DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Drake University will host the NCAA Track and Field Championships in 2011 and 2012.

The NCAA made the announcement Tuesday and also awarded the 2013 and 2014 championships to the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Drake noted it's the third time the private university in Des Moines will host the event. The championships were also held at Drake Stadium in 1970 and 2008.

Organizers credited a $15 million renovation to Drake Stadium completed five years ago.

Holly Sheilley, the chairwoman of the NCAA committee that chose Drake, noted the school has shown an ability to host world-class meets.

In 2008, more than 40,000 people attended the four-day NCAA championships at Drake despite severe flooding in Iowa.

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