Wake Forest Launches a New Era of Track and Field with Beynon Sports

There was a lot of activity at Wake Forest University’s Kentner Stadium this past summer. Kentner Stadium is home to the Demon Deacon men’s and women's track & field teams as well as their acclaimed field hockey program which boasts three national championships.

Over the summer months, a new artificial turf surface was installed and the track surface was upgraded to a premiere Beynon track system.

The existing track, installed in 2004, was upgraded with Beynon’s BSS 2000 Resurfacing System. The new Olympic-caliber track surface will give Wake Forest athletes unrivaled traction for improved response times and feel under foot. The installation process restored the appearance and texture of the existing track surface and boasts a new, modern color scheme of two-tone gray.

“Our students are amazed and happy with the new track,” said Steve Adams, Associate Athletic Director for Wake Forest. “They were blown away. Beynon came highly recommended by our peer schools and we saw good things when we trained on our first Beynon track.”

“We’re proud to partner with a school at the level of Wake Forest,” said John Beynon, President of Beynon Sports. “This athletic department cares so much about their students’ health and training …. we’re excited to provide a surface for them to perform at their best.”

The upgraded track will launch a new era of track and field at Wake Forest. John Hayes -- who has coached seven Division I NCAA track and cross country champions and has led teams to nine Division I NCAA cross country appearances -- was recently named as director of the Wake Forest track and field and cross country programs. Hayes embarks on coaching the Demon Deacons against the backdrop of a brand new Beynon track surface.

The track teams won’t be the only ones to benefit from the surface overhaul. The Health & Exercise Science department and intramural office teaches academic classes and utilizes the stadium for a number of sports, year-round.

The facility is also used by the greater Winston-Salem community. Built in 1990 as Campus Stadium, the location seats nearly 4,000 spectators and is the site of the annual Forsyth County Special Olympics.