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Contact: Jody Meacham, 408 / 288-2934, jody@sjsa.org
SAN JOSE (Nov. 30, 2006) – The San Jose Sports Authority’s 2005-06 annual report – which details the organization’s achievements in a sports year in which the city hosted eight events and was selected to host four more – is now available online at http://sjsa.org/aboutus/2006_annual_report.pdf. The PDF document may be downloaded and printed.
Last year’s most important events in terms of economic impact and media exposure were the Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San José presented by Taylor Woodrow and the Dew Action Sports Tour Toyota Challenge at HP Pavilion. Each was nationally televised; the race was seen as well in 180 additional countries and the Toyota Challenge in 141. Two other events, the Amgen Tour of California cycling stage race and the State Farm Pac-10 Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament, also were nationally televised.
The future events committed to San Jose were the 2007 USA Taekwondo Junior Olympics and Senior Nationals, the 2007 USA Gymnastics Regional – Level 8, the 2007 California USA Wrestling Youth Championships, and the first and second rounds of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.
The Sports Authority’s annual programs also continued to excel. The San Jose Chapter of First Tee® life skills and golf program was selected as the nation’s top new chapter. Five high school seniors who overcame adversity to excel in academics and sports received college grants at the annual REACH Youth Scholarship Awards Breakfast hosted by Ronnie Lott. Seven hundred fifty civic and sports leaders attended the 2005 San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner at HP Pavilion to honor five local sports legends.
The Sports Authority received invaluable assistance from the City of San José Office of Economic Development under the leadership of Paul Krutko, Dan Fenton and Todd Dibs of the San Jose Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jim Goddard and the staff of HP Pavilion and its sister organization, Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, and the athletic department at San Jose State University under the leadership of Tom Bowen and Kellie Elliott.
The San Jose Sports Authority is the sports marketing agency for the City of San José . It supports youth and amateur athletics throughout the community as well as bringing premier sports events to the city. Visit our website at www.sjsa.org. |
