Arizona State University's Assistant Manager of Athletics Grounds, Mike Kuhn's Routes to Turf is far from traditional. While attending grad school, Kuhn simultaneously enrolled in a turf program at a local community college. For Kuhn turf and agriculture were always on his radar, listen to this week's Groundskeeper Chat to hear how turf became his career.

Here's what this episode has in store:

  • Grad school - 50 job applications - a move cross country 
  • Mike's upbringing in FFA and agriculture paired with his love of sports 
  • The man behind ASU's X profile 
  • What Mike is listening to while taking care of the grass at ASU 

A little bit more about our guest:

Mike Kuhn is a proud member of our host, Meg Kruger's favorite grounds crew on and offline. Mike brings a diverse set of skills to the ASU grounds crew including his social media and photography skills which help the crew brand themselves in the industry and with their ASU fan base. Kuhn has been with Arizona State University for 4 years and grew up near Chicago.

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