News Release
NCAA® 2009 National Collegiate Bowling Championship hosted by UDM
University of Detroit Mercy and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission (DMSC) are hosting the NCAA® 2009 National Collegiate Bowling Championship on April 9-11, 2009, at Super Bowl in Canton, Mich. The event will feature a double-elimination format featuring the top eight teams from 49 NCAA institutions that host bowling as a varsity sport.
For almost two years, University of Detroit Mercy, The Detroit Metro Sports Commission, Community Bowling Centers and Super Bowl (Canton) have worked in developing plans for this prestigious 2009 NCAA Bowling Championship,” said Dave Beachnau, DMSC executive director.
In partnership with the NCAA, our local committee has created a tremendous host effort for the tournament that will culminate with a show-stopping setting for the event finals that will be seen by a national television audience on ESPN2 and ESPNU at 8 p.m. EST on Saturday, April 11.
Tickets for Thursday/Friday are daily $7 for students, $10 for adults, and $15 for all sessions for students and $25 for adults. Tickets to the Saturday finals are $8 students and $13 adults. All tickets are available by calling 734-459-6070.
About the NCAA®
The NCAA® is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.ncaa.org and www.ncaa.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions—AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac—and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners—Enterprise, The Hartford, Hershey’s, Lowe’s, Sheraton and State Farm.
About UDM
The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan’s largest private Catholic University, with approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit. UDM is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and the largest of 17 Mercy institutions of higher education in the United States.
About the DMSC
The Detroit Metro Sports Commission is a subsidiary of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau that was formed in 2001 to bring regional, national and international amateur sporting events to metro Detroit. www.detroitsports.org
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Release date: April 07, 2009
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