May 28, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -
A successful run for the 2009 UCF Knights Tour closed on Wednesday night with a well-attended gathering at Duffy's Sports Grill in Melbourne. In addition to tasty appetizers and live music, the crowd got to hear from UCF coaches George O'Leary, Kirk Speraw, Terry Rooney and Todd Dagenais with emcee Marc Daniels seamlessly tying it all together.
The Melbourne stop capped a six-stop tour that saw the UCF caravan pull up to nice crowds in Waterford Lakes, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Sanford (Seminole County), Downtown Orlando and, finally, on the Space Coast.
"Our coaches and staff were greeted with dedicated UCF supporters at each of our six tour stops," said Assistant A.D. for Development Maura Murphy. "The tour was a great opportunity for us to meet people from around the states of Florida and Georgia who are devoted to UCF, and to thank them for their support our athletics program and our student-athletes."
On the tour, alumni, students and fans enjoyed an evening of fun and excitement with several members of the UCF Athletics coaching staff from a variety of teams. Each stop featured quality time to mix and mingle with coaches, dine on complimentary appetizers, partake in fun raffles, receive great giveaways, watch action-packed highlight videos and receive the latest 2009 UCF football schedule poster and schedule cards.
Representatives from UCF's Golden Knights Club (GKC), alumni association and athletics ticket sales staff were also on site to answer questions on how fans can become a part of the team behind the teams. For those looking for more info on tickets or becoming a member of the GKC, they can logon to UCFAthletics.com.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store. Also visit UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.