Ben Handfelt Named Vice-President of Marketing for Catch Des Moines
Catch Des Moines (Iowa) has hired Ben Handfelt as the vice-president of marketing, leading all aspects of public relations, advertising, content…
Continue ReadingDes Moines Awarded 2018–2019 NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Invitational
Des Moines to Host 2017 Solheim Cup
For the first time in 13 years, the LPGA tournament schedule will begin in January next season. The LPGA has announced that the second-annual Pure…
Continue ReadingU.S. Women’s National Junior Olympic Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics has announced that the 2015 U.S. Women’s National Junior Olympic Championships will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, May 15–16…
Continue ReadingIronman Unveils Summer 2024 Ironman 70.3 Calendar
Ironman has unveiled its summer 2024 Ironman 70.3 triathlon race calendar for Europe, the United States and Canada as several events have already opened for general registration. The summer season kicks off June 8, 2024, with the Ironman 70.3 Boulder in Colorado at the foot of the Flatiron mountains. There are three Ironman 70.3 races […]
Continue ReadingSusan Hlavacek Named President and CEO of National Senior Games Association
The board of directors at the National Senior Games Association, Inc. has named Susan Hlavacek as president and chief executive officer. Hlavacek has served as the NSGA’s interim president and chief executive officer since October 2022 and previously held the role of chief operating officer. She is the first woman to lead the organization in […]
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic to Play at U.S. Open After COVID-19 Policy Change
Editor’s Note: The pandemic that started in early 2020 upended the world order and sports was not exempt; in fact, when the NBA announced that it was pausing its season in the wake of Rudy Gobert’s positive test for COVID-19, our staff was gathered for dinner at an industry event in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From […]
Continue ReadingField Announced for Inaugural 100m National Collegiate Wheelchair Championships
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the NCAA and Drake University have announced the field of competitors for the inaugural 100m national collegiate wheelchair championships. The event is slated for April 29 as part of the 2023 Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and is one of several initiatives of the USOPC/NCAA Para-College Inclusion […]
Continue ReadingUSOPC and NCAA Create Para-College Inclusion Project
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and NCAA Office of Inclusion have announced the activation of three adaptive sport initiatives within the collegiate landscape to be implemented across the Women’s Final Four, Drake Relays and ITA Fall National Championships. The USOPC/NCAA Para-College Inclusion Project launched in 2022 to engage schools with adaptive sports while […]
Continue ReadingA Review and Preview of the Year in Sports-Related Travel
This past year has been an eventful and historic one at SportsTravel as we celebrated the magazine’s 25th anniversary since its first issue. During the past year, we promoted longtime senior editor Matt Traub to the position of managing editor and hired Justin Shaw, another sports journalism veteran as our new associate editor. In this […]
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