Missouri State and Springfield are not just hoping to give NCAA student-athletes, coaches and fans another site; we are hoping to provide a new experience.  Our energetic organizing committee seeks to reward the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes and coaches as well as our sports passionate fans with not only a great competition venue; but also a great city, comfortable travel, an enjoyable stay, easy accessibility to sites and services and great entertainment.

Springfield is ideally situated for national competition as it is near the geographic center of the lower 48 states.  Springfield, which was named by Sports Illustrated as Missouri’s top sports town, is the state’s third-largest city.  With a population within the city limits of 198,000 and a Metropolitan Statistical Area population including over 398,000 the city has the resources to host major events.  Springfield is a one-of-a-kind city for meetings, conventions and recreation.  Nearly 50 percent of the U.S. population lives within a 500-mile radius of Springfield.  Offering over 6,000 hotel rooms as well as ample convention space, Springfield has consistently been ranked by the "Corporate Travel Index" as one of the least expensive convention cities in the nation.  Easy access via major highways, interstates and the recently-expanded Springfield-Branson National Airport allows Springfield to be a prime special event destination.  In one of the country's most scenic regions, Springfield and the Ozarks offer fabulous entertainment, great attractions and wonderful shopping.

Questions:  If you have any questions please contact Greg Hipp at 417-836-4498 or greghipp@missouristate.edu.