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Leon County is slated to host the 2022 Nationwide Junior Faculty Athletic Affiliation (NJCAA) Division I and Division II Cross-Country Championships. The occasion might be held at the Apalachee Regional Park.
In accordance to a press launch, the championships had been final held in Leon County in 1973 at the Florida State College Seminole Golf Course. The 2022 championships are anticipated to draw 1,000 athletes and coaches to Leon County and lead to a $1.5 million financial influence.
Tallahassee Neighborhood Faculty would be the host college for the occasion. Rob Chaney, Director of Athletics at TCC mentioned bringing the championships to again to Tallahassee has lengthy been a purpose of TCC, the Leon County Division of Tourism, and the Tallahassee working group.
“Will probably be thrilling to watch this occasion come collectively over the following couple of years, and I’m simply as anxious to see it elevate the profile of cross nation at Tallahassee Neighborhood Faculty,” Chaney mentioned.
Apalachee Regional Park sits on over 100 acres and has the capability to host 1000’s of individuals. The park has held cross-country occasions for a number of organizations, together with the Nationwide Faculty Athletic Affiliation, the Florida Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation, United States Monitor and Subject, and the Atlantic Coast Convention, in accordance to the press launch. The 2021 NCAA Cross-Country Nationwide Championships may even be hosted there.
“With current investments at Apalachee Regional Park, our facility continues to be in excessive demand amongst nationwide athletic associations,” mentioned Leon County Fee Chairman Bryan Desloge. “We glance ahead to a hopeful future previous the COVID-19 pandemic after we can welcome followers, coaches, and student-athletes to expertise probably the most memorable championship of their lives.”
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