Corvallis, Ore. – Medford, Oregon was selected as the host city for the 2024 and 2025 conference soccer championships as announced by the conference office.
"We are thrilled to bring our soccer championships to Medford, Oregon," stated CCC Commissioner Robert Cashell. "The comprehensive proposal from the City of Medford, Travel Medford, and the Southern Oregon Sports Commission very much demonstrated their commitment to attracting high level collegiate sporting events to the area."
The 2024 and 2025 men's and women's soccer conference championship tournaments will be held at Medford's Lithia & Driveway Fields with sixteen teams competing for a title and the chance to advance to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. The 2024 tournaments start on Sunday, Nov. 10 and culminate on Thursday, Nov. 14. All semifinals and both championship games will be played at the 1,000-seat championship stadium, Gary H. Wheeler Field. Quarterfinal contests will be played on Fields 11 and 13, immediately adjacent to Wheeler Field.
All tournament games will be broadcast live by Table Rock Sports Network and available free of charge via YouTube.
"The City of Medford and our local partners are ecstatic to host this prestigious high-level college soccer tournament," Medford Parks and Recreation Director Rich Rosenthal said. "We look forward to providing a first-class venue and a top-notch experience for both participants and spectators."
Owned, managed and maintained by the City of Medford, Lithia & Driveway Fields is a 15-field, 132-acre multi-purpose sports park containing five lighted soccer fields, nine hardball fields, and a 2,000-seat baseball stadium.
Wheeler Field, along with four immediately adjacent soccer fields known as the “multi-sport complex,” were re-turfed in 2022, and provide ample room for both games and simultaneous team practices throughout tournament week.
The economic hub of southern Oregon with a population of 90,000, Medford is located in the scenic Rogue Valley along Interstate 5, only 167 miles from Eugene and 273 miles from Portland. Medford’s climate averages 270 sunny days per year, including 21 in November; the average high temperature the second week of November is 53 degrees.
“Bringing high-caliber events to the area is a priority of our multi-organizational partnership,” Travel Medford senior vice president T.J. Holmes said. “Welcoming the CCC solidifies Medford’s identity as Your Sportsground™ because of the combination of our world-class venues such as Lithia & Driveway Fields and the abundance of activities for everyone to enjoy while visiting our destination.”
The tournament had been held in the Eugene/Springfield, Oregon area since 2015.