2023 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Southeast Cross-Country Regionals To Be Held in Spartanburg
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:55 am
The NCAA recently named Spartanburg as the destination for the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country Regional Championship, the first post-season NCAA event to come to Spartanburg since USC Upstate entered Division I.
USC Upstate will host the event in partnership with OneSpartanburg, Inc. at the Roger Milliken Center on Friday, Nov. 10.
“We are thrilled to partner with OneSpartanburg, Inc. to bring this prestigious event to Spartanburg,” said USC Upstate Director of Athletics Daniel Feig. “I want to thank the team involved in securing this bid for their hard work throughout the process. I personally look forward to seeing our cross-country community come together ahead of the event.”
USC Upstate joins major Division I schools including Arkansas, Florida, and Oklahoma State as host sites for the 2023 NCAA Cross-Country Regionals. In 2021, Spartanburg hosted its first regional championships, the NCAA Division II & Division III Cross-Country Regionals at Milliken.
OneSpartanburg, Inc. Director of Sports Tourism Development Kristyn Smith estimates the event will bring more than 500 athletes to Spartanburg County, in addition to coaches, team staff, and athletes’ families.
“After hosting Division II and Division III events, Spartanburg is eager to host an NCAA Division I event, and to showcase the hotels, restaurants, outdoor amenities and more that can be found in Spartanburg County to the athletes, coaches, families, and guests that will make their way to our county,” Smith said.
“The Roger Milliken Center is a great course, and we’re happy that a new group of great athletes will experience it next November,” said USC Upstate Head Cross-Country Coach Carson Blackwelder, an instrumental player in securing the bid.
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About OneSpartanburg, Inc: Our mission is to build a vibrant Spartanburg through business, economic and tourism development. Our collaborative organization was formed by merging the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Spartanburg Economic Futures Group in order to maximize our community's investment.
About USC Upstate: The University of South Carolina Upstate is a regional comprehensive university offering more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business administration, nursing, and education. Located along the I-85 corridor in Spartanburg between Greenville and Charlotte, USC Upstate is ranked by U.S. News & World Report at No. 1 among Top Public Schools in the South. It serves as a major talent producer for the region, with more than 6,000 students, approximately 1,300 new graduates a year, and nearly 30,000 alumni, many of whom live and work in the state. The USC Upstate Spartans compete in 15 NCAA Division 1 sports as a member of the Big South Conference. For more information, visit www.uscupstate.edu.