POSTED: Tuesday August 25th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SportsTravel Magazine Announces Nominees for 2009 SportsTravel Awards

Winners announced at TEAMS 2009 Conference & Expo, October 13-17, 2009, New Orleans

LOS ANGELES, CA  – SportsTravel magazine has announced the list of sporting events that have been nominated for the 2009 SportsTravel Awards. Events are nominated by readers of SportsTravel, the sports world’s event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting include superior organization of and attendance at the event, a superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event, and how the site or venue served to enhance the event. To be eligible, nominated events had to occur between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009.

Final balloting is open through September 14, 2009. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS 2009 Conference & Expo, October 13-17, 2009, in New Orleans.

“The events that have been nominated are prime examples of excellence in the organization and management of sporting events,” said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. “SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports-event industry and they really know what it takes to execute high-quality athletic events,” said Schneider. “The SportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity to honor event organizers for a job well done.”

Official ballots are available in the August and September issues of SportsTravel magazine. Readers may also vote online at SportsTravelMagazine.com. The ballot includes nominees in amateur, collegiate and professional categories. Awards in those three categories will be given for best single-sport event, best multi-sport or multi-discipline event, and best sports event series or circuit. Voters will also select the best new sports event of the past year and an overall Sports Event of the Year from among the nominated events.

The TEAMS 2009 Conference and Expo is the world’s largest annual gathering for the sports-event and sports-related travel industry. For further information or to register, visit TEAMSconference.com.

TEAMS and SportsTravel are owned by Schneider Publishing, the Los Angeles-based company that also publishes Association News magazine. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing generate 106 million room nights annually. For further information, please call toll-free (877) 577-3700.

Following are the 2009 SportsTravel Award nominees:

Best Collegiate Single-Sport Event
2008 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship Game, Collegeville, PA
2008 NJCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Game, Council Bluffs, IA
2008 Texas vs. Oklahoma football game, Dallas, TX
2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Game, Washington, D.C.
2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship Game, Foxborough, MA
2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl (Utah vs. Alabama), New Orleans, LA

Best Collegiate Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2009 Collegiate National Finals Rodeo, Casper, WY
2009 Drake Relays, Des Moines, IA
2009 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Johnson City, TN
2009 NCAA Division II Winter National Championships Festival, Houston, TX
2009 NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, Buffalo, NY
2009 STIHL TimberSports Collegiate Challenge, Columbus, GA

Best Collegiate Sports Event Series or Circuit
2008 EA Sports Maui Invitational, Maui, HI
2008 Slingbox ACIS Flag Football Championship, New Orleans, LA
2009 Big East/Big Ten Baseball Challenge, St. Petersburg, FL
2009 NCAA Men’s College World Series, Omaha, NE
2009 NCAA Men’s Final Four, Detroit, MI
2009 NCAA Women’s College World Series, Oklahoma City, OK

Best Professional Single-Sport Event
2008 MLB All-Star Game, New York, NY
2008 Ryder Cup, Louisville, KY
2008 Wimbledon Men’s Championship Match (Federer v. Nadal), London
2009 Masters, Augusta, GA
2009 NHL Winter Classic (Chicago v. Detroit), Chicago, IL
Super Bowl XLIII (Pittsburgh v. Arizona), Tampa, FL

Best Professional Multi-Sport or Multi-Discipline Event
2008 ASA Entertainment S3 Supergirl Jam, Huntington Beach, CA
2008 Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta
2008 Dew Tour/Toyota Challenge Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT
2008 ESPN Summer X Games, Los Angeles & Carson, CA
2009 ESPN Winter X Games, Aspen, CO
2009 World Series of Poker, Las Vegas, NV

Best Professional Sports Event Series or Circuit
2009 Bassmaster Elite Series, Various
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup, Various
2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit, MI, and Pittsburgh, PA
2009 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series, Various
2009 Red Bull Air Race Series, Various
2009 World Baseball Classic, Various

Best New Sports Event
2008 National Youth Baseball Championships, Memphis, TN
2008 The Showdown (high school football), Irving, TX
2009 Big East/Big Ten Baseball Challenge, St. Petersburg, FL
2009 Omaha National Martial Arts Championship, Omaha, NE
2009 USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour, Various
2009 Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens, Dubai, UAE

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TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports is the annual conference and trade show for the global sports-event and travel industries. Established in 1998, TEAMS is the world’s largest gathering of sports-event organizers. The TEAMS Conference & Expo has earned five “Fastest 50” Awards from Tradeshow Week magazine, designating TEAMS as one of the 50 fastest-growing trade shows in North America. TEAMS 2009 will be held October 13-17, 2009, in New Orleans. For more information, visit TEAMSconference.com.

SportsTravel is the sports world’s event magazine. Founded in 1997, SportsTravel was the first magazine to identify and serve the sports-related travel and event industry. Published 10 times a year, SportsTravel is the authoritative source of information for those responsible for deciding where sporting events are held and travel planning for sports-related groups. The readers of SportsTravel generate 47 million hotel room nights annually. For more information, visit the magazine’s website at SportsTravelMagazine.com.

 

SportsTravel and TEAMS are registered trademarks of Los Angeles-based Schneider Publishing Company, Inc. For further information on advertising or sponsorship opportunities, please call toll-free (877) 577-3700 or +1 (310) 577-3700 if calling from outside the U.S.A.

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