SportsTravel magazine has announced that the 2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships has been nominated for a 2006 SportsTravel Award.

The competition has been selected, along with the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, the 2006 NCAA Men's College World Series, the 2006 NCAA Men's Frozen Four and the 2006 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament, are candidates for the Best Single Sports Event award in the Collegiate Sporting Events category.

Go directly to the online ballot at:
http://www.sportstravelmagazine.com./2006awardsballot.html

Events are nominated and then voted upon by readers of SportsTravel, the sports world's event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting include 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 served to enhance the event. 

The ballot includes nominees in amateur, collegiate and professional categories. Awards in those three categories will be given for best single-sport event, best multi-sport or multi-discipline event, and best sports event series or circuit. Voters will also pick best new sports event and an overall Sports Event of the Year from among the nominated events. 

Final balloting is open through September 15, 2006. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS 2006 Conference & Expo, October 11-14, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Events such as this one are a prime example of the achievement of excellence in the organization and management of sporting events," said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the TEAMS Conference and Expo. "SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports event industry and they really know what it takes to execute a high-quality event," said Schneider. "The SportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity for them to honor their peers for a job well done." 

Official ballots are also available in the August and September issues of SportsTravel magazine. Readers may also find more information and vote online at http://www.SportsTravelMagazine.com.