ROTC units to compete in Commander’s Cup, flag football game
The University of New Mexico Army ROTC announces its 3rd Annual Football Run, the ROTC contribution to the Rio Grande Rivalry. UNM Army ROTC cadets and New Mexico State University ROTC cadets run the game ball for the NMSU/UNM football game.
This year, the run – which covers a distance of more than 220 miles – begins with NMSU cadets running the ball from Las Cruces to mile marker 114 in Truth or Consequences. The UNM cadets will then run the ball from that halfway point to University Stadium.
Public Relations Cadet James McBreen said that they anticipate receiving the ball on Thursday, Sept. 24 around 9 p.m. and will run in shifts with the ball up I-25 until they arrive at UNM. UNM cadets will then run the football directly into the stadium prior to the start of the football game on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.
In good military fashion, the cadets have a clear schedule: Shift one cadets pick up the ball and run to mile marker 138; shift two cadets depart from UNM on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 11 p.m. and receive the ball at mile marker 138 and run it to mile marker 162; shift three cadets depart from UNM on Friday, Sept 25 at 3:30 a.m., receive the ball at mile marker 162 and run to mile marker 186; and finally shift four cadets depart from UNM on Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. to receive the ball at mile marker 186 and “RUN UNTIL COMPLETE”.
After the run, the two universities’ Army and Air Force ROTC units will compete in the Commanders’ Cup beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 on Johnson Field. “The event involves a one-mile run, water balloon toss, combat relay, dizzy bat race, three-legged race as well as push-up and sit-up competitions,” said James McBreen, UNM Army ROTC public relations cadet. He said the winning unit gets year-long bragging rights.
The ROTC units aren’t finished with their own version of the Rio Grande Rivalry, however. Following the Commanders’ Cup, at 3:30 p.m., the ROTC units will compete in a flag football game.
For more information, contact McBreen at 974-7919.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at September 22, 2009 11:39 AM