Saturday August 23rd will be The 30th running of the Cross Country and Track and Field Alumni Race. This is going to be a great event. I hope that you will be able to get to the ROCK on Saturday August 23rd. There will be several former SRU Cross Country and Track and Field Alums in attendance. Several have already made a commitment to attend. Bill Lennox, Campbell Snowberger, Pat Mooney, Bill Purvis, Dwayne Kirkland, Gene McGowan, Shelley Spicher, Bruce and Brenda Kemp, Joe Monks, Stephanie Shipman Miller, Les Kotouch, James Garrettt, Chuck and Julie Allen, Joe Gammon, Carol Stein, Calista Shoaff, Bill Bjorstad, Ed McClimmins…….. I get calls or e-mail almost everyday about the gathering.
Here is what you need to do…send me an e-mail to let me know that you will be coming. John.papa@sru.edu Also, If you need info on one of your former teammates that you would like to see at the Alumni gathering, let me know who it is and I will get you their address and phone if it is available through the SRU Alumni Office. More importantly, call the people that you know and motivate them to attend.
11:00am The Alumni event will begin on Saturday August 23rd at 11:00am. At 11:00am will be the 30th annual 5000m Alumni CC Race. The race will be the Alumni vrs the current SRU Cross Country runners. Each Alum will be given at 50m head start for every year that they have been away from the ROCK. The course for the race is directly below the N Kerr Thompson Stadium next to the band practice field.
11:40pm Little kids race…
12:15pm We will meet at the cross country, track and field office in the Morrow Field House. The cross country, track and field office is located in the lower level of the Morrow Field House….it is at then end of the long hallway…you will know you are in the right place when you see the track and field and cross country photos on the wall. Here we will remember the Tom Haines and his family that were victims of a violent crime in May 2007. Friends of Tom Haines will be welcomed to say some few words on his behalf.
1:30pm A picnic will take place at the Ski Lodge on the SRU Campus.
3:00pm A group photo will be taken of all in attendance of the event.
3:15pm Words of thanks and information on future scholarships and travel fund
3:30pm Meet current SRU cross country and track and field athletes
Make checks payable to John Papa
___ I will be there ($15 for one person or $25 for entire family)
___ Sorry I cannot make it this year, however, I would like to make a donation towards the picnic
Name____________________________ e-mail address ________________________
Who will be attending ? ___________________________________________________
Who will running the race ?________________________________________________
Anyone running the little kids race?_________________________________________
SRU cross country shirts will be available for sale at the picnic.
If you are not attending the event and you would like a t-shirt send an e-mail to John Papa at john.papa@sru.edu or call at 724-738-2798
Send this form to John Papa, Athletic Office, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. Make checks payable to John Papa |