Spartanburg hopes to become a hub for NCAA events

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NOLAN BLAIR EXPLAINS. >> WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF COMMUNICATING WITH NCAA FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. AND ACTIVELY RECRUITING. REPORTER: SPARTANBURG CHAMBER’S KRISTYN HAWKINS GROUNDWORK IS STARTING TO BEAR FRUIT. IN 2021, MILIKEN’S CAMPUS WILL BE BUSY WITH RUNNERS. >> FINALLY LANDED THE NCAA DIVISION II AS WELL AS DIVISION III CROSS COUNTRY MENS AND WOMEN’S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. REPORTER: THEY SAY THEY SUBMITTED BIDS FOR 33 FUTURE NCAA EVENTS TO BE HELD IN THIS COMMUNITY. >> SINCE DIVISION TWO AND THREE CROSS-COUNTRY REGIONAL TRAM — CHAMPIONSHIPS. REPORTER: BIDS ARE ALSO IN TO HOST WOMEN’S LACROSSE AND FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LIMESTONE COLLEGE. WITH SPARTANBURG BEING THE HOST CITY. >> GREATLY IMPACT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. IT WILL BENEFIT THE HOTELS AS WELL AS THE RESTAURANTS. REPORTER: GOOD WORDS TO HEAR FOR THE SPARTANBURG MARRIOT. ESPECIALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. >> DURING THE EMERGENCY LOCKDOWN, WE WERE DOWN TO A FEW ROOMS IN THE HOTEL. REPORTER: BUT WHEN THE NCAA COMES TO TOWN. >> IT WILL FILL THE HOTEL. REPORTER: HAWKINS SAYS THIS WILL BE THE FIRST NCAA EVENT OF THIS KIND IN SPARTANBURG SINCE 1995 >> WE ARE THRILLED. REPO

With recent drops in revenue amid the pandemic, businesses in Spartanburg are hoping the city wins some of its bids to host future NCAA events.

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