City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes  
Columbia Sports Commission  
Columbia Sports  
Fieldhouse  
Thursday, October 9, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Regular  
Meeting Room 4251  
4251 Philips Farm Rd.  
Columbia, MO.  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
II. ROLL CALL  
James Arnold, chair, called the meeting to order at 12:03.  
Joey Wilmes was present as a representative from Columbia Parks and  
Recreation.  
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) staff members Adam Ziervogel, Tevin  
Riddle and Julie Aumus were present  
11 -  
Present:  
James Arnold, Jared Klarfeld, David Egan, Gabe Huffington, Kristopher Kunz, Ethan  
Cobb, Richard Walls, Elizabeth Kelly, Stephanie Priesmeyer, Neal Wilkinson and  
Carter Marcks  
3 - Amy Schneider, Susan Hart and Beau Baehman  
Excused:  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
David Egan motioned to approve the agenda, Carter Marcks seconded. Agenda  
approved as is.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Attachments: August 2025 Draft Minutes  
Carter Marcks motioned to approve the August Meeting Minutes, Neal Wilkinson  
seconded. Minutes approved as is.  
V. OLD BUSINESS  
VI. NEW BUSINESS  
VII. REPORTS  
There was no old business to discuss  
There was no new business to discuss.  
Attachments: Sports Commission Report - October  
The Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) Amateur World Championships were  
held in August at multiple locations, with Harmony Bends and Albert Oakland Park  
serving as the primary sites with one course in Jefferson City utilized. He noted that with  
13 countries were represented, with a parade of nations at the opening ceremonies. The  
State Historical Society of Missouri, which houses the Midwest Disc Sports Collection,  
hosted a reception for the event.  
Ziervogel stated that the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Coaches  
Clinic took place at Columbia College on September 18-19, drawing approximately 600  
coaches. He added that, after coordinating with the basketball schedule, MBCA will host  
the Norm Stewart Classic on December 5-6 at Mizzou Arena.  
Ziervogel reported that the Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League held its Cranking at  
the Creek event at Gans Creek Recreation Area’s new mountain bike course on  
September 20-21. Gabe Huffington plans to attend the regional championships in  
Arkansas to explore the possibility of Gans Creek hosting the event in the future on a  
two-year rotation with Arkansas.  
Missouri Sports Travel Exchange Tradeshow Planning  
The Missouri Sports Travel Exchange Tradeshow will be hosted in early March,  
registration has opened. There will be two education sessions, one from  
Special Olympics Missouri on their new unified sports competitions and one  
from local communications professionals titled "Telling Your Story." Ryan Rapp  
and Eric Morrison will speak on updates from Mizzou and the University at the  
Luncheon.  
Sports Sales Activities  
Ziervogel and Riddle with the CVB held a sales call with League One Volleyball  
(LOVB), which is exploring opportunities to collaborate with clubs in St. Louis  
and Kansas City on a clinic or potential tournament. The event would be open to  
all clubs, not just those affiliated with LOVB.  
Ziervogel also reported that there was not enough interest from Missouri Youth  
Soccer Alliance (MYSA) groups to move forward with a futsal event.  
Ziervogel announced that tickets are now on sale for the NCAA Cross Country  
Championship. So far, 350 tickets and 80 parking passes have been sold, with  
sales expected to spike once participating teams are announced. He stated the  
event does not sell out, but previous championships have sold between 5,000  
and 5,500 ticket and around 2,000 parking passes. Mizzou required 150  
volunteers for the event. Teams are expected to begin arriving as early as  
Tuesday or Wednesday.  
Ziervogel informed everyone he will be going to the Travel, Events And  
Management in Sports (TEAMs) conference in Columbus, Ohio from October  
13-16.  
VIII. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
Huffington reported that the tentative completion date for the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse  
expansion is December 11.  
He also provided an update on the aquatics building, noting plans to add additional launch  
pads to better accommodate competitive swimming events, including relay races.  
IX. NEXT MEETING DATE  
November 13 2025  
X. ADJOURNMENT  
Stephanie Priesmeyer made a motion to adjourn. Kris Kunz seconded. All voted  
in favor of adjourning at 12:30 PM.  
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disability, please call 573.874.CITY (2489) or email CITY@CoMo.gov. In order to assist staff in making  
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