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Originally Posted by CLandrum3081
With 525 and 3018 unable to attend 10K due to the event being full, it does raise the question of when MN will have five regionals. From what I understand, this is due to a lack of available volunteers. I'll have to change that after I graduate.  |
I think the best place for this 5th Minnesota Regional would logically be Mankato. There are a bunch of FRC teams in southern Minnesota who have to go up to either Minneapolis, Duluth or out of state, spend money on lodging and travel there, and have no real alternatives in the area. Mankato is centrally located and has the Verizon Wireless Center downtown with a large hockey rink area. It is much like Mariucci with just a little less seating in its crowd set-up. It also has ballrooms connected to it if pits could not just be behind the hockey floor space. Plus, up the hill, Minnesota State University has a beautiful basketball arena with a lot of space near it, including Minnesota's largest indoor field house connected to it just down the hall. MSU has been doing well in their winter sports lately, so scheduling before mid to late March in either location may be an issue if they continue the trend. However, if you are really looking to do something in Minnesota, those are my suggestions. Thanks, and good luck!