Summit League Announces Championship Schedule
This past year, the Summit League held two of their championships in Sioux Falls.
This upcoming sports season, there will only be one this year as the baseball championship will move to Tulsa, OK.
The 2015-2016 Summit League Championship schedule has been released by the league. Here is the complete press release from the Summit League.
ELMHURST, Ill. - The Summit League has announced the dates, sites and hosts for all 19 of its sport championships for 2015-16 season Thursday.
Headlining the schedule is The Summit League Basketball Championships, which will be hosted by the Sioux Falls Sports Authority. After record-breaking attendance in 2015, the championships return to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The 2016 championships will be the eighth consecutive in Sioux Falls, extending its league host city record.
Eight of the league’s nine schools will host championships with Denver and South Dakota State each hosting a league-high two, all during the fall season. The Jackrabbits will host back-to-back championships in cross country and women’s soccer followed by men’s soccer and volleyball hosted by the Pioneers.
Omaha, now an active Division I member and eligible for all championships, will host tennis, the first league championships hosted by the Mavericks. IUPUI hosts swimming and diving for the third consecutive year while Fort Wayne has the indoor track and field championships for the third time in the last five years.
For the second-straight season, the men’s and women’s golf championships will be split each at first-time locations. The men’s championship takes place in Newton, Kan., while Nebraska City, Neb., plays host to the women’s tournament. South Dakota welcomes the outdoor track and field championships for the first time from May 12-14.
The softball championship returns to Fargo for the third consecutive season while Oral Roberts welcomes back the baseball tournament for the first time since 2012.
2015-16 Summit League Championships Calendar
Sport
Date(s)
Site / Host
Qualifying Teams
Cross Country (M/W)
Oct. 31, 2015
Brookings, S.D. / South Dakota State
All teams
Women's Soccer
Nov. 5/7, 2015
Brookings, S.D. / South Dakota State
Top four teams
Men's Soccer
Nov. 12/14, 2015
Denver, Colo. / Denver
Top four teams
Volleyball
Nov. 20-22, 2015
Denver, Colo. / Denver
Top six teams
Swimming & Diving (M/W)
Feb. 17-20, 2016
Indianapolis, Ind. / IUPUI
All teams
Indoor Track & Field (M/W)
Feb. 26-27, 2016
Fort Wayne, Ind. / Fort Wayne
All teams
Basketball (M/W)
March 5-8, 2016
Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls Sports Authority
Top eight teams
Women's Golf
April 18-20, 2016
Nebraska City, Neb. / The Summit League
All teams
Tennis (M/W)
April 29-30, 2016
Omaha, Neb. / Omaha
Top four teams
Men's Golf
May 1-3, 2016
Newton, Kan. / The Summit League
All teams
Softball
May 11-14, 2016
Fargo, N.D. / North Dakota State
Top six teams
Outdoor Track & Field (M/W)
May 12-14, 2016
Vermillion, S.D. / South Dakota
All teams
Baseball
May 25-28, 2016
Tulsa, Okla. / Oral Roberts
Top four teams
Courtesy: Summit League