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NWBA RECEIVES 2014 SPORTSTRAVELAWARD

Colorado Springs, CO- November 17, 2014- The NWBA is proud to announce that it is the

recipient of the 2014 SportsTravelAward, Best Amateur Single- Sport Event, for the 2014 National

Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. The tournament featured teams

from around the country and consisted of a Championship, Division III, Womens, Junior 10 and a

Junior Prep Division Championship Game. The event also included an Armed Services Salute

Game and a sponsored Juniors-only shoot out. Many Louisville celebrities including TV

personalities, sports anchors and the mayor of Louisville attended and participated in the weekend

long event. Over 1,000 athletes on over 80 teams competed non-stop, at the Kentucky

Championships. Aside from the Paralympic Games, the NWBA National Tournament is the largest

disabled sporting event in the world.

The SportsTravelAwards program bestows honors at the amateur, collegiate and professional levels

Criteria for nomination and voting included superior organization of and attendance at the event, a

superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event and how the site or venue serv

to enhance the event. The Championships event was voted by the readers of SportsTravel and

recognized by peers as the winner for the amateur single-sport event in the sports-event industry.Events such as this one are a prime example of the achievement of excellence in the organization a

management of sporting events, said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravelmagazine, which

organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. SportsTravelreaders are the leaders of the sports-event

industry and they know what it takes to execute a high-quality event. The SportsTravelAwards progr

is an opportunity for them to honor their peers for a job well done.

Past winners of SportsTravelAwards have included 2012 Olympic Summer Games, 2012 Army-Navy

Football Game, the 2013 NBA Finals and the 2012 Ryder Cup. Last years winner for the Best Amate

Single Sport Event was awarded to the 2013 Sandy Hook Run for the Families in Hartford, CT. The

NWBA is proud and excited to be recognized alongside such significant events. "It was an honor to brecognized alongside the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 National Basketba

Championships, the 2014 Boston Marathon and the great 2013 Iron Bowl. The NWBA Board and staf

would like to thank our players and coaches, the local organizing committee and the city of Louisville

who made this award possible. We also would like to thank Tim Schneider, Publisher of SportsTrave

for helping to create and recognize excellence" said Executive Director of the NWBA, Randy Schube


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The NWBA would like to thank all those who voted for the National Tournament, the athletes, spectat

local partners, volunteers and sponsors who helped make the event so special and exceptional.

Photo courtesy of Schneider Publishing Company, Inc

Back row (left to right): Emcee Matt Iseman; Thomas Grilk, executive director of the Boston Athletic

Association; Marc Riker, CEO of the National Senior Games Association; Ted Metellus, director of

course operations with the Rock n Roll Raleigh Marathon and Half-Marathon; Tim Schneider, publis

of SportsTravel magazine. Front row (left to right): Bill Boggs, senior vice-president and event directo

NCA & NDA; Danny Heinsohn, founder of My Hometown Heroes; Meb Keflezighi, winner of the 2014

Boston Marathon; Randy Schubert, executive director of the National Wheelchair Games Association

Thomas Ziebart, senior operations manager for Ironman.

ABOUT NWBA:

Founded in 1948 by American WWII veterans, the National Wheelchair Basketball

Association is recognized by the USOC as the official governing body for wheelchair

basketball in the United States. The NWBA provides qualified individuals with physical

disabilities the opportunity to play, learn and compete in the sport of wheelchair basketball. It


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is the oldest and largest DSO (Disabled Sports Organization) and is the only paralympic

sport organization that is able to offer college scholarships for its athletes. The NWBA is

comprised of over 2700 members that make up the mens, womens, intercollegiate and

youth teams which span across twenty-two conferences and seven divisions. The NWBA is

a nonprofit (501c), charitable organization recognized by US Congress and the American

member of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).

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