Venues

Stadia

Sacramento will offer WMA entrants three
outstanding venues, each of which has hosted top-level competition. The facilities are located within 15 kilometers of each other and all are within walking distance of light-rail
transportation systems.

Primary Venue:
A. G. Spanos Sports Complex
The site of two U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials and four NCAA Division I Championships features a nine-lane Mondo Sportsflex track and an adjacent 400-meter practice track. The surface is friendly to sprinters and distance runners alike; at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, women’s U.S. records were set in the 100-meter hurdles and the 5,000-meter run.

Secondary Venue:
Hughes Stadium
The secondary facility, Hughes Stadium, has played host to three U.S. Championships and numerous California high school championship meets. Located on the Sacramento City College campus with easy freeway and light-rail access, Hughes Stadium has a nine-lane Rekortan track with two bi-directional long and triple jump runways, a bi-directional pole vault runway, expansive high jump apron and full throwing facilities.

Practice Venue:
Beaver Stadium
The third facility for the 2011 WMA Championships is Beaver Stadium on the American River College campus. Beaver Stadium will be used primarily as a practice facility during the 12-day competition. Accessible by freeway or light rail, Beaver Stadium has an all-weather Rekortan track (10 lanes on the straightaway, nine lanes around the curves).

Non-Stadia

American River Parkway
The WMA marathon will be held along the American River Parkway on three-meter-wide asphalt paved trail along the American River. This was the site of the 1981 U.S. National 20k Championship. The flat, tree-lined course starts and ends in the primary stadium on the Sacramento State campus. The marathon will be held over four loops. The WMA marathon will be staffed by officials who have worked the California International Marathon for 27 years.

Granite Regional Park
Located less than a mile from the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex, Granite Regional Park is recognized as one of the top cross country courses in the United States. The course is fast and shaded. Ducks, doves and quail are plentiful. Contestants will race on dirt trails through a limited wooded area. Meet management will be provided by the Pacific Association of USA Track & Field, which has conducted nine U.S. national cross country championships.