MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will continue its long-running and
successful run of hosting state championships for select high school sports at
its facilities following this week’s decision by the TSSAA.
The Tennessee Secondary
School Athletic Association’s Board of Control voted Thursday at its meeting in
Hermitage, Tennessee, to extend the contract with the Rutherford County Chamber
of Commerce to host Spring Fling through the next classification cycle
(2017-2021).
Spring Fling is the
series of championship competitions featuring the TSSAA five spring sports:
track and field; baseball; boys’ soccer; softball; and tennis. MTSU partners
with the chamber to host the track and field events at the Dean A. Hayes Track
& Soccer Stadium while also serving as the site for the baseball
championships at Reese-Smith Field.
The TSSAA Board also voted
to extend the contract with the Rutherford Chamber to host the Division I Boys’
and Girls’ State Basketball Championships through the next classification cycle
(2017-2021). The tournaments are held each March inside MTSU’s Murphy Center.
“We are proud to host
these championship events at Middle Tennessee,” said MTSU Director of Athletics
Chris Massaro. “It’s one of the most important events in these young students’
lives and we are thrilled to help provide that experience. Anytime we can bring
high school students to our campus, it benefits the entire university and our
community.”
The chamber has estimated
Spring Fling brings in about $3.5 million in tourism to the local economy as it
draws thousands of visitors from throughout the region each year.
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