FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2007


Track & field finals return to Winter Park; sites of other spring sports finals announced

GAINESVILLE –  The FHSAA Track & Field Finals state championship meets will return to Showalter Field in Winter Park for the next three years, the FHSAA Office officially announced today. Winter Park High School will be the host organization for the event.

Also announced were the sites of state finals in boys volleyball, girls & boys water polo and boys weightlifting.

The track & field finals were held at Showalter Field from 1971 through 1992. The 2006 Class 3A and Class 4A meets were moved to Showalter Field when Winter Park High School offered to host after Coral Springs HIgh School notified the FHSAA Office that it would be unable to do so because of hurricane damage to its stadium. That renewed talks between the FHSAA and Winter Park about returning the state meets in all four classifications to their long-time home. The agreement reached guarantees Winter Park High School the rights to host the 2007, 2008 and 2009 state meets at Showalter Field.

"We are excited about the FHSAA Track & Field Finals returning to Showalter Field," FHSAA Commissioner John A. Stewart said. "The FHSAA staff looks forward to working with the Winter Park High School administration in making the FHSAA Track & Field Finals a memorable experience for participants and spectators alike."

The dates for the upcoming 2007 event are Class 1A, Friday, April 27; Class 2A, Saturday, April 28; Class 3A, Friday, May 4 and Class 4A, Saturday, May 5.

In other announcements:

• The 2007 FHSAA Boys Volleyball Finals state championship tournament once again will be held at Timber Creek High School in Orlando. The dates of the event are Friday and Saturday, May 11-12.

• The 2007 and 2009 FHSAA Water Polo Finals state championship tournaments will be held at St. Andrew's School in Boca Raton. The dates of the 2007 event are Friday and Saturday, April 27-28. The FHSAA is still looking for a site for the 2008 event.

• The 2007 and 2008 FHSAA Boys Weightifting Finals state championship meets will be held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Spruce Creek High School (Port Orange) will be the host organization. The date of the one-day 2007 event is Friday, April 20.

About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida. It has a membership of more than 700 middle and high schools, and sponsors postseason competitions to determine the official state high school champions in 28 different sports.


Contacts:
Jack Watford
Director of Communications, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 170
jwatford@fhsaa.org