Heads up downtown restauranteurs and retailers, hundreds of athletes and coaches and thousands of spectators are coming to Northfield. St. Olaf College is hosting the 2006 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track Championships this Friday and Saturday.

With all that running, jumping, putting and vaulting, these college students will be hungry. No doubt their families will work up appetites with all that cheering too. And maybe, in between events, they’ll want to do a little shopping.

So, once again, heads up downtown merchants. And, thank you St. Olaf College, for bringing all these folks to town.