UPEI Panther Sport announces new Legacy event, September 23

UPEI Panther Sport is excited to unveil the details for a new event during Homecoming 2010. The ‘Sport Legacy Celebration' will take place in McMillan Hall at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on September 23, 2010 at 6:30 pm.

The evening has been designed to combine some traditional events with new components, all to celebrate the legacies that Panther Sport creates.

First, RBC Olympian Rowan Barrett will speak. The basketball star played internationally for 17 years (12 years at the professional level) and won a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth championships with Team Canada. Barrett led the Canadian national basketball team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Barrett's keynote address will be followed by an acknowledgement of the 2009-10 Academic All Canadians. Again this year, UPEI has over 50 Academic All-Canadians from six different sports. These athletes have worked hard throughout the year to compete on a Canadian Inter-University CIS varsity sport team while at the same time achieving an over-80 per cent average as a full-time student.

In the past, athletic awards and scholarships were presented at a separate ceremony; now, those athletes will be recognized during this new celebration. It will also be the perfect opportunity to thank the many donors and families who support these awards.

To cap the evening, two new inductees will enter the UPEI Sports Hall of Fame - soccer great, Glenn Millar and field hockey star, Tracey McGee. These athletes were outstanding in their respective sports, earning award after award, not only in the Atlantic University Sport conference, but in the CIS as well.

Tickets are on sale now for $25 each, and include admission to the reception-style event that also features a silent auction. For tickets or information, contact Lynn Boudreau at (902) 566-0991 or lboudreau@upei.ca.