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WAC Announces 2016-17 Championship Schedule

WAC Announces 2016-17 Championship Schedule

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DENVER - The WAC today announced the dates, sites and hosts for all 19 of its championships for 2016-17 school year.

Headlining the schedule is the 2017 WAC Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 8-11, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. It is the seventh year in a row that the tournament will be played there.

“We are excited to return to the Orleans Arena as it has proven to be a great venue for our tournament and we have an established partnership with the Orleans staff,” WAC Commissioner Jeff Hurd said. “It is an exciting time for Division I basketball in the city of Las Vegas and we are pleased that the WAC is part of it.”

Five of the league's seven team championship-eligible schools will host WAC championships during the 2016-17 year. Nine of the 19 championships will be held at neutral sites.

The complete schedule is listed below.

2016-17 WAC Championship Schedule
Sport Date(s) Location/Host Site Qualifying Teams
Cross Country (M/W) Oct. 29, 2016 Seattle/Seattle U Jefferson Park Golf Course All teams
Women's Soccer Nov. 3-4, 6, 2016 Kansas City, Mo./UMKC Durwood Soccer Stadium Top six eligible teams
Men's Soccer Nov. 10-11, 13, 2016 Orem, Utah/Utah Valley Clyde Field Top six eligible teams
Volleyball Nov. 17-19, 2016 Las Cruces, N.M./NM State Pan American Center Top six eligible teams
Swimming & Diving (M/W) Feb. 22-25, 2017 Houston/WAC CRWC Natatorium All teams
Indoor Track & Field (M/W) Feb. 23-25, 2017 Nampa, Idaho/WAC Ford Idaho Center All teams
Basketball (M/W) March 8-11, 2017 Las Vegas/WAC The Orleans Arena Seven eligible teams
Women's Golf April 19-21, 2017 Mission Hills, Kan./WAC Indian Hills Country Club All teams
Men's Golf April 28-30, 2017 Mesa, Ariz./WAC Longbow Golf Club All teams
Tennis (M/W) April 28-30, 2017 Las Cruces, N.M./NM State NM State Tennis Center Five eligible teams
Outdoor Track & Field (M/W) May 10-13, 2017 Edinburg, Texas/UTRGV UTRGV Track & Field Complex All teams
Softball May 11-13, 2017 Las Cruces, N.M./NM State NM State Softball Complex Five eligible teams
Baseball May 24-28, 2017 Mesa, Ariz./WAC Hohokam Stadium Top six eligible teams