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(Salt Lake City, Utah) - Team IP is proud to partner with ESPN Events on any occasion, but especially with their first-ever owned-and-operated gymnastics invitational!
The much-anticipated Collegiate Squad was hosted January 12-13, 2024, featuring the extraordinary talents of the top squads across the country! During the invitational, Team IP was on-site to ensure fans had access to exclusive and high-quality gymnastics-themed memorabilia.
The 2024 competition for Utah Gymnastics will mark the program's first-ever regular season appearance on ABC. The four teams competing on podium at the Maverik Center next season will all compete at this year's NCAA Championships, and all four finished the 2023 regular season ranked in the top-six in the nation.
Congratulations to the competing squads, including the following:
- Session 1: Arizona, North Carolina, Nebraska, and Boise State
- Session 2: LSU, Oklahoma, UCLA, Utah
- Session 3: Cal, Michigan State, NC State, BYU
"We want to be geographically aligned with where the center of the sport is," said Clint Overby, the ESPN Events vice president, on coming to Salt Lake City. "That sometimes is a moving target. But we do think that being in Salt Lake City in year one is a natural fit; the fan base is there, people like that marketplace, there's a lot of great connections there. And the audience, from a TV standpoint, we believe has been established. So, I think from our standpoint, meeting the needs from an audience standpoint is the primary goal, and then we can figure out the second part with respect to where the audience is willing to travel to or congregate to in terms of being there in person.
"In partnering with ESPN Events, we are not only embracing the world of football, basketball and softball, but we're also diving into the dynamic realm of gymnastics. It's truly exciting to be a part of this historic event and to contribute to the growth of collegiate gymnastics," stated Randy Sparks, CEO of Team IP.
About ESPN Events:
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In 2023, the 33-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, nine college basketball events, a college softball event and the inaugural Band of the Year National Championship, in addition to a new college gymnastics event coming in 2024. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, while reaching 60 million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events features more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans. Follow ESPN Events on Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube.
About Team IP
Team IP is recognized as the No. 1 Souvenir Merchandiser for amateur sports in the U.S., servicing over 2,800+ events annually. A five-time recipient of the INC 500/5000 Award presented the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. Team IP Sports is also a corporate partner and member of Bowl Season and is the #1 college football bowl merchandiser in the U.S. Collegiate based partners include ESPN Events owned and operated NCAA College Football, Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics properties - Bahamas Bowl - Boca Raton Bowl - Cure Bowl - Gasparilla Bowl - Camellia Bowl - Birmingham Bowl - Myrtle Beach Bowl - Frisco Bowl - Frisco Classic - First Responder Bowl - Armed Forces Bowl - Las Vegas Bowl - Potato Bowl - Charleston Classic - Clearwater Invitational], Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Independence Bowl, LendingTree Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl, San Francisco Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Sun Bowl, Arizona Bowl, East West Shriners Bowl and Senior Bowl, and many other collegiate level event organizations. www.teamip.com
