July 17, 2009
Orlando, FL (www.UCFAthletics.com) - UCF Athletics has partnered with AAA to host the first ever UCF Day at AAA Headquarters in Lake Mary. The AAA office is located at 1000 AAA Drive in Heathrow, (intersection of AAA Drive and International Parkway). This is a great opportunity to come out and support UCF Athletics at the Lakeside Café on July 20th between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
UCF Athletics and AAA are both proud members of the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce, and invite the public as well as other chamber members to attend.
UCF head football coach George O'Leary will be speaking while there will also be appearances by the UCF Cheerleaders, Knight Moves Dance Team and Knightro. Prizes and giveaways will be distributed throughout the event. In addition to these great activities, opportunities for a special AAA group rate ticket for the September 19th UCF-Buffalo home game will be available on site.
This event is open to all AAA, Liberty Mutual, International Parkway employees and all other friends and family of the UCF Athletics Program. For more information contact the UCF Athletic Ticket Office at 407-823-1000.
Throughout the offseason, UCF's two-time Conference USA Coach of the Year, O'Leary, has been very active in the Greater Orlando community, speaking with several organizations and clubs on the prospects of the upcoming 2009 college football season. Audiences have been able to get a keen insight into the development of the UCF football program, as well as discussion on the successful growth of UCF Athletics to date.
O'Leary enters his sixth season at UCF in 2009, and has so far brought the school its two postseason bowl berths - the2005 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl. Additionally, O'Leary's 2007 team, led by consensus All-American Kevin Smith, finished with a program-high 10-win season and its first conference championship since the program shed its independent status after the 2001 season.
The Knights are scheduled to open the 2009 campaign on Sept. 5, hosting Samford at Bright House Networks Stadium. UCF will play seven games at home this year. Season tickets are available by calling (407) UCF-1000 or by visiting UCFAthletics.com.