Terps to Host First Annual University of Maryland Track and Field Golf Outing
7/12/2007 8:00:00 AM | Track & Field
July 12, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The University of Maryland Golf Course will host the First Annual University of Maryland Track and Field Golf Outing on Friday, August 24th to benefit the Terrapin track and field team.
Registration is scheduled for 7:15 a.m., followed by a continental breakfast. Play will begin at 8:00 a.m., and lunch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The beautiful 18-hole University of Maryland Golf Course accommodates 36 foursomes. Register as a team or an individual. The Registration Fee is $160 per individual or $540 per foursome. There is a recent graduate discount of $140 per individual for those who have graduated between the years of 2001-2007. Cost includes round of golf, golf cart, bucket of balls for the driving range, breakfast, lunch, prizes and awards.
The event is currently seeking sponsors and golfers. Interested parties should contact Danielle Siebert (301-314-6675, dsiebert@umd.edu) or Head Coach Andrew Valmon (avalmon@umd.edu).
The registration deadline is August 10. Golfers can register using the attached form, and interested sponsors can find more information on sponsorship opportunities there as well.
Coach Andrew Valmon recently completed his fourth season at the helm of the Maryland track and field program. A two-time Olympic gold medal winner for the U.S. 4x400 team, Valmon has worked hard to try to restore Terrapin track and field to the elite status it enjoyed in the 1960s and 1970s. Two of his hurdlers, Dominic Berger and Adam Durham competed at NCAA nationals this past year.
