Twisted Vines Lawn & Landscaping, a locally owned and operated business by former McNeese football letterman Ryan Boyd, has signed a corporate sponsorship with the McNeese Athletics Foundation as the Official Landscaping Company of McNeese Athletics, Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer has announced.
 
A Baton Rouge native, Boyd arrived in Lake Charles in 1999 when he began his college career at McNeese as a tight end and also where he met his future wife, former Cowgirl softball player Megan Knippa Boyd. His son, Reed, is a freshman tight end on this year's football team.
 
"It's truly an honor to be the Official Landscaping Company of McNeese Athletics," said Boyd. "We have worked very hard over the years to have a great reputation within our community and we are so fortunate and happy to support McNeese Athletics for the upcoming years."
 
Twisted Vines Lawn & Landscaping provides residential and commercial services as well as irrigation, fountain installation, fence and deck staining, and Christmas and event lighting installation and storage.
 
"I'm so pumped to add Twisted Vines to our corporate sponsorship team," said Schroyer. "Ryan is an alum, a former Cowboy football player and he bleeds blue and gold. I love their work and I'm very excited to have them on board."
 
"I'm very proud of our community and of McNeese State University," said Boyd. "I'm excited to continue to be a part of an athletic program that I've been fortunate to be a part of for many years and to see all the improvements that have taken place over the last 25 years. I cannot wait to see what the future holds and hope to be a part of the MAF family for a long time."
 
Twisted Vines is located at 2846 Country Club Road in Lake Charles. Boyd and his team can be contacted at 337-274-2267 or via online at www.twistedvineslc.com.