National Soccer Tournament Kicks Off In Round Rock This Weekend

ROUND ROCK, TX — Round Rock — the self-described Sports Capital of Texas — is hosting the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association National Soccer Championships this weekend.

The tournament is scheduled from Nov. 21-23 at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. The three-day soccer tournament features the top men’s and women’s collegiate club soccer teams from across the U.S. competing for the national NIRSA title.

The competitive, high-energy bracket-style tournament will offer fans and soccer lovers a chance to witness high-level soccer games. All competitions are open to spectators and free to attend.

Competing Texas teams include the University of Texas, Texas Tech and Texas A&M. The full tournament bracket can be found here and will be updated throughout the weekend.

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The NIRSA National Soccer Championships are part of the NIRSA Championship Series, a series of professionally organized recreational college tournaments in the sports of flag football, soccer, tennis and basketball.

WHEN

Thursday, Nov. 21 - Saturday, Nov. 23
Updated schedules can be found at www.nirsa.org/soccer.
Follow the tournament on Twitter and Instagram @NIRSAchamp.

WHERE

Round Rock Multipurpose Complex
2001 N. Kenney Fort Blvd., Round Rock

TICKETS

The competitions are free and open to the public.

PARKING

Free onsite parking is available at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.

ABOUT NIRSA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

The NIRSA Championship Series gives college recreational sports participants an opportunity to compete, coordinate, officiate, and connect with skilled peers from other schools and take all the benefits of recreational competition to a higher level.

The NIRSA Championship Series also serves as a platform for professional development, offering up-and-coming professionals build skills and engage in all levels of learning through their programming, staff, official, and volunteer positions.

NIRSA Championship Series hosts professionally organized tournaments in the sports of flag football, soccer, tennis and basketball. The rich environment of inclusive competition, sportsmanship, and professional development—from participants to fans to volunteers—supports communities of health and wellbeing, which is what NIRSA is all about.

ABOUT NIRSA

NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation is the professional association for recreation and wellbeing on college campuses. Through the platform of inclusive recreation, 4,500+ NIRSA members impact more than 10 million students each year for the purpose of helping them to develop healthy habits for life.

The association offers members credible evidence of the impact of collegiate recreation on student recruitment, retention, health and wellbeing, as well as student learning outcomes and post-graduation employment success. As a leading voice in the integrated well-being movement on college and university campuses across North America, NIRSA is committed to supporting foundational, proactive, and upstream-based wellbeing initiatives for the campus community above and beyond reactive, siloed, programmatic approaches to health. For more information, visit nirsa.org.

ABOUT ROUND ROCK MULTIPURPOSE COMPLEX

Located at 2001 N. Kenney Fort Blvd. within Old Settlers Park, the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex is a $27 million state-of-the-art sports venue that enables Round Rock to host many new types of events, such as lacrosse, soccer, rugby, ultimate frisbee, flag football and more. The 60-acre sports complex features a championship field with natural grass, another championship field with synthetic turf, four multipurpose fields with natural grass and four with synthetic turf, and Musco sports lighting on all 10 fields. Spectator amenities include permanent seating with shade structures for 250 people on each of the championship fields, plus options to add portable seating. The complex also has more than 900 parking spaces, and a clubhouse with meeting rooms overlooking the fields. Additional amenities for families include plazas, pavilions, playgrounds and more.

For more information, visit roundrockmpc.com.