ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — Cornell could see more artificial turf.

The school is looking to construct a field hockey field on Game Farm Road. Architect Kim Michaels said natural grass is out of the question.

“If it cannot be synthetic turf, then there is no Division 1 team,” she said.

Michaels said the requirement comes from the NCAA.

Planning boards in the City and Town of Ithaca recently approved plans to construct the Meinig Fieldhouse at Cornell. That project also involves artificial turf.

Environmental group Zero Waste Ithaca recently filed a lawsuit against the fieldhouse.