March 5, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 43rd Annual Men's and 28th Annual Women's NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships are right around the corner and last from March 6-8 in Johnson City.

It will be the eighth straight year that the Johnson City Convention and Visitor's Bureau will play host at the Mini Dome inside the Memorial Center. The championship will include nearly 1,000 student-athletes from 105 schools across the U.S. and Canada competing in 42 different events contested in three days.

"We are back in Johnson City for the eighth consecutive year because of the tremendous efforts by the Chamber of Commerce and the championship team they have assembled with partners like Milligan College, Eastern Tennessee State University, the Carnegie Hotel and local businesses like Sun Trust and McDonalds," said Ruth Stein, Manager of Championship Sports. "Hosting a national championship is a huge undertaking, and this Johnson City team goes the extra mile to make NAIA Indoor Track and Field truly a first-class event."