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Competition Will Attract 1,000 Youth Cyclists to Louisville Each Year

Louisville, Ky., – October 16, 2015 – USA Cycling announced today that it has selected Louisville to host the 2016 and 2017 Amateur Road National Championships for men’s and women’s 9-23 divisions as well as the men’s Open Category 1 division.

The competition is comprised of a time trial, road race and criterium that will be held over four days at three different locations spanning late June and early July. In 2016, the time trial will be held June 30 in Taylorsville; the road race will be held July 1-2 at Cherokee Park; and the criterium will be held July 3 at Norton Commons. Approximately 1,000 athletes are expected to participate in the Road Nationals in 2016.

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UofL and Louisville Sports Commission to Host Collegiate Event at Sawyer State Park

October 14, 2015 – Louisville, Ky. – The University of Louisville and the Louisville Sports Commission will host 1,600 collegiate runners from 95 schools across the US at the NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals Cross Country (Pre-Nats) meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. The meet is a preview of the upcoming NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country National Championships that will be held in Louisville on Nov. 21. The Pre-Nats provide an opportunity for highly ranked squads hoping to compete for the top-four podium honors at the national championships in November to become familiar with the course at Sawyer State Park. The Pre-Nats also will feature a number of individuals hoping to earn All-America honors in 2015.

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October 13, 2015 – Louisville, Ky. – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) today announced the elevation of Karl Schmitt to president and CEO from his previous position as executive director. Schmitt took over as the LSC’s interim executive director in July 2009 and was named to that position on a permanent basis in January 2010. The executive committee of LSC’s Board of Directors made the announcement.

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Louisville, KY – October 3, 2015 – With nearly 1,400 registered participants, the Norton Sports Health Great Pumpkin 10K went off this morning under cool and cloudy conditions. The Great Pumpkin 10K was held in The Parklands of Floyds Fork; it is the second race in the Louisville Sports Commission’s three-race Fall Runathon Series.

Patrick Hynes of Louisville, Ky., won the men’s division in a time of 34:21.11, ahead of second-place finisher David Grieshaber of Louisville, Ky., who clocked a time 35:10.45.  Katie Casto Hynes, of Louisville, Ky., won the women’s division in 39:35.16, just moments before Andrea Doogs of Louisville, Ky., who finished in 39:44.73. Patrick and Katie Hynes were also the overall men’s and women’s finishers in the 2015 Louisville pure tap®, the first race in the Louisville Sports Commission’s Fall Runathon Series.

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Numerous Top 20 Teams and Individuals to Compete at One of Premiere Courses in US

Louisville, KY – September 30, 2015 – The Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) will host 118 college and university teams from 23 states and Canada in the 14^th Annual Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic (GLCCC), presented by Primal Sport Mud, on October 3, 2015, at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. The GLCCC will bring together many of the nation’s top college cross country programs as more than 2,700 athletes will compete at one of the largest college meet contested in the US in 2015. The field will include 28 men’s teams and 30 women’s teams from NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III, and NAIA that are ranked in the national collegiate cross country polls. The field also includes eight NCAA Division I programs that have won team national championships, most recently the Wisconsin Badger’s men’s team in 2011.

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