Athletic Training Students Plan April 8 Benefit Race
Contact: Kay Hyatt – (207) 581-2761
ORONO, Maine — The third annual Wes Jordan 5K race and Fun Run takes off Saturday, April 8 at the University of Maine. Sponsored by UMaine’s Athletic Training Student Organization, the race and one-mile run/walk are open to all ages.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at Lengyel Hall, next to the Buchanan Alumni House. The race gets underway at 9. The course goes down College Avenue to Alfond Sports Arena, up Long Road to Rangeley Road, down Park Street to College Ave and back to the starting point at Lengyel.
In addition to awards, participants will have the opportunity to win a variety of gift certificates and an Old Town Canoe kayak, according to Darci Dickison, a junior athletic training major from Debec, New Brunswick, and secretary of the Athletic Training Student Organization.
Fees are $10 for pre-registration; $12 for race day registration; and $20 for a family of three or more. Pre-registration is available until Thursday, April 6 by e-mailing Dickison at darci.dickison@umit.maine.edu. The first 40 people to register will receive a race T-shirt.
Proceeds from the race benefit the Wes Jordan Athletic Training Education Complex project — renovations that will result in state-of-the-art teaching and lab space in Lengyel Hall. Named after long-time UMaine athletic director Wes Jordan, the facility is expected to open this fall.
“Having a better equipped facility will greatly improve the skills of aspiring athletic trainers and be a great asset to the University,” says Dickison.
The Athletic Training Student Organization enables students to continue and direct their education outside the traditional classroom setting and to do peer mentoring. Meetings are designed to reinforce athletic training knowledge and principles through guest lectures and a variety of activities and demonstrations. The organization also works to provide public information about the athletic training profession and its role in the community.