RENO — The NCAA announced more than 450 selections of host sites for preliminary rounds and final sites of predetermined championships in Divisions I, II and III, with most to be held from 2022-23 through 2025-26.
Nevada was part of two of those 450 selections.
Reno will play host to the 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals at Montreux Country Club and the 2025 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship Finals at the National Bowling Stadium in downtown.
“This is exciting news, not just for the University of Nevada, but for our region,” said Doug Knuth, Nevada’s athletics director. “We are thrilled for the opportunity to host these NCAA events and appreciative of the partnership and support from the Reno-Sparks Visitors and Convention Authority.”
The NCAA received more than 3,000 bid submissions from NCAA member schools, conferences, sports commissions and cities vying to host predetermined rounds for 86 of the NCAA’s 90 championships. The sites were selected by the respective NCAA sports committees and approved by the divisional competition oversight and championships committees.
“The RSCVA is grateful for our partners at the University of Nevada, Montreux, and the United States Bowling Congress, who’ve worked tirelessly to put Reno Tahoe back on the map for collegiate championships,” said Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority Director of Sports Development Shelli Fine. “It’s not only an exciting accomplishment for the University, but it’s also rewarding to be reminded of what this community has to offer when we all work together.”
The men’s golf regional and women’s bowling championship in 2025 will not be the first time the University of Nevada has hosted an NCAA championship. Nevada has previously hosted two regionals and two championships, along with eight NCAA I-AA football playoff games.
While Nevada was the host institution for three NCAA skiing championships, the bulk of those competitions were conducted at resorts in California.
• 2007 and 2009 NCAA Skiing West Regional
• 2005 NCAA Rifle Championships (held at the USA Shooting Olympic Training site – Colorado Springs, Colo.)
• 2004 NCAA Skiing Championships
• 1991 NCAA I-AA football playoffs vs. McNeese State & Youngstown State
• 1986 NCAA I-AA football playoffs vs. Idaho, Tennessee State & Georgia Southern
• 1985 NCAA I-AA football playoffs vs. Arkansas State
• 1983 NCAA I-AA football playoffs vs. North Texas
• 1978 NCAA I-AA football playoffs vs. Massachusetts
“We are very excited to host the 2025 NCAA Bowling Championship and the 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Regional and give student-athletes, coaches and fans from all across the country an opportunity to visit our amazing community and compete at some of the premier facilities in Reno,” said Rhonda Bennett, Nevada’s senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. “A huge thank you goes out to the RSCVA, the staff at Montreux Country Club and the National Bowling Stadium and our great coaches and staff who helped to put our bids together, and we can’t wait to get to work to successfully host these championships in 2025.”
