NCAA

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

Market opportunity

NCAA lists 92 championships, and some still need a host city

The 2027 Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship (May 28–30) has no host site published yet; Women's Ice Hockey is set for Pegula Ice Arena, University Park, PA.

$120.0M

Possible yearly travel

5/5

Travel priority

92

Events each year

None

PIVOT connection

What sales should do next

Watch the events without host cities and prepare hotel options in the most likely markets.

NCAA lists 92 championships, and some still need a host city
Image: NCAA.com

Time to sell

Early

Mar 2026 – May 2027

Way in

New relationship

A clear reason for a first call

Why this can become business

The best time to plan hotel space is before a host city is announced. Once the city is public, rooms can fill quickly.

Championship housing blocks · National

Read public source

Turn the opening into a conversation

The people who can move this forward.

3 people found on public pages

Laura Peterson-Mlynski

Laura Peterson-Mlynski

Director of Championships

Call first

Runs championship operations — teams, officials and where they stay.

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Ryan Tressel

Director for Championships and Alliances

Call second

Works on championship partnerships — the person who signs travel partners.

Liz Suscha

Liz Suscha

Vice President of Championships Governance and Policy

Good backup

Senior cover if the championship directors go quiet.

Best way in

No PIVOT connection. Start with one sport, not the whole NCAA.

How to reach out

Email the championship director for a single sport.

Ready-to-send email

Subject: Housing for the 2027 championship site

I saw the 2027 site list is still being finalised for a few championships. We handle team, official and family housing for multi-day championship events. Happy to send a sample housing plan for a comparable event so you can see the format.

If you call

Hi — I am calling about team and official housing for the 2027 championships. Which sport do you cover?

If there is no reply

Try a second sport. Directors talk to each other internally.

Every name comes from the organization's own public pages