Friday Night Will be Madness. . .
Friday night will be a tipoff to the 2011-12 Cowboy basketball season and the Homecoming weekend as Larry Shyatt and his team host a Night of Madness in the Arena-Auditorium. The event will feature special appearances by coaches from the Wyoming Athletic family, and will be co-emceed by Voice of the Cowboys Dave Walsh and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the free event. Fans can take in the annual tradition of the Homecoming Sing, sponsored by the Iron Skull Honorary Society. Organizations from around campus compete to show who has the most school spirit. That will begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by the Night of Madness.
Van Gundy, a former NBA head coach and current ESPN analyst will be on hand for the event featuring UW head coaches Carrie Yerty (volleyball), Dave Christensen (football), Joe Legerski (women's basketball) and Shyatt. A special guest from the NBA's Chicago Bulls also will make an appearance before a video introduction of the latest edition of the Cowboys taped by ESPN's Dick Vitale. Hypnotist Chris Jones will conclude the night's activities with a performance. A special thanks goes out to Friday Night Fever.
The evening is dedicated to the family of former UW Faculty-Athletic Representative and English professor Janet Constantinides and her husband Chris. The Constantinides' son, Alex, lost his wife and children in a tragic automobile accident this summer.
Here's An Exclusive for Steamboat Sound Subscribers. . .
The UW Athletic Ticket Office is offering an exclusive deal to subscribers of the Steamboat Sound. Sound members have access to purchase individual Cowboy and Cowgirl Basketball game tickets before they go on sale to the public. These are great lower level seats, and are available for all 19 men's home games as well as all 16 women's home games. Click below and type in the promotional code SOUND to take advantage of this great offer.
Check Your Mailbox. . .
The UW Ticket Office is mailing basketball season tickets this week. Those season ticket holders should be receiving their tickets in the mail by the end of next week!
Homecoming and Breast Cancer Awareness. . .
Wyoming's Homecoming battle with UNLV on Saturday also is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Special shirts are on sale for $15 at the Brown N' Gold Outlet, and $20 online. The Susan G Komen Foundation will receive $5 from every shirt sold. Click on the shirt below to purchase online!
Giveaways for the Homecoming Game. . .
The first 10,000 fans to enter War Memorial Stadium for Saturday's UNLV game will receive pink koozies, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The koozies are courtesy of Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Pepsi Cola of Wyoming. In addition, State Farm Insurance agents will be handing out 4,000 rally towels to Cowboy fans.
Desiree the Survey Winner. . .
University of Wyoming Sports Properties would like to thank all of the fans who participated in its fan survey between September 20 and October 7. Over 2,000 individuals participated. Desiree Shasa, a UW graduate student, was the lucky winner in the random prize drawing. She won a round-trip airline ticket on Allegiant Air.
Tailgate Park for Homecoming. . .
The Park will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public. The live band will be Danno and his Have Fun Will Travel Band.
Food and beverage vendors for this week include: Pit Crew BBQ, McAlister's Deli, Shadow's Pub & Grill, Papa John's Pizza, Coaches Scoop Frozen Desserts and Mulligan's Pub. Displays include: Union Wireless, Deadwood, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Wyoming Meth Project, Wind River Casino, Century Link, State Farm, VA Medical Center, COPSA, Laramie GM Auto Center and the Cowboy Joe Pony.
Groups include: Pepsi, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, RSC Equipment Rental, SAE House,
W-Club, The Stampede and the Cowboy Joe Club.
As always there will be live radio remotes by 1290 KOWB and 1240 KFBC. The Brown N' Gold Outlet retail shop, and Kids Zone will be on hand.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
There's still time for W Club members to register for the reception that is scheduled Saturday at Tailgate Park. The event is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. In addition there will be an end zone recognition minutes prior to the game. Nearly 200 have already registered. If you are not a member as yet, memberships are available by contacting Jack Tennant at the Cowboy Joe Club office (307-766-6242). Click here for more information.
The Club will draw the winning ticket this Friday for that beautiful 2011 Camaro, made possible by Laramie GM Auto Center and Infinity Power & Controls. The winner will be announced Saturday during the UNLV game. There is still time to purchase a raffle ticket if you haven't by calling the Cowboy Joe Club office (307-766-6242).
Are You Strong Enough?. . .
One of the fun traditions of Wyoming Homecoming is the annual "Car Push". Ordinarily scheduled for the Friday prior to Homecoming, this year's push is scheduled for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the southwest corner of War Memorial Stadium.
There are two weight classes for the Push teams, under 1,200 pounds and over 1,200 pounds. The weigh-in is right before the event begins. If you are interested in putting together a team, email Shelley at [email protected], and she can get you registered. That's 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Teams will be timed while pushing an automobile up the Stadium's west ramp.
Around the Chutes. . .
Congratulations to volleyball's Jodi Purdy who earned Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Week honors after the Cowgirls' outstanding win over Colorado State. The junior from Winterset, IA had a great week against Northern Colorado and CSU. The Cowgirls host TCU on Thursday and New Mexico on Saturday. Both games are scheduled at 7 p.m. in the UniWyo Sports Complex.
The Cowgirl soccer team is on the road this week at New Mexico on Friday and at TCU on Sunday.
The Cowboy and Cowgirl swimming team opens its regular season at the DU Relays on Saturday are noon.
The Wyoming cross country team travels to Terre Haute, Indiana, this week to compete in the Indiana State Pre-National meet. The Cowgirls compete at the Indiana State Pre-National Invite.
Las Vegas is the site for this year's Mountain Regional Tournament for the Cowgirl tennis team. That begins tomorrow and continues through Sunday.
Friday night will be a tipoff to the 2011-12 Cowboy basketball season and the Homecoming weekend as Larry Shyatt and his team host a Night of Madness in the Arena-Auditorium. The event will feature special appearances by coaches from the Wyoming Athletic family, and will be co-emceed by Voice of the Cowboys Dave Walsh and ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the free event. Fans can take in the annual tradition of the Homecoming Sing, sponsored by the Iron Skull Honorary Society. Organizations from around campus compete to show who has the most school spirit. That will begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by the Night of Madness.
Van Gundy, a former NBA head coach and current ESPN analyst will be on hand for the event featuring UW head coaches Carrie Yerty (volleyball), Dave Christensen (football), Joe Legerski (women's basketball) and Shyatt. A special guest from the NBA's Chicago Bulls also will make an appearance before a video introduction of the latest edition of the Cowboys taped by ESPN's Dick Vitale. Hypnotist Chris Jones will conclude the night's activities with a performance. A special thanks goes out to Friday Night Fever.
The evening is dedicated to the family of former UW Faculty-Athletic Representative and English professor Janet Constantinides and her husband Chris. The Constantinides' son, Alex, lost his wife and children in a tragic automobile accident this summer.
Here's An Exclusive for Steamboat Sound Subscribers. . .
The UW Athletic Ticket Office is offering an exclusive deal to subscribers of the Steamboat Sound. Sound members have access to purchase individual Cowboy and Cowgirl Basketball game tickets before they go on sale to the public. These are great lower level seats, and are available for all 19 men's home games as well as all 16 women's home games. Click below and type in the promotional code SOUND to take advantage of this great offer.
Check Your Mailbox. . .
The UW Ticket Office is mailing basketball season tickets this week. Those season ticket holders should be receiving their tickets in the mail by the end of next week!
Homecoming and Breast Cancer Awareness. . .
Wyoming's Homecoming battle with UNLV on Saturday also is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Special shirts are on sale for $15 at the Brown N' Gold Outlet, and $20 online. The Susan G Komen Foundation will receive $5 from every shirt sold. Click on the shirt below to purchase online!
Giveaways for the Homecoming Game. . .
The first 10,000 fans to enter War Memorial Stadium for Saturday's UNLV game will receive pink koozies, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The koozies are courtesy of Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Pepsi Cola of Wyoming. In addition, State Farm Insurance agents will be handing out 4,000 rally towels to Cowboy fans.
Desiree the Survey Winner. . .
University of Wyoming Sports Properties would like to thank all of the fans who participated in its fan survey between September 20 and October 7. Over 2,000 individuals participated. Desiree Shasa, a UW graduate student, was the lucky winner in the random prize drawing. She won a round-trip airline ticket on Allegiant Air.
Tailgate Park for Homecoming. . .
The Park will be open from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public. The live band will be Danno and his Have Fun Will Travel Band.
Food and beverage vendors for this week include: Pit Crew BBQ, McAlister's Deli, Shadow's Pub & Grill, Papa John's Pizza, Coaches Scoop Frozen Desserts and Mulligan's Pub. Displays include: Union Wireless, Deadwood, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Wyoming Meth Project, Wind River Casino, Century Link, State Farm, VA Medical Center, COPSA, Laramie GM Auto Center and the Cowboy Joe Pony.
Groups include: Pepsi, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, RSC Equipment Rental, SAE House,
W-Club, The Stampede and the Cowboy Joe Club.
As always there will be live radio remotes by 1290 KOWB and 1240 KFBC. The Brown N' Gold Outlet retail shop, and Kids Zone will be on hand.
Cowboy Joe Club News. . .
There's still time for W Club members to register for the reception that is scheduled Saturday at Tailgate Park. The event is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. In addition there will be an end zone recognition minutes prior to the game. Nearly 200 have already registered. If you are not a member as yet, memberships are available by contacting Jack Tennant at the Cowboy Joe Club office (307-766-6242). Click here for more information.
The Club will draw the winning ticket this Friday for that beautiful 2011 Camaro, made possible by Laramie GM Auto Center and Infinity Power & Controls. The winner will be announced Saturday during the UNLV game. There is still time to purchase a raffle ticket if you haven't by calling the Cowboy Joe Club office (307-766-6242).
Are You Strong Enough?. . .
One of the fun traditions of Wyoming Homecoming is the annual "Car Push". Ordinarily scheduled for the Friday prior to Homecoming, this year's push is scheduled for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the southwest corner of War Memorial Stadium.
There are two weight classes for the Push teams, under 1,200 pounds and over 1,200 pounds. The weigh-in is right before the event begins. If you are interested in putting together a team, email Shelley at [email protected], and she can get you registered. That's 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Teams will be timed while pushing an automobile up the Stadium's west ramp.
Around the Chutes. . .
Congratulations to volleyball's Jodi Purdy who earned Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Week honors after the Cowgirls' outstanding win over Colorado State. The junior from Winterset, IA had a great week against Northern Colorado and CSU. The Cowgirls host TCU on Thursday and New Mexico on Saturday. Both games are scheduled at 7 p.m. in the UniWyo Sports Complex.
The Cowgirl soccer team is on the road this week at New Mexico on Friday and at TCU on Sunday.
The Cowboy and Cowgirl swimming team opens its regular season at the DU Relays on Saturday are noon.
The Wyoming cross country team travels to Terre Haute, Indiana, this week to compete in the Indiana State Pre-National meet. The Cowgirls compete at the Indiana State Pre-National Invite.
Las Vegas is the site for this year's Mountain Regional Tournament for the Cowgirl tennis team. That begins tomorrow and continues through Sunday.
