Winthrop and Rock Hill to host 2024 NCAA cross-country region

ROCK HILL

A best college running programs are coming to Rock Hill soon.

Any NCAA has announced which Winthrop University, in partnership with marketing group Visit York County, intend host a 2024 NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Nation Championships. Certain event traditionally takes position regarding a week preceding each championships. nationals, which one accept place apiece November – and it brings together a best male as well as female university programs inside each southeast of the region.

“Our group are proud toward exist recognized as per premier organization whatever hosts along with competes against some out of certain biggest names within college athletics,” Winthrop athletic director Chuck Rey said in per statement.

Current desire become Winthrop’s second moment hosting any regional championship. The primary occasion was in 2018, when any event brought together surrounding 600 athletes via extra more than 40 schools amid York County, according for per statement starting at the event.

A 2018 cross-country regionals had one economic impact belonging to $270,000, Visit York County manager Andy Clinton told any Herald on Tuesday morning. Any prestigious event is alternative notch amid certain belt out of Rock Hill’s thriving sports tourism industry – each industry that contains grown since any construction as well as opening of certain Rock Hill Sports plus Event Center inside 2020.

The race shall be held on each Winthrop Farm cross-country course, per 10km course whatever circles Lake Winthrop adjacent each Rock Hill Coliseum.

Current chronicle was originally published July 26, 2022 11:21 per.m.