The Sioux City Sports Authority and Events and Facilities Board are pleased to announce that the Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation will be the title sponsor for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Volleyball Championship this December. The event will be held December 1-5 at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena.
"The Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation, CNOS, and the Siouxland Surgery Center are proud to be partners with the NAIA and Sioux City for the 2009 NAIA National Volleyball Championship," said Mike Hurlburt, CEO of CNOS. "We recognize the value and success that the NAIA has had here in Sioux City with basketball and we feel volleyball can enjoy the same success." Hurlburt added, "We see the benefit for the community and the athletes, this event fits the mission of Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation, CNOS, and the Siouxland Surgery Center very well. We are proud to be supporting sponsors and partners with the NAIA and this National Championship event in Sioux City."
Sioux City will welcome 24 teams for a pool play to quarterfinal single elimination bracket championship tournament. The NAIA Volleyball Championship Presented by the Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation will have 12 opening round matches across the country with the winners advancing to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa.
Sioux City has extended the contract with the NAIA to host the Volleyball Championship through 2012. Sioux City will host the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Championship for a 13th time March 10-16, 2010.
*Pictured are (L-R): Corey Westra, NAIA Volleyball Tournament Co-Director; Kevin Negaard, Director of the Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation; Teresa Magnussen, NAIA Volleyball Tournament Co-Director; and Aran Rush, Executive Director - Sioux City Events Facilities Bureau
