CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS STEP UP TO HELP APPREHEND THIEF
Last week, our cross country teams were in Minneapolis to compete in the Roy Griak Invitational, and one day later, they ran for an entirely different reason. On Sunday morning, the men's team was consolidating bags into one room as they waited to head to the airport. A few of them decided to head to breakfast, but All-American Collins Kibet stayed behind.
When he brought his bags to the particular room, he noticed something strange and then saw a flash leaving the room. He proceeded to follow the sounds of doors shutting in the stair well, sensing something was wrong. As he reached the ground floor, he noticed someone with a couple of bags that had been taken from the room and he confronted the person. At the same time, he dialed 9-1-1 to report the mischievous act, but didn't actually speak to anyone as he proceeded to follow the individual.
By a stroke of luck, the chase happened to pass the location where his teammates were eating. Confused, they wondered why Collins was chasing after this person, but instead of letting him get away, teammates Bailey Roth, Emilio Vasquez, Patrick Leary, Hunter Davila, Daniom Tecle and Collins continued pursuit. Then, Hunter made contact with the police to report what was going on. The police advised them to stop pursuing so Collins stopped, but Bailey continued tailing the thief. The chase eventually reached the highway, where Bailey flagged down the Highway Patrol, who proceeded to apprehend the suspect, who was someone the Minneapolis Police had been trying to catch for some time.
We want to highlight this for a couple of reasons. First, kudos to our young men for following the principles of our Step UP! program, being aware, and looking out for each other. While the thief had dropped a couple of the bags during the chase, he still had wallets and watches on him when he was arrested, which were able to be returned.
Second, and most importantly, we spoke with the Minneapolis Police and they shared a couple of pointers if you find yourself in this position in order to ensure your safety. They recommend keeping the suspect in sight if possible and being prepared to give a detailed description, but they don't advise confronting a suspect.
In this instance, the thief was carrying a knife and actually pulled it on Collins outside the hotel and on Bailey as he was pursuing him, so this story could have ended differently, but we're certainly glad it didn't. We appreciate and respect the citizenship shown by these young men, but we want them to be safe as well. We hope this not only brings a smile to your face as you think about the positive things so many of our student-athletes are doing, but also serves as an informational piece if you find yourself in this situation.
Be safe. Be a good citizen and Bear Down.
T-SHIRT SALES RAISE $40,000 FOR ARIZONA FINAL SALUTE
We have a final update on our collaboration with The Underestimated City and the sale of jersey t-shirts to benefit Arizona Final Salute, a fundraising campaign run by Randy and Nikki Stratton. The initiative generated $40,000 to help U.S.S. Arizona survivors return to Pearl Harbor for the 75th anniversary. We can't thank you enough if you purchased a t-shirt. This is going to make a huge difference for the survivors and their families.
If you'd like to donate directly to Arizona Final Salute, you can do so by clickingHERE.
SOCCER BEGINS PAC-12 HOME SCHEDULE
Soccer will begin its home conference schedule this week as they host Colorado tomorrow at 7 p.m. The first 200 fans will receive a white Arizona Soccer t-shirt. Coach Amato and the Cats will wrap-up the weekend when they face Utah on Sunday at 1 p.m. Following that match, the team will be signing autographs on the field. For tickets or more information, call (520) 621-CATS (M-F, 9-5 pm) or clickHERE.
VOLLEYBALL TOUGH TO BEAT IN MCKALE
Volleyball looks to remain unbeaten in the McKale Center this weekend with a pair of matches against Oregon State and Oregon. The Wildcats will take on Oregon State Friday at 8 p.m. and Oregon on Saturday at 6 p.m. Saturday is our annual Dig 4 Pink Match with the first 500 fans receiving a FREE Pink Glow Wristband! Tickets start at just $8 when purchased in advance. We hope to see you at the McKale Center cheering on Coach Rubio and our talented volleyball team this weekend. ClickHERE to buy your tickets today.
HOMECOMING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
We're thrilled to invite all former student-athletes to join us for the 2016 Homecoming festivities (Oct. 28-30). Homecoming is a time for all former student-athletes to return to campus and celebrate together during this "mini-reunion." We want to encourage you to join us as we cheer on our Wildcats as they take on Stanford in the annual Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 29. In addition, there are a number of other activities planned including:
- A-Club Golf Tournament (Oct. 28)
- Bear Down Block Party (Oct. 28)
- Pac-12 Cross Country Championships (Oct. 28)
- A-Club Tailgate (Oct. 29)
- Soccer vs. California (Oct. 30)
- Softball Alumni Game (Oct. 30)
For additional information on the festivities, please click HERE.
Help us make the 2016 Homecoming Weekend a huge success by providing your RSVP for all the events online by clicking HERE or by calling the Special Events Office at (520) 621-2331.
If you have any questions, please contact the A-Club offices at (520) 621-9272 or the Special Events Office at (520) 621-2331. We look forward to seeing you in October.
ARIZONA NUGGETS
Football's Brandon Dawkins posted the longest run by a QB in Arizona history when he scored on a 79-yarder against Washington. That run is also the longest by a QB in the nation this year … Lauren Marker and Paris Corley from Women's Tennis won the doubles championship at the Battle in the Bay Classic, while Marker took home the singles title, defeating Corley in the final … Haley Moore fromWomen's Golf finished in a tie for third at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at 9-under-par … Volleyball's Kendra Dahlke is third in the Pac-12 in both kills (4.08/set) and points (4.60/set) … Redford Bobbitt from Men's Golf tied for 14th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate … Swimming's Hannah Cox (400 frees), Kennedy Lohman (100 breast) and Brendan Meyer (200 fly) have been named to USA Swimming's World 100 program.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
To view the list of upcoming events, broadcast information, start times and stat links, click HERE. (Note: All times are listed as Mountain Standard Time, i.e. Tucson time.)
To access live stats from your desktop or mobile device, visit ArizonaLiveStats.com.
WEAR THE COLORS – SHARE THE PHOTOS
Thank you for wearing the colors and sharing your Arizona pride! If your photo submission did not make this week's edition of the Wildcat Wednesday, please check our "Wildcat Wednesday" album at facebook.com/ArizonaAthletics.
NOTE: Please submit photos for Wildcat Wednesday with an original email to uofaad@arizona.edu using the subject line 'Wildcat Wednesday photo.' Also, please ensure all submissions are clear and properly lit. We also ask that you identify everyone in the photo so we can highlight them accordingly.
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