WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The home field of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University football team will don a new name this season as the Bulldogs home games will be played on 'ASAP Energy Field' at Milam Stadium in Weatherford.
The name change on the field reflects an announcement made by Rick Koch, President of ASAP Energy Inc., on July 1st, 2015, that what were formally known as Fast Lane Stores will now be ASAP General Stores. Koch, a longtime supporter of SWOSU Athletics and the 2015 recipient of the Cecil Perkins Service Award, noted during the announcement that the name change will help to connect his retail stores and buying group to ASAP Energy Inc.
The surface at Milam Stadium was upgraded from natural grass to AstroTurf in March of 2010, thanks in large part to a generous donation from ASAP Energy Inc., along with various other franchises in Western Oklahoma. The wording of 'ASAP Energy Inc.' was installed on the playing field at the 25-yard line on both sides of the field along with an 'ASAP General Stores' logo on the west side of each end zone. A new 'ASAP Energy Inc.' logo measuring 40 x 15 feet was also added south of the playing field, making it visible from the Skyview Suite of the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
The installation of new logos on the playing field was completed on August 30 and will be on display when SWOSU Football hosts Arkansas-Monticello in the ASAP Kickoff Classic at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 12.
