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Birmingham CrossPlex (City of Birmingham/CrossPlex)

The Birmingham CrossPlex will host 13 NCAA championship events from 2019 through 2022 with an estimated economic impact of more than $23 million for the Magic City.

The CrossPlex was awarded the championships on Tuesday, according to the city of Birmingham.

"From 2013 - 2022 the CrossPlex will host an unprecedented 29 NCAA Championships," said Faye Oates, director of the Birmingham CrossPlex facility.

She said Birmingham was in the Top 5 of all cities receiving NCAA championships.

The championships are estimated to bring about 5,300 student athletes, officials, coaches, trainers and administrators. These events will account for more than 18,800 room nights.

Thousands of other spectators are expected to travel to the Magic City to attend the sporting events, Oates said.

"The city of Birmingham is proud to have such a strong partnership with the NCAA," Birmingham Mayor William Bell said in a statement. "We feel that the CrossPlex provides the student athletes a world-class experience and the opportunity to compete in a one-of-a-kind facility. We look forward to many more years of partnering with the NCAA to bring their National Championships to Birmingham."

The University of Montevallo is partnering with the city to co-host the NCAA Division II National Championships in indoor track and field, swimming and diving and wrestling at the Birmingham CrossPlex in 2020 and 2021.

"We are excited to partner with the City of Birmingham to serve as the co-host for student-athletes competing for NCAA Division II National Championships," University of Montevallo Athletic Director Mark Richard said in a statement. "We look forward to helping provide a first-class championship experience at one of the best venues in the country."

Montevallo will serve as the host for events being held March 13-14, 2020 at the CrossPlex.

The NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships will return one year later to the CrossPlex along with the NCAA Division II Wrestling and Swimming and Diving National Championships as part of the NCAA Division II Winter Festival on March 8-13, 2021.

NCAA championships coming to Birmingham and their economic impact:

2019 Division I (men and women's) indoor track & field $5.3 million

2020 DII women's Elite 8 $780,000

2020 DII (M&W) indoor track & field $1.5 million

2021 DII Festival (swimming, track & field, wrestling) $9.7 million

2022 DI (M&W) indoor track & field $5.3 million

2022 DII women's Elite 8 $780,000

TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT: $23.36 million

For more information visit the Birmingham CrossPlex website.