Kentucky Gymnastics Announces 2017 Promotional Schedule
LEXINGTON, Ky. – While tickets sales have
already reached a record high, the Kentucky gymnastics program released its
promotional schedule for the 2017 season on Tuesday.
Highlights of the promotional schedule include a special edition Kentucky Gymnastics American Doll being given away at every
meet, and UK students will receive free pizza during all events.
Kentucky’s annual “Excite Night” will pack
Memorial Coliseum once again in 2017 and will kick off the home portion of the
schedule on Friday, Jan. 20 against Southeastern
Conference opponent Auburn. Excite Night
will feature special guest Kirstin Maldonado from the Grammy Award winning a cappella group, Pentatonix.
There will also be a light up pom-pom giveaway at the door, and the
concourse will feature face painting, balloon animals and more.
DanceBlue will be the theme for the second
meet of the year against LSU on Friday Jan. 27. All proceeds will be donated to
DanceBlue, which helps to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer.
On Friday, Feb. 10, UK will host Alabama
and Kentucky invites all fathers and daughters to spend the Friday before
Valentine’s Day with a special date night designed around them.
The quad meet featuring Illinois, Washington
and Northern Illinois will take place on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. and UK will
welcome back all alumni. Kentucky gymnastics alumni will be honored during the
meet, and all UK alumni will receive free admission.
The final meet of the season will be Youth
Day at Memorial Coliseum. Ages 6-18 will get into the meet on Friday, March 3
against Arkansas for $1. Junior Wildcat Club Members, along with one
guest, will get in free and are able to bring one additional guest. In addition
to discounted admission, kids will be able to get their hands on a Kentucky
gymnastics coloring book.
A full schedule of promotions is available
here.
For complete news and
updates on the Kentucky Gymnastics program, go to UKathletics.com. Season tickets can be found on UKathletics.com/Tickets. News and updates on the team can also be
found on Twitter at @UKGymnastics and at @UKCoachGarrison and Facebook at Facebook.com/UKGymnastics.
