Alumni Weekend News

Boys:

The Irish Embassy is looking after us during the Alumni weekend. The boss down there, John Fingleton, will give you all half price food and drinks on the Friday night which is a sweet deal.

Read the press release below for the Saturday night plans...

SKYHAWK ATHLETICS TO HOST ALUMNI SOCCER & VOLLEYBALL GAMES, SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION ON AUGUST 23

Fort Lewis College Director of Athletics Kelly Higgins announced today the schedule for the Athletic Alumni Weekend, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Activities include the women’s soccer alumnae game at 1 p.m. at Dirks Field, men’s soccer alumni game at 3 p.m. at Dirks Field, volleyball alumnae game at 5 p.m. in Whalen Gymnasium, and scholarship reception at 8 p.m. at the Irish Embassy Pub, located at the corner of 9^th St. and Main Ave.

Each alumni game features a Skyhawk team coming off a championship-winning season. The 2007 volleyball squad captured the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season title with a record of 22-8 overall and 17-2 in RMAC matches. The 2007 men’s soccer team won the RMAC tournament title and was 15-6-1 overall and 10-3-1 in league games. The 2007 women’s soccer team also won the RMAC tournament title and was 14-5-3 overall and 6-4-2 in league games. All three advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs.

The scholarship reception costs $10 and features a variety of Irish finger foods complements of Skyhawk Athletics and the Fort Lewis College Alumni Association. Among the appetizers to be served are baked goat cheese dip served with toasted pita bread; clonakilty mushrooms, salmon fingers, potato wedges, shrimp ballyvaughan, mini burgers, chicken sandwiches, steak sandwiches and Mediterranean sandwiches. A cash bar featuring specially-priced adult beverages is available.

All proceeds from the event will go toward the Peppy Seale Volleyball Endowment, Fredrick Brothers Men’s Soccer Scholarship and Jaymee Carozza Women’s Soccer Scholarship. The event is being used to kick off alumni scholarship drives for the Fredrick and Carozza scholarships. The Seale Endowment has already released its initial endowment goal of $25,000, but efforts are underway to grow this fund.

Additionally, soccer alumni will sell booster t-shirts that feature the Skyhawk soccer badge and Irish Embassy logo. Wear the t-shirt into the Irish Embassy on soccer game days and receive discounted beverages throughout the season.