FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING DAY
The Podium opens this weekend with first track and field event

Spokane, Washington (November 8, 2021) – A dream for decades, a construction site for two years, and now The Podium is open – hosting its first event this Saturday. The inaugural track and field event inside Spokane’s new world-class sports facility will be the Spokane Invitational, this Saturday, December 11, 2021. With this first event, we are expecting 680 athletes with as many as 900 visiting spectators, a local economic impact of more than one million dollars. This meet was designed by Spokane Sports for local and west coast college and club athletes. Competitors will get the chance to be the first track and field athletes to set records inside the new facility.
 
With the only 200M hydraulic-banked running track in the west, this first track meet is only the beginning! The Spokane Invitational will set the tone for a busy, first indoor track and field season at The Podium. Here is a list of the upcoming track and field events coming to The Podium through February of 2022.

2021 Spokane Invitational 
2022 Cougar Classic Open & Invitational 
2022 Spokane High School Invitational presented by Idaho Central Credit Union
2022 WSU Combined Events, Open & Invitational
2022 Lilac Grand Prix 
2022 Whitworth Invitational
2022 MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships
2022 GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships
2022 Learn by Doing Indoor Track and Field Clinic driven by Toyota
2022 USATF Indoor Championships

MEDIA ACCESS

For any media outlets interested in coming to The Podium for Saturday’s meet, media credentials will be available at the ticketing window, on the north side of the building. The first event begins at 9am. Media is welcome to cover the practice on Friday, December 10, from 3-7pm. Interested media should contact Dana Haynes to coordinate your coverage. danah@spokanesports.org or 509.990.5611