas selected APS to install the Connor® RezillChannel(TM) sports flooring system in a Boston Square pattern for the basketball/volleyball arena, the Connor NeoShok(TM) floating sports floor system in two aerobic studios, and the Connor SportGuard(TM) vulcanized rubber flooring in the 13,700-square-foot weight room. "We wanted to provide our athletes with a great performing floor, but we also wanted a competition floor that looked different than every other gym in Minnesota,” says Steve Fritz, athletic director and men’s basketball coach at the University of St. Thomas. “With the Connor RezillChannel System installed in a Boston Square pattern, we feel that we have achieved both of these goals."

         The unique Boston Square pattern is modeled after the TD Banknorth Garden parquet floor, made famous by the NBA’s Boston Celtics, notes Nick Flood, sales manager at APS. “Each strip of maple is 45 inches long and is nailed in the same direction for four feet, before changing direction,” he says. “This pattern creates a quilt-like look that really emphasizes the playing floor. It is unlike any gym floor in Minnesota.”

         The 180,000-square-foot Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex is expected to open in August 2010. The new complex will contain a field house, an aquatic center, a basketball/volleyball arena, fitness and weight-training facilities, locker rooms, and athletic offices and meeting rooms.

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Athletic Performance Solutions is the Midwest dealer of Connor Sports Flooring (http://www.connorfloor.com), the leading manufacturer of maple hardwood courts and synthetic sports flooring, and the NCAA's choice as the official basketball court of the Men’s and Women’s Final Four. Athletic Performance Solutions has installed the sports flooring systems in many of the leading schools, universities, sports facilities and community centers in the Midwest, including the University of St. Thomas, Bemidji State University, Williston State College, St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota Williams Arena, Macalester College, Bethel University and many others. Learn more at www.apsgymfloors.com.