2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships tickets on sale now
Tickets to the 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships are now on sale at www.Columbus08.com.
The Holiday Inn on the Lane, the official host hotel for the event, kicked off ticket sales this month when it purchased 10 all-sessions passes for the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, to be held at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in June. The purchase marked the first ticket sale for the premier track & field meet for our nation's athletes ages 14-19.
Tickets to the 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships are $30 each for an adult all-sessions pass and $10 for a youth (ages 3-12) all-sessions pass. Day passes are $12 for adults and $10 for youths.
Also visit www.Columbus08.com for more information about the three-day event, which will be held June 20-22 on The Ohio State University campus. Approximately 800 of the best track & field athletes from the United States will compete.
The Greater Columbus Sports Commission, The Ohio State University and USA Track & Field's Ohio Association will host the event in partnership with USA Track & Field, the Indianapolis-based organization that is the governing body for track & field in the United States.
The USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships is USA Track & Field's premier event for the selection of elite junior athletes to represent the United States in international competition, including the World Junior Track & Field Championships, Junior Pan American Games and other junior international competitions.
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, named in honor of Olympic champion and former Buckeye standout Jesse Owens, was completed in 2001. It is home to the OSU men's and women's track, soccer and lacrosse teams, as well as the site of the Ohio High School Athletic Association's state high school track meets. The facility has permanent seating for 10,000.
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