Nelson said Kansas City expects to cast a wide net for championship events and would love to land at least one major championship a year. Proposals will be coordinated from the sports commission office and will include partnerships with the city’s professional sports teams and area colleges and administrators.
For instance, Kansas City plans to bid for the Division II football championship, working with the Kansas City-based Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and Sporting Kansas City....
Kansas City is interested in those championships and others, such as Division I soccer, ice hockey and track and field — perhaps at Kansas’ new track stadium under construction. There’s also interest in luring the Division II sports festival, an Olympic-style series of championships.
In the fall, the festival includes men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball — bringing hundreds of athletes to one site over a few days. Orlando, Fla., Louisville, Ky., Birmingham, Ala., and Houston are among the cities that have played host to festivals for either fall, winter or spring sports since 2004....
The men’s and women’s Final Four won’t be part of the timeline.
Kansas City was selected as a finalist for Division I wrestling, volleyball, and men's and women's soccer championships. It was also selected as a finalist to host Division II football and men's and women's soccer.
2015 Div I Men's Soccer will be played at Sporting Park, as well as 2014-2015 Div III Men's and Women's Finals. Div II and III will be played at Swope Park in 2016-2017
2017 Div I Women's Volleyball will be played at Sprint Center
2014-2017 Div II football championship to be played at Sporting Park, after 26 years of being played in Alabama.
2015 Div I Men's Soccer will be played at Sporting Park, as well as 2014-2015 Div III Men's and Women's Finals. Div II and III will be played at Swope Park in 2016-2017
2017 Div I Women's Volleyball will be played at Sprint Center
2014-2017 Div II football championship to be played at Sporting Park, after 26 years of being played in Alabama.
KC's 14 championships are more than any other city - Louisville had 13. If you include the champsionships awarded to Lawrence, it's even more impressive.
Yeah, i found it, I think KC really got a lot of the good sports. It would have been nice to see them land a NCAA Hockey Regional or a Wrestling Final but overall this is the best one of any metro. http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2 ... ship-sites
Pretty cool that KC won those events. Hope the NCAA isn't think that KC will be content and now they can give the NCAA tourney destinations to other cities.
Highlander wrote:Pretty cool that KC won those events. Hope the NCAA isn't think that KC will be content and now they can give the NCAA tourney destinations to other cities.
Where will Tennis be played?
Don't think we got tennis. Not sure where that would have been. Maybe The Plaza? And then downtown to Barney Allis for the finals?
Highlander wrote:Pretty cool that KC won those events. Hope the NCAA isn't think that KC will be content and now they can give the NCAA tourney destinations to other cities.
Where will Tennis be played?
Don't think we got tennis. Not sure where that would have been. Maybe The Plaza? And then downtown to Barney Allis for the finals?
OK. Thought I saw it on KCMax's post a few posts up. As a tennis fan - I'd love to see a few NCAA championship matches.
