SCAC to host 2013 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships

(Portions of this story were taken from the Woodlands Online website)

SHENANDOAH, Texas – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, along with the Shenandoah Convention & Visitors Bureau, have been announced as hosts for the 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships which will be held at the Conroe Independent School District Natatorium.

The championships will be held March 20-23, 2013.

This will be the second NCAA Division III championship that the SCAC has helped host. In 2007, the SCAC served as host of the 2007 Men's and Women's Soccer Championships at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

"The SCAC office is proud to lend its support to the 2013 Division III Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships," said SCAC commissioner Dwayne Hanberry.

The conference is holding its men's and womnen's championship meets at the same facility in February 2011.

Linda Woods, director for the Shenandoah CVB, said, “The new natatorium, built by the Conroe Independent School District in our city, is one of the most modern in the state and ranked among the finest such facilities in the nation. We are naturally proud and excited to showcase the natatorium to so many others around the nation.”

The event is expected to draw around 800 student athletes and athletic staff for 5-7 days. The Shenandoah CVB estimates that the championships could bring a $1.2 million boost to the local economy.

“To say that Shenandoah is excited would be a giant understatement,” Woods said.

Anthony Holman, NCAA Assistant Directory of Championships, said, “This is an amazing facility and we look forward to hosting the championships here.”

Practice days will be held March 18-19 with competitions being held March 20-23. The championships will be webcast and CBS sports will be on hand to film for national TV coverage.

For additional information please visit the the NCAA’s Web site.