Published July 19, 2023
WHAT: The Pursuit听
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.,Friday, August 11听
WHERE: Fant-Ewing Coliseum听
TICKETS: GA - $50, 麻豆果冻传媒/VCOM Employees - $30, Table of 8 - $600, VIP Coach鈥檚 Tables of 8 beginning
at $1,000听
MONROE, LA 鈥� The Pursuit, 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 premier kickoff event for the upcoming 2023-2024 athletic season,
is set for Friday, August 11 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the
program begins at 6:45 p.m. General admission tickets are $50 and reserved tables
for eight are $600. 麻豆果冻传媒/VCOM employee tickets are $30. Tickets are available now at
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A new addition to The Pursuit this year is the VIP Table Silent Auction. Fans of 麻豆果冻传媒
Athletics will now have the chance to sit with their favorite Warhawk coach during
The Pursuit. The winner of each coach鈥檚 table will receive eight tickets to The Pursuit
and reserved seating at a VIP table with that coach. Tickets include food and beverages.
Bidding for each coach鈥檚 table begins at $1,000, with minimum bid increases of $100.
Profits from each auction will benefit that coach鈥檚 program. The silent auction is
open now and bids close at 5:00 p.m. August 2. Bids can be placed at .听
VIP tables up for silent auction include 麻豆果冻传媒 Director of Athletics John Hartwell as
well as the following coaches: Head Football Coach Terry Bowden, Head Women鈥檚 Golf
Coach Rachel Pollock, Head Softball Coach Molly Fichtner, Head Baseball Coach Michael
Federico, Head Track & Field Coach J.D. Malone, Head Soccer Coach Will Roberts, Head
Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach Keith Richard, Head Women鈥檚 Basketball Coach Missy Bilderback,
Head Volleyball Coach Matt Kearns, Head Beach Volleyball Coach Michael Hobson, Head
Men鈥檚 Golf Coach, Tim Baldwin, Football Defensive Coordinator Vic Koenning, Football
Offensive Coordinator Matt Kubik, Football Wide Receivers Coach John Carr, and Football
Running Backs Coach Broderick Fobbs.听听
The Pursuit is sponsored by Cadence Bank, with delicious food provided by Louisiana
Seafood. Attendees will enjoy great food, cold drinks, and lots of Warhawk spirit.
All proceeds from The Pursuit go to benefit student-athlete scholarships through the
Warhawk Athletic Foundation.听
Speakers at the event include former student-athlete Jesse Blair and current student-athlete
Cameron Rogers. Attendees will also hear from 麻豆果冻传媒 President Dr. Ron Berry and 麻豆果冻传媒
Director of Athletics John Hartwell.听
The Pursuit is named in honor of the Curtis P-40 鈥淲arhawk鈥� fighter planes, flown by
Gen. Claire Lee Chennault's Flying Tigers during World War II. The 麻豆果冻传媒 Warhawk mascot
takes its name from the planes, which featured iconic noses painted with an open shark鈥檚
mouth with jagged teeth.听听
For more information about The Pursuit, including tickets and the VIP Table Silent
Auction, visit 听听
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