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New Corporate Members! |
DR Horton Homes, Inc.
-Silver Member-
Welcome Rob Bronson and his team!
New Team Players!
John Jackson
Tim Leung
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Odell Associates, Inc.
is one of the nation's leading planning, architectural and engineering firms...involved in the design of aviation, corporate, education, government, healthcare and sports facilities. Thanks go out to Max Gray and Mike Woolen for Odell's support as a Bronze Level Corporate Member of the Sports Commission. |
Board of Directors
Mike Crum
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Chairman
Sally Ashworth
Visit Lake Norman
Jim Bailey
Red Moon Marketing
Tom DonaldsonMcGuire Woods LLP
Group
Jim Garges
Mecklenburg Co. Park & Rec.
Vicki Hamilton
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Kym Hougham
Quail Hollow
Championship
David Johnston
GYB Entertainment
Stephen Joyner
Johnson C. Smith Athletics
Ron Kimble
City of Charlotte
Jeannie King
Queens University of Charlotte
Tony Leonard
Steve Luquire
Luquire George Andrews
Jim Murphy
Davidson College Athletics
Johnson & Wales University
Chuck Price
Bank of America
Dan Rajkowski
Charlotte Knights
Judy Rose
Charlotte 49ers Athletics
Carl Scheer
Bobcats Sports & Entertainment
Marcus Smith
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Henry Thomas
Carolina Panthers
Frank Yoho
Piedmont Natural Gas | | |
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Congratulations To...
Butler High School...4A State Football Champions and Women's State Basketball Champions
Providence High School...4A Men's State Swimming Champions
Vance High School...4A Men's State Track & Field Champions
North Mecklenburg High School...4A Women's State Soccer Champions
Myers Park High School...Men's State "Club" Lacrosse Champions and 2010 Exemplary School Award
Charlotte 49ers Baseball...A-10 regular season Champions
Darius Law...Charlotte 49ers Men's Indoor Track All-American and A-10 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Amanda Goetschius...Charlotte 49ers Women's Indoor Track All-American and A-10 Athlete of the Year
Corey Nagy...Charlotte 49ers Men's Golf All- American and A-10 Scholar- Athlete of the Year
Hailey Beem...Charlotte 49ers Women's Soccer, A-10 Scholar Athlete of the Year
Whitney Weinraub...Charlotte 49ers Women's Soccer A-10 Offensive Player of the Year
Charlotte Bobcats...first playoff appearance in team's history
Shermaine Williams, Lakeaevia Taylor, Richard Harkness, Leford Green, Andre Collins, Rosemarie Carty, Jamille Callum, Winston Brown, Nikki Boston, Xahnn-Georgia Reid...Johnson C Smith University Track & Field All- Americans
Charlotte Latin Girl's Soccer Team...ranked #1 in the United States (public and independent schools) by NSCAA-Adidas National High School Rankings !
Charlotte Latin School...won their 6th consecutive Wachovia Cup for overall athletic excellence.
Charlotte Country Day School...Boy's Swimming team State Champions
Providence Day School...Girl's Basketball State Champions
Tanya Zeferjahn...Queens University Cross Country/ Track & Field All-American and Conference Carolinas Female Athlete of the Year
Queens University...Women's Tennis, softball and cross country Conference Carolinas Champions; Men's cross country Conference Carolinas Champions
Andrew Barna...Davidson College Third baseman was named to Collegiate Baseball's 2010 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America Team |
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GREETINGS TO ALL OF OUR CHARLOTTE SPORTS COMMISSION MEMBERS & FRIENDS:
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Message From Jeff Beaver, Executive Director
The old saying indicates that "some things never change", and while this is true in many cases, it's not always the case. The Sports Commission has just experienced such a change with the departure of our long-time colleague and friend, Bill McMillan, who has accepted the position of Senior Director of National Sales with Visit Charlotte, the hospitality arm of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. And, while this is a big change for us, it's a great addition for Visit Charlotte and the CRVA...plus, we get to keep Bill close by...just down the street!
Bill's impact on the Charlotte Region while with the Sports Commission has been widely felt because of his impressive work ethic and his willingness to go the extra mile. The good news, of course, is that he's still in Charlotte working to bring events, conventions and meetings to the Queen City. Interestingly enough, that's a lot like what he was helping to do here, so we all will continue to benefit by his move.
I have made a few changes with the Sports Commission staff as a result, and it's important that you are aware of these changes and the folks involved. While I will remain the Executive Director and Mike Mistler will continue his incredible work as our Director of Operations (Mike is the longest tenured employee of the CRSC, having been with us for just over 12 years!), I've asked Chris Clouden to move up from Director of Events to become our Senior Director of Events and Marketing and Chris Raynor to assume the role of our Assistant Director of Events. We are also in the process of interviewing for the position of Assistant Director of Marketing/ Office Manager which Chris Raynor had been holding down for us until his recent promotion.
The good news is that we have not slowed down one bit, and as a matter of fact just might be doing more than ever as the sports scene in Charlotte continues to grow and change. We're working to create and manage an iconic new running event...we're very much in the mix to make the upcoming edition of the ACC Football Championship the best ever...we are helping with the USGA's Women's Amateur Championship which takes place August 9th-15th at Charlotte Country Club...and the beat goes on!
From all of us at the Sports Commission... here's wishing everyone a great Summer!
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The Irish Creek Collegiate Golf Classic
CHARLOTTE REGAINS COLLEGIATE GOLF TITLE
Senior Cory Nagy fired a four-under par 67 and the Charlotte 49ers posted a four-under par round of 280 on the final day to claim the title at the 2010 Irish Creek Collegiate, presented by Cabarrus Economic Development. The annual Sports Commission collegiate tournament was hosted by The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis on April 2-4. Charlotte (-10, 842) defeated runner up Ohio State by 11 strokes and has won the Collegiate title five out of the past six years. Nagy took medalist honors with a three-round total of 207 (-6), one stroke over teammate Olafur Loftsson (-5, 208).
A very special thanks to all our sponsors of the 2010 Irish Creek Collegiate: The Club at Irish Creek, Cabarrus Economic Development, R.T. Dooley, BB & T, Visit Cabarrus, Harris Teeter, Jim 'n Nicks BBQ, Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Consolidated, Greater Golf Express, Bojangles' and Lance.
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NASCAR Hall of Fame
The much awaited Grand Opening of the NASCAR Hall of Fame took place on May 11th at the brand new facility in Charlotte's Center City. Representatives from the City, the State, the families and friends of the inaugural inductees and, of course, NASCAR were all in attendance, joining thousands of racing fans and history buffs to help honor not only the 5 people inducted but also the legacy of one of the world's most popular past times.
Highlighting the festivities were the appearances and remarks from Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, as well as family members of Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Senior and Bill France Jr.
Congratulations to the 2010 Inductees: Bill France, Sr. Richard Petty Bill France, Jr. Dale Earnhardt Junior Johnson |
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2010 Charlotte UltraSwim
The Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center was the site of the 2010 Charlotte UltraSwim which was held May 13th-16th. The success of the 2008 US Olympic Team gave impetus to another super event, not the least of which was the excitement generated by the competitors that included, among others, Olympians Michael Phelps, Rick Berens, Cullen Jones , Amanda Weir and Peter Vanderkaay.
Thanks go out to Jeff Gaeckle and David Marsh of SwimMAC Carolina and all of the folks who made this year's event the best ever. As one of USA Swimming's Grand Prix events, this was one of the best organized, most competitive and most enjoyable meets ever held in the Queen City. Also, Wendy's and Presbyterian Sports Medicine provided the funding for the prizes in the pro events.
This year, the winner of the "Charlotte Sports Commission Men's 1500 Meter Freestyle" was 2008 Olympian Peter Vanderkaay .
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2010 D-II Outdoor Track & Field
National Championships 
This year's meet was hosted by Johnson C. Smith University at the Irwin Belk Track Complex from May 27th - May 29th. Several individual records were established and program-firsts were achieved. Saint Augustine's College defended its men's team title and won for the 11th time overall with 82 points while the Angelo State women (87) earned their first NCAA team championship.
Johnson C. Smith junior Shermaine Williams won a second-straight NCAA championship in the 100-meter hurdles and Leford Green of Johnson C. Smith won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 48.67. He also finished second in the 400 meters. Only Olympic medalist Bershawn Jackson has run faster at an NCAA Division II Championship (48.50). Tanya Zeferjahn of Queens University won the 10,000-meter title (34:46.59) for her second-consecutive national championship in the event. She also finished second in the 5000 meter run.
Congratulations to Johnson C. Smith University for doing an outstanding job hosting this year's championship. |
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5th Annual River Roar  River Roar 2010 was a hot, fantastic, and fun competition that everyone was able to enjoy at the U.S. National Whitewater Center. There were 30 rafts that came out to participate in this year's event. Each team was able to have two runs to try to take the #1 spot. The timed run took place on the Class 4 Competition Channel where Olympic athletes train. This year we had 5 divisions for competition: Colleges/Universities, Corporate, Sports, Law Firms, and Hospitality/Tourism.
The Division winners for each group were: Colleges/Universities: Davidson College
Corporate: Shutterfly
Sports: Charlotte Knights
Law Firms: McGuire Wood
Hospitality/Tourism: Visit Charlotte Boat C.
The 2010 Champion: Shutterfly followed by the Charlotte Knights in 2nd, and Visit Charlotte Boat C in 3rd.
We would like to thank all the participants and sponsors for your participation and support at River Roar. This years sponsors included: Shutterfly, Springs Creative, Confer Flag Co., Johnson C Smith University, Bluegrass Promotion, Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated, Reid's Fine Food, & Bealer Wholesale.
Be on the lookout for this fun filled event next year!
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PowerAde State Games of North Carolina  The Powerade State Games of North Carolina are the largest multi-sport festival in North Carolina and one of the largest State Games programs in the United States. They completed their second successful year here in the Queen City on Monday, June 28. Champions were determined in 29 competitions after 10 days of intense competition in and around Mecklenburg County. More than 13,000 athletes participated in this year's Games and over 2500 people attended the Opening Ceremonies on June 18 at Carowinds.
Special thanks go out to Visit Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation, Johnson C. Smith University, Queens University of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte, Mooresville Convention and Visitors Bureau and Visit Lake Norman for all their support and assistance the last two years. |
Panthers Countdown to
Kickoff Luncheon
 The 9th Annual Carolina Panthers Countdown to Kickoff Luncheon presented by CPI Security Systems takes place at the Charlotte Convention Center on Friday, August 27th at 11:30 AM. The Panthers, the Sports Commission and the Charlotte Touchdown Club have teamed up to make this "welcome back" event for our team one of the most popular gatherings of fans, players and team personnel imaginable. And, in addition, during the first 8 years, over $300,000 have been raised from the proceeds, with all of the funds going to benefit Classroom Central (www.classroomcentral.org)!
Event sponsors include Conder Flag, The Nichols Company, News Talk 1110 WBT-AM and Time Warner Cable. Seating is limited and we're filling up fast, so to reserve your table or individual seats, visit our website at www.charlottesports.org and click on the Kickoff Luncheon icon... or contact us at (704)688-8536.
Come out and join us...meet the players and coaches...enjoy the fabulous meal and other festivities as we all get ready for another exciting Carolina Panthers season! |
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USGA's 2010 Women's
Amateur Championship
 From August 9th to August 15th, Charlotte Country Club, one of the city's oldest private clubs, will be the site of the 110th United States Golf Association Women's Amateur Championship, contested over the pristine, recently restored Donald Ross designed course. The grounds will actually be open starting August 6th for practice rounds, as well.
156 of the world's top female golfers will participate for the coveted Robert Cox Trophy, to be awarded to the winner at the completion of play. The Championship will consist of 36 holes of Stroke Play which will trim the field to 64. The next 5 days will consist of Match Play until the last 2 players square off for the 36 hole final on August 15th.
The public is welcome to come and watch these phenomenal athletes take on one of the toughest challenges ever for this event... and the entire Championship is free! In addition, there will be free shuttles to the grounds from the parking lot at Bojangles Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium.
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Hog Jog 5K
 Get ready to start hoofin' for the 3rd Annual Hog Jog 5K. This year's race will be on Saturday, September 11 at 8am. The first 200 runners to register online will automatically have the opportunity to be a judge in the Bloody Mary and Screwdriver contest. In honor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we will be donating $1 from each registration to the Rotary Club of Charlotte Public Safety Scholarship Fund. This fund was established by the Rotary Club of Charlotte immediately in the wake of the September 11, 2001 tragedy in New York. These scholarships are intended to recognize the service and sacrifices made by our local public safety providers. Registration will begin on Wednesday, July 7 online at www.hogjog.org. This year's race will also be held in conjunction with the Center City Partners Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival which takes place on
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Charlotte Regional Sports Commission
Annual Golf Tournament
 Come join us for a day of superb golf, great food, exciting contests, and fantastic prizes as the Sports Commission hosts its annual Golf Tournament at The Club at Irish Creek in Kannapolis on Monday, September 27.
If you not familiar with the Davis Love III designed Club at Irish Creek, they were voted 9th Best New Construction in the U.S. by Golf Week Magazine, rated #1 Best Re-Design since 2000 in North Carolina by the N.C. Golf Panel, and rated 5th Best Golf Course in the Charlotte Region by the N.C. Golf Panel. They hosted a U.S. Amateur Qualifier in 2008, a 2009 eGolf Professional Tour Event and the 2008 Carolinas-Virginia Junior Team Matches. Earlier this summer, The Club at Irish Creek also hosted the 2010 PGA Tour - 1st Stage Qualifying School and the 2010 Toshiba North Carolina Open. For more information on The Club at Irish Creek, visit their website at www.playatirishcreek.com/golf.htm.
Foursomes are available at $1,000 per team, which includes lunch, player gifts, green fees, carts, on-course beverages, and a post-tournament reception. Hole sponsorships are also available at $500. For more information or to purchase a foursome/sponsorship, please contact Jeff Beaver at 704-688-8536 or jbeaver@charlottesports.org. See you there! |
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The Dr. Pepper ACC Football Championship is coming to Charlotte in 2010 & 2011!
Individual tickets for the 2010 ACC Football Championship are on sale now! Be sure to get your tickets while they last. Also, if you want to help youth football in the area you can purchase 40 upper level tickets to be donated to youth football teams! Visit the website for more details! |
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