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Des Moines to Host NAIA National Championship
2/26/2018DES MOINES, IOWA — Des Moines will play host to the National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championship this
weekend. The Championship will focus on keeping the five core values of the
organization at the heart of the athlete experience: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. This event is expected to generate more than $1.6 million in economic impact for Greater Des Moines.
WHAT: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling
National Championship allows top wrestlers from all over the country to compete for the title. Catch Des Moines is the host of the event, partnered with Grand View University as host institution. NAIA, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics.
PRICE: Adult All Sessions: $45; Student All Sessions: $30; Adult Single
Session: $16; Student Single Session: $12; Ages 3 and under are free. For tickets and more details regarding the event, visit
catchdesmoines.com/2018-naia-wrestling-championship.
WHERE: Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
WHEN: March 2-3, 2018. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
WHO: 240 wrestlers and more than 3,000 spectators from across the country.
of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championship this
weekend. The Championship will focus on keeping the five core values of the
organization at the heart of the athlete experience: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. This event is expected to generate more than $1.6 million in economic impact for Greater Des Moines.
WHAT: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling
National Championship allows top wrestlers from all over the country to compete for the title. Catch Des Moines is the host of the event, partnered with Grand View University as host institution. NAIA, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, is a governing body of small athletics programs that are dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics.
PRICE: Adult All Sessions: $45; Student All Sessions: $30; Adult Single
Session: $16; Student Single Session: $12; Ages 3 and under are free. For tickets and more details regarding the event, visit
catchdesmoines.com/2018-naia-wrestling-championship.
WHERE: Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
WHEN: March 2-3, 2018. Sessions begin at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
WHO: 240 wrestlers and more than 3,000 spectators from across the country.
