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Join our Team for the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships!

Posted February 22nd, 2010 by Andy Hughes

The Omaha Sports Commission is currently recruiting volunteers for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships that will be held March 18-20 at the Qwest Center Omaha. The event will be hosted by the Omaha Sports Commission and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Tickets Available for 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Posted January 28th, 2010 by Amy Hornocker

The University of Nebraska and the Omaha Sports Commission have announced that a limited number of all-session tickets for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will go on sale Monday, February 1 at 10 a.m. Central time. The championships are being held March 18-20 at Qwest Center Omaha.

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Sports Commission changes focus, eyes amateur events

Posted January 15th, 2010 by Amy Hornocker

Would a city that appreciates volleyball and has supported two NCAA final fours come out for a World Grand Prix event?
What would a city that annually hosts the College World Series think about another major event if USA Baseball wanted to visit?
Those are only hypothetical’s, but represent some of the future possibilities as the Omaha Sports Commission starts 2010 with a different approach of attracting sporting events from local to international levels.
Omaha Sports Commission President Harold Cliff calls it natural evolution for the nonprofit organization created in 2003 to attract and host amateur sporting events.

“We’ve changed the focus, I think, fairly significantly from previous OSC activity,” Cliff said.

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Omaha Sports Commission Featured in B2B Omaha

Posted January 15th, 2010 by Amy Hornocker

The Omaha Sports Commission is featured in the Winter 2010 edition of B2B Magazine.

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Omaha Announces City’s Inaugural USAT Certified Triathlon

Posted January 11th, 2010 by Amy Hornocker

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. Starting today, athletes can register to compete at www.omahatriathlon.com.

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U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Will Return to Omaha in 2012

Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Amy Hornocker

Officials from USA Swimming and the Omaha Sports Commission announced today that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to Omaha, Neb., in 2012. The competition will take place from June 25 to July 2 in a temporary indoor pool at Qwest Center Omaha.