Columbia secures additional parking for NCAA cross country championships in November

Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Columbia City Council on Monday unanimously approved an agreement with two businesses to provide parking for the NCAA cross country championships that will occur next month.
The championships will occur Saturday, Nov. 22 and is expected to bring 3,000-5,000 spectators, in addition to the 32 men’s and women’s teams who will compete, according to filings from the city. The event will be held at the Gans Creek Recreation Area.
Discovery Office Park will provide parking located at 4210, 4215, 4220, 4230 and 42240 Phillips Farm Road, while Eurofins BioPharma will allow its lot at 4780 Discovery Drive to be used, according to information from the city.
The lots are booked from 5:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. that day. Shuttle buses will run from the lots.
The council on Monday also approved a contract for the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau to be a third-party vendor for merchandise at the event.