The two entities have entered into an agreement to hold the conference championships from 2022 to 2024. The venue, which features a hydraulic banked 200-meter international championship-caliber track, will open in fall 2021. The 2022 GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled to take place on Monday, February 21 and Tuesday, February 22.

“We are extremely excited to bring our indoor track & field championships to The Podium, surely one of the finest venues of its kind, anywhere,” said GNAC commissioner Dave Haglund. “We are especially proud to be the first NCAA conference announcing The Podium as the new home for its indoor track & field championships. As part of our agreement, we are thrilled to reveal that in each of the next three years our two-day championship will kick off on Presidents’ Day, which will provide an opportunity for even more spectators to enjoy outstanding Division II competition in a world-class venue.”

The GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships moves to Spokane from Nampa, Idaho, where the event had been held since the conference first sponsored the sport in 2003-04. In fall 2020, Boise State University and the Ford Idaho Center announced that the facility would no longer serve as an indoor track & field venue, prompting the GNAC to find a new home for its championship meet.

"Spokane is honored to host the GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships at The Podium,” said Eric Sawyer, President and CEO of Spokane Sports. “The GNAC is the first collegiate conference to commit to the new venue, and has been a strong supporter of the project from the beginning. We are looking forward to a long partnership with the conference, Commissioner Haglund and his team for many years to come.”

The Podium continues the region’s long-standing history with the sport of running.

One of the leading conferences in NCAA Division II, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference is home to 10 full-member institutions located in five states and Canada. Headquartered outside of Portland, Ore., the GNAC sponsors championships in 17 sports (nine women’s, eight men’s). 

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