COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The NJCAA – governing body of two-year college athletics – announced today official site selections for 15 national championships, including the return of the NJCAA Football Championship Game after a nearly 30-year hiatus. In total, the 23 selected sites span 12 states from across the nation. Texas was the most popular destination with six events landing in the Lone Star State, including three events awarded to NJCAA member institution Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.
All selections were made by NJCAA championship events committee after an exhaustive bid review process that began last fall. The committee’s final site selections were approved by the association’s board of directors at its annual legislative meeting recently held in Reno, Nevada.
The NJCAA will next turn its attention to soliciting bids from potential hosts for its next round of championships up for contract. Updated information on those events will be forthcoming on the NJCAA website at bids.njcaa.org. For more information on hosting an NJCAA Championship contact Assistant Executive Director Mark Krug (p - 719.590.9788 | e – mkrug@njcaa.org).
FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED
Division I Cross Country – Garden City, KS; Garden City Community College (2018) – Albuquerque, NM; Albuquerque CVB & UNM (2019) – Ft. Dodge, IA; Iowa Central Community College (2020)
Division I Men’s Soccer – Daytona Beach, FL; Daytona State College (2018) – Tyler, TX; Tyler Junior College (2019) – Prescott, AZ; Yavapai College (2020)
Division III Women’s Tennis – Peachtree City, GA; Peachtree City Tennis Center (2018-19-20)
Football Championship Game – Pittsburg, KS; Crawford County Sports & Pittsburg State Univ. (2018-19-20)
WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED
Division I Women’s Basketball – Lubbock, TX; Lubbock Christian Univ. & Lubbock Sports (2019-20-21)
Men’s and Women’s Bowling – Buffalo, NY; Erie Community College (2018-19-20-21)
Wrestling – Council Bluffs, IA; Iowa Western Community College (2019-20-21)
SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED
Division III Baseball – Greeneville, TN; Greene County Partnership Sports Council (2018-19-20)
Division III Men’s Golf – Chautauqua, NY; Jamestown Community College & Chautauqua Golf Club (2018-19-20)
Division I Men’s Tennis – Plano, TX; Collin College (2018) – Tucson, AZ; Reffkin Tennis Center (2019) – Tyler, TX; Tyler Junior College (2020)
Division III Men’s Tennis – Peachtree City, GA; Peachtree City Tennis Center (2018-19-20)
Division I Women’s Tennis – Waco, TX; Greater Waco Sports Commission (2018) – Tyler, TX; Tyler Junior College (2019) – Tucson, AZ; Reffkin Tennis Center (2020)
Division I Softball – St. George, UT; City of St. George (2018-19-20)
Division II Softball – Clinton, MS; City of Clinton (2018-19-20)
Division III Softball – Rochester, MN; Rochester Amateur Sports Commission (2018-19-20)
About the NJCAA Since 1938, the NJCAA has served as the nation’s premier governing body for two-year collegiate athletics, providing athletic and academic opportunities for college students across the globe. The NJCAA is the second-largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 42 states. Each year, nearly 60,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports as the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and eight football bowl games. NJCAA Headquarters has been located in Colorado Springs, Colo., since 1985. For more information please visit njcaa.org or follow on Twitter at @NJCAA.
