Kirstin Maldonado of Pentatonix to Highlight Excite Night
LEXINGTON,
Ky. – The Excite Night meet on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. will be packed with nationally
ranked gymnastics and a star, as Kirstin Maldonado from the award-winning a
cappella group Pentatonix will be in attendance.
Maldonado
is a member of the award winning a cappella group Pentatonix. The group became
stars after entering and winning the third season of the NBC’s reality show,
The Sing-Off. Since their rise to stardom, the group has sold over 5.7 million
albums in the U.S. alone. They have won two Grammy Awards and their YouTube
channel boasts more than 12 million subscribers, yielding over 2 billion video
views. Their 2015 self-titled album has been certified gold after debuting No.
1 on Billboard’s Top 200. The 2016 Forbes 30 under 30 lists Maldonado as one of
the leading entrepreneurs and talents in the music industry.
Fans
will have a chance to meet her in a meet-and-greet on Friday. To be a part of
the meet and greet, fans must share the latest post on the Kentucky Gymnastics
Facebook page for a chance to win a Golden Ticket. From there, a select group
of fans will be get to the meet the singing sensation.
Doors
to the coliseum will open 90 minutes before the start of the meet. The ticket
office and player-guest pass table, located off Lexington Avenue, will be open
at that time. Students will be admitted free of charge by showing a valid ID.
Faculty and staff are admitted for free, and can bring one guest. Flash
photography is strictly prohibited during any gymnastics meet.
All fans will also receive light up pom poms, and will have a
chance to receive post-meet team autographs from the Wildcats. All UK students
will receive free pizza, and a special edition Kentucky Gymnastics American
Girl doll will be given away.
The meet is expected to sell out, so make sure to head to
UKathletics.com/tickets to pick up your Excite Night tickets before they run
out.
A full schedule of promotions is available
here.
Parking Information
All surrounding E-lots around Memorial Coliseum including the
North Craft lot, High Street Lot, Rose Street, and Linden Walk employee lots
are available for event parking beginning three and a half hours prior to the
start of the meet. Additionally, the South Limestone Garage (PS#5) and the Rose
Street Garage (PS#2) are available two hours prior to the start of the meet.
A shuttle is available free of charge from the South
Limestone Garage (Parking Structure #5) beginning two hours prior to the start
of the meet. The pick-up/drop-off point at the South Limestone Garage is
located on Administration Drive. UK asks that all patrons access this
pick-up/drop-off location by the sky bridge, accessible from level three of the
parking structure. The shuttle pick-up/drop-off location at Memorial Coliseum
is located at the front of the Coliseum on Avenue of Champions.
Disability parking is available in the North Craft lot.
Spaces are limited and provided on a first come, first served basis with a
valid, state-issued disabled parking hangtag.
Please note: Parking is prohibited in any R-lot. Vehicles
parking in R-lots without a proper permit, along yellow curbs, grass spaces or
other non-specified and unapproved areas may be subject to ticket and/or tow.
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.
