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Press Releases - 2022

USA Gymnastics Winter Cup, Nastia Liukin Cup and Elite Team Cup headed to Louisville in 2023

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 13, 2022) – USA Gymnastics’ annual Winter Cup, along with the accompanying Nastia Liukin Cup and Elite Team Cup, will be held February 24-26 at Louisville’s Freedom Hall located within the Kentucky Exposition Center. The field in 2023 will once again feature men’s and women’s junior and senior gymnasts, including past Olympians, World medalists and Olympic hopefuls. “Winter Cup is the first opportunity of the season for

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Place Kicker Matt Ruffalo Earns 12th Annual Howard Schnellenberger MVP Award

Award Given to MVP on Winning Team in Annual UofL vs UK Kentucky Governor’s Cup Louisville, Ky. – Nov. 26, 2022 – Kentucky senior placekicker Matt Ruffalo was perfect on the night, kicking two extra points and a career-high four fields goals, including what proved to be the game-winner, to earn the 2022 Howard Schnellenberger MVP Award in UK’s 26-13 win over Louisville at Kroger Field in Lexington. Ruffalo was

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Sports Travel Industry Veteran David Patrone Joins Louisville Sports Commission

Louisville, Ky. – Nov. 17. 2022 – Long-time sports travel sales executive David Patrone will join the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) on Jan. 1, 2023, as its director of sports development. Patrone has more than 25 years of experience in the sports travel industry and is a Certified Sports Event Executive, a designation awarded by Sports ETA, the sports tourism industry’s national association. The announcement was made today by the

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More Than 2,400 Athletes Compete in 21st Annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic

Furman Dominates the Women’s Feature Race; WVU’s Ceili McCabe Breaks Her Own Course Record NCAA Division II Powerhouse Grand Valley State Wins Men’s Feature Race Louisville, Ky. – Oct. 1, 2022 – West Virginia phenom Ceili McCabe broke her own course record winning the women’s featured Gold race at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic, the nation’s largest college cross country meet held today at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State

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Winners Announced for Norton Sports Health 8K

Louisville, Ky. – Oct. 1, 2022 – With more than 300 registered participants, the Norton Sports Health 8K went off this morning under cool, mostly sunny conditions. The race was held in The Parklands of Floyds Fork. Aaron Osborne of Bowling Green, Ky., won the men’s division in a time of 26:57.82, ahead of second-place finisher Seth Snider-Hayes of Louisville, Ky., who clocked a time 28:59.09. Carrie Jewkes of Louisville,

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2,400 College Runners to Compete in Live in Lou Cross Country Classic at Sawyer State Park

Event on Track to be the Largest College Cross Country Meet in the Country in 2022 Wrap Around Event Features Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and High School Races Louisville, Ky. – Sept. 26, 2022 – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) will host 140 colleges and universities from 24 states at the 21st Annual Live in Lou Cross Country Classic on Sat., Oct. 1 at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park (Sawyer). The

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