Where are the US Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2014???

I think they are supposed to be at Des Moines again this in 2014.

Des Moines did a fine job hosting. No one is going to go to a track meet no matter where you put it, so might as well be somewhere that does a good job for the athletes.

It hasn't been decided yet. USATF has intimated that it won't be in Eugene or Indy or Des Moines, which seems to leave Sacramento as the front runner.

Hanover, NH.

why not put it at Penn U? it's probably the 2nd most popular track place next to Eugene and it's north east major city I feel it would sell out very well. and the weather in late june won't be the greatest but could be better then the mid west

Hawaii

Montesquieu wrote:

It hasn't been decided yet. USATF has intimated that it won't be in Eugene or Indy or Des Moines, which seems to leave Sacramento as the front runner.

Sacramento isn't bidding as far as I know. I live here. i'd be thrilled to host it though, and we definitely are capable of filling the stadium if it isnt 100 F or hotter.

kinvara wrote:

why not put it at Penn U? it's probably the 2nd most popular track place next to Eugene and it's north east major city I feel it would sell out very well. and the weather in late june won't be the greatest but could be better then the mid west

yep i was just coming here to suggest franklin field. they've already proved they can hold a great meet, plus it'd be a huge draw for fans from all over.

kinvara wrote:

why not put it at Penn U? it's probably the 2nd most popular track place next to Eugene and it's north east major city I feel it would sell out very well. and the weather in late june won't be the greatest but could be better then the mid west

UPenn only has 6 lanes of 400 meters in length. The inside lanes are actually shorter than 400, hence why those runners start behind the common start/finish line. I'm sure this throws a hiccup into the mix for Philly being a host city. I think it'd be neat to see in Philly though.

Expect Sacamento to get the meet. Heard it from a USATF official

So if Sacto no longer has a committee, an Org, or a dollar in the bank, exactly how is that going to happen?

Maybe they don't even need to have it with no team to qualify for.

Eugene is doing World Juniors.

I agree, to a degree, with all the critiques of Eugene.

But it is a much better solution to have it there permanently than it is to have weather fiascos, and empty stands fiascos etc.

And don't use last years weather as an excuse, it was both an aberration and, as it turned out, nice prep for rainy London.

A better solution would be to not hold USA's at all in years where there is no meaning to it.

The sites are not the problem.

The lack of popularity is the problem.

And like the College World Series, a regular, reliable host city may be the best solution.

And Sacto is a horrible location. Too hot, smoggy, almost as little "there" there as Eugene.

Stanford would be great, but the stands are too small.

Maybe CAL.

Mt. Sac? All the sprinters families and fans leave before the distance events to make the drive back into town.

It's crazy, there is no good solution.

Eugene is the closet thing to a positive solution...at least the stands are full and the athletes appreciate it.

The Jamaican National Champs had more fans than USA's.

Right now it is Des Moines or Eugene for NCAA / USATF. No one else is in the Outdoor TF National Championship game.

Eugene has NCAA / World Junior in 2014, with Prefontaine and their home OU TF Meets. There is only so much they can do.

The problem with Des Moines / Drake is the same thing. There is only so much they can do with selling tickets. They host Drake Relays / State Meet and Iowa isn't all that big.

This is where hotel rooms become so important. DM and Eugene don't have a lot of hotel rooms, so out-of-towners are limited and locals are getting tapped out.

Indy is out. They can't host a conference meet anymore. Their stadium is not what is once was in the past.

Boulder, Colorado. The major drawback is the altitude, but that only negatively impacts the distance race times. But since championship races are always tactically slow anyways .. what difference does it make ? Especially in a non-WC year when no one is chasing standards (and no did in the distance races this year).

Out west, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle wouldn't be preferred over Eugene and Sacramento?

In the east, Portland, Maine would be a great location if they had the facilities.

I think it should be held in Bakersfield, California.

Probably USATF should pick one of these list:

http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/06/02/67/60267_PDF_English.pdf

If it won't be Des Moines, why not Fayetteville (fanbase that knows about track & field) or Miramar, Fl, near a large metro area and good facilities (small warm-up track adjecent and another one near as can be seen on Google maps).

But shouldn't USATF put some effort in developing NYC's Icahn stadium to a proper stadium with stands all around the track and a decent warm-up track.

Sacramento is a great choice and people will fill the stands. It was pitiful to see how empty the stands were this year at Drake. The athletes deserve better.

"Des Moines did a fine job hosting?" Are you joking? The USATF should pulse the athletes as to where they would like to run. I believe less than 10% of the athletes would choose Des Moines. Des Moines heat and no fan base whatsoever makes the event very repressive.

stanhope wrote:

Probably USATF should pick one of these list:

http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/06/02/67/60267_PDF_English.pdf

If it won't be Des Moines, why not Fayetteville (fanbase that knows about track & field) or Miramar, Fl, near a large metro area and good facilities (small warm-up track adjecent and another one near as can be seen on Google maps).

But shouldn't USATF put some effort in developing NYC's Icahn stadium to a proper stadium with stands all around the track and a decent warm-up track.

Fayetteville or the Miami area would likely be at least as hot as Des Moines in June. For the sake of the mid-D and distance events, somewhere with a bit cooler weather in June would be desirable.

What about the San Diego area? SF bay area?

Although realize that all of this is pie in the sky unless there is a local group that actually wants to bid for and host the championships.

Brown U Stadium in Providence, RI would be a good place to hold it if they could get the support? Big enough with a good? Wejo? track?

http://dailytrackpic.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/brown-stadium-providence-ri/