Host Winter Celebration of Champions
Indoor Track & Field and Swimming & Diving
NAIA Championship Host Manual & Style Guide | To bid, please complete this BID PACKET & send to Nick Morris | Updated Bid Packets are posted 4 months out from a bid deadline
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Event Name: |
Winter Celebration of Champions (Combined event for Indoor Track & Field and Swimming & Diving |
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Seeking Site For: |
2023 |
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Bid Deadline: |
Sept. 1, 2020 |
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Rights Fee: |
$15,000.00 (Minimum) |
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Time of Year: |
March 1-4, 2023 |
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Days of the Week: |
Wednesday- Saturday |
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Number of Teams: |
Indoor TF: Approximately 100 Men's and 100 Women's Teams Swim & Dive: 26-28 Men's and Women's Teams |
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Estimated Number |
1,550 Participants |
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Indoor TF Facility Requirements: |
200-meter, 6 or 8 lane straight away and 6 lane turns with appropriate surfacing.; Separate horizontal jumps and runway, pole vault runway, high jump area with same surface as track. Throwing area must have protective cage and barriers. PA system, award staging area and games committee staging area. Finish Lynx Timing System and electronic scoreboard. Seating outside the track area to accommodate at least 3,000 fans and athletes. Separate warm-up and training area if possible. |
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Swim & Dive Facility Requirements: |
Starting Depth = no less than 4ft Number of lanes = 8 lanes preferred, 6-foot [1.83m] lanes Standard length = 75ft, 1in; 25m, 2.54cm; or 50m, 2.54cm Diving Boards = 1m and 3m Practice/Warm-Up & Diving Pool Required |
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Hotel Requirements: |
Centralized properties that can accommodate several meetings and a banquet for 500 people. |
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Average Length of Stay: |
4-5 nights |
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Room Block Needed: |
900 rooms |
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Room Rate: |
The price range is $90-$115,regardless room occupancy |
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Hotel Pre-Registration: |
Participants will be responsible for making reservations and paying for rooms directly with the hotel |
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Contact: |
Nick Morris, Manager of Championship Sports |
Event History:
This is a new event for the NAIA as the Championships Department is looking for a facility or city to host both the Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field and Swimming & Diving Championships in 2023.
