Archive for the ‘Calendar Event’ Category

ConAgra Foods “Rosen Blast” — USA Baseball Collegiate National Team vs. Japanese Collegiate All-Stars

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

USA Baseball and the Omaha Sports Commission announced today that the 2010 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars will play in a one-game, international friendship competition in Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium on July 21, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. CT.

The game will feature the best collegiate players from two of the top baseball-playing nations in the world, bringing some of sport’s brightest young stars to the long-recognized home of college baseball in the United States.  Alumni of the U.S. Collegiate National Team since 2000 include MLB All-Stars Ryan Howard, Dustin Pedroia and Mark Teixeira, as well as up-and-coming stars like David Price, Stephen Strasburg and Matt Weiters.

2010 Omaha Triathlon

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

On August 1, 2010 Omaha will host its first annual USA Triathlon (USAT) certified competition throughout the downtown area. The Olympic length triathlon will include a 1.5-km swim, a 40-km bike ride and a 10-km run. The Omaha Triathlon is expected to be the first major USAT triathlon in Nebraska and could host more than 1,000 athletes of all abilities from around the country.  The event will also include relay team and Aquabike competition options. A festival finish for athletes and spectators will feature live music from local artists and bands, and food and refreshments.

2012 US Olympic Team Trials – Swimming

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to Omaha, NE in 2012. The competition will take place June 25 through July 2 in a temporary indoor pool at the Qwest Center Omaha. Omaha was selected as the host of the 2012 Trials based upon the overwhelming success of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming.