Louis will host the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, the National Collegiate Athletic Association said Thursday.
The championship will be held at the Savvis Center, hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission and the University of Missouri-Columbia, March 20-22, 2008, and March 19-21, 2009.
St. Louis hosted the Division I Wrestling Championships in 2000, 2004 and 2005, and set an attendance record in 2000 at 96,944 fans. The 2005 championships were expected to bring in 15,000 visitors and generate $10 million into the local economy. The commission reported about 95,000 attendees for the three-day event.
Tom Bold, previous chair of the NCAA Wrestling Committee who presided over the site selections, said the committee has been impressed with the dedication of the staff from Missouri, the Savvis Center and the St. Louis Sports Commission to the event.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host the 2010 championships at the Qwest Center in Omaha, and Rider University and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference will host the 2011 event at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
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