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Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Grayson Allen! 🎉 Grayson is a Civil Designer and brings a blend of on-site experience and land development expertise from projects all over the western United States. His well-rounded background allows him to design for constructability and practicality. He’s joining the team with the goal of bringing a seamless transition from concepts on plans to community infrastructure. 👷♂️ Originally from Golden, Colorado, Grayson graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. After working in Montana post undergrad, he has traded the mountains for the Arizona sunshine! ☀️🌵 He is passionate about all things sports and loves spending time outside when the AZ weather allows it. As he has grown up surrounded by athletics, working in a space that allows for the combining of engineering and sports has always been a dream of his. We're excited to have you on the team, Grayson. Welcome to Lloyd! 👏  Last week was National Intern Day, and with Justin Sullivan recently joining our team, it felt like the perfect moment to share a bit more about his journey to Lloyd from the man himself. 📐📝 "Working for Lloyd has provided me with a different perspective on sports field design compared to my job during the school year as the Student Lead for The University of Alabama Athletic Grounds Crew. While my work at Alabama centers on maintaining championship-quality playing surfaces, my experience with Lloyd has deepened my understanding of the planning, engineering, and design decisions that make those high-quality fields possible. My background at Alabama has been especially valuable in this role because it has given me firsthand insight into both the strengths and limitations of different sports field designs. It has also provided me with a thorough understanding of what athletes, coaches, administrators, and grounds crews expect from their playing surfaces. Combining these experiences has allowed me to better appreciate how thoughtful design directly impacts field performance, long-term maintenance, and the overall experience for everyone who uses the facility." Great work, Justin! We're glad to have you. 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Abby Schmidt on her recent graduation from Arizona State University! 🎓 During her time at ASU, Abby was the president of the ASU Club Golf Team and student member of ASLA. She previously played collegiate golf at Mesa Community College, where she was named the 2021 ACCAC Player of the Year and 2023 Ms. Thunderbird for all athletics.🏌️♀️ Abby graduated in May with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree 🌿 and joined Lloyd Sports + Engineering full-time in June as a Landscape Designer. 👏 We are excited to have her on the team and look forward to seeing her continue to grow in her career. Abby enjoyed spending time with family and friends in her hometown Bismarck, North Dakota prior to her start date. Congratulations, Abby! 🎉 Earlier this week, the Lloyd team came together in LA for our 2026 Team Retreat! ✨ The highlight was a visit to SoFi Stadium, where we got a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's premier sports venues and our work at the stadium for the 2026 World Cup. A huge thank you SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park Park Facility and Campus Operations Senior Vice President Otto Benedict for sharing his insights on running a facility of this caliber, to Christopher Carnahan of Precision Turf for walking us through what goes into a world-class playing surface and to BrightView Landscapes for trusting in us as their design engineering partner. We even had the chance to kick some goals on the field ourselves! ⚽ The rest of the retreat brought presentations from our team members, bowling 🎳, great dinners, plenty of laughs, and the in-person catch-ups we can't get enough of. We were even treated to a surprise visit from Mike Lloyd! 🎉 With our team spread across offices and job sites, it's not often we get everyone in the same room. Time together like this is a great reminder of the people behind the work, and we're grateful for every one of them. Thank you to everyone who made this retreat one to remember! 🙌 #Lloyd #LloydSports #LloydSportsandEngineering #LloydEngineering #sportsdesign #sportsengineering #landscapearchitecture #civilengineering  We’ll be watching today for the final tournament game played at SoFi Stadium on the purpose built, cutting-edge natural grass overlay. What a wonderful tournament it’s been so far! Good luck to all the remaining teams! ⚽🔥 📸: Curtesy of Brightview Landscapes  |