June 25, 2008
Night Flight Road Run scheduled for July 19
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana cross country/track and field program will hold the 31st annual Night Flight Road Run Saturday, July 19, on the USI campus. The Night Flight Road Run will consist of a half-mile run, for kids seven-and-under, as well as a four-mile run and one-mile run.
Registration fees are $15 ($12 for the seven-and-under half-mile) for entries postmarked or received on or before July 14. Entrants running both the four-mile and one-mile run should add an addition $5 and include a second entry form.
Late registration will be from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. July 19 on the USI campus. The late registration fee will be $20 for one race and $25 for both races as well as $15 for the seven-and-under half-mile run.
The race times are 7:45 p.m. for the seven-and-under half-mile race 8 p.m. for the one-mile run and 8:30 p.m. for the four-mile run. The awards presentation will follow the four-mile run at the USI Physical Activities Center.
Proceeds from the Night Flight Road Run help fund the USI cross country/track and field programs. The Screaming Eagles' Grass Roots Series, which resumes tonight with the second installment of the five-race series, also helps fund the USI cross country/track and field program. The third race is slated for July 3, while the fourth and fifth races in the Grass Roots Series are July 23 and August 7, respectively.
For more information visit the web at www.usi.edu/sports/mcc/nightflight.asp or contact the USI cross country office and Head Coach Mike Hillyard (mhillyar@usi.edu or 812/465-1232).
Dan McDonnell,
USI Sports Information
