Field Feature Friday: JW Nixon High School

JW Nixon is known for its engaging teachers that genuinely care about their students and access to teams and organizations to get students engaged in multiple facets of their education.  The public high school is located in Laredo, Texas, and home to the green and gold Mustangs.

This season the Mustangs went 7-1 in their district, and 8-3 overall. This includes wins against rival teams with much larger student bodies.  Their strong competitive abilities will be helpful as the team moves to 6A status within District 29 for the Fall 2018 season.  In an article published by LMT Online, Nixon Head Coach Antonio Villalo commented on the move to 6A competition: “We’re going to be facing really well-coached teams that have lots of strong and explosive kids that are way faster than us.  That’s the world we live in. We just have to do our best to be ready for it. That’s our life for the next two years and we will make the best of it. The kids are fired up for the challenge. They are not scared at all. They are excited about the opportunity.”

Recently JW Nixon underwent vast improvements that were followed by resurfacing of the school’s football field.  In 2016 Act Global worked with regional partner Vibra Whirl to bring a professional quality synthetic turf system to the facility.  Vibra Whirl expertly installed the Act Global manufactured turf so that the Mustangs can perform at their peak, safely.  The artificial grass is composed of balancing system components to improve foot stability and foot interaction with the surface, prevent ligament stress and allow safe starts and stops, and reduce player fatigue and injury.  This is backed by over 100 laboratory tests.

Good luck to the Mustangs in the 2018 season!

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