Courtesy: Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information

Bearkat championship teams from football, baseball, volleyball, women’s basketball and bowling will be honored at the inaugural Sam Houston “Night of Champions” event Sunday April 21.

In addition, SHSU senior student-athletes, All-America and All-Southland performers and other special award winners will be recognized.

The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center.

“Night of Champions” will be presented in an awards show format similar in style to the EPSYs or the Grammys.

Sam Houston graduate and Houston Texans public address voice David Brady is “Night of Champions” emcee.

Exciting video presentations featuring Sam Houston student-athletes, coaches and university administrators will highlight the presentation.

The videos will bring the most exciting moments from the Bearkats’ championship performances during the past year up close and personal.

“With conference titles in four sports and NCAA Championships appearances in three during the past year, this event will be an exciting night to remember for our university community,” Sam Houston Director of Athletics Bobby Williams said.

“Our student-athletes are stepping up to earn recognition for excellence on the national scene as well as in Texas,” Williams added. “Quality performances like theirs deserve quality recognition. This first class, video-intensive event is the perfect setting for our community to gather and celebrate this success.”

“Night of Champions” tickets priced at $75 will go on sale Monday April 8 beginning at 10 a.m.

Tickets may be ordered online at www.gobearkats.com, by phone at (936) 294-1729 or in person at the Sam Houston athletic ticket office at the Ron Mafrige Field House.

Doors at the Performing Arts Center will open at 4:30 p.m. April 21.

A jazz band will provide pre-event entertainment before the awards show presentation starts at 5:30 p.m.

The 90-minute event will be followed by a reception where sponsors and the public will have the opportunity to meet with Bearkat student-athletes in a one-on-one setting.

Courtesy: Paul Ridings, Jr., SHSU Sports Information

The first of two opportunities this spring to see the Sam Houston men’s and women’s track and field team in action comes this weekend.

Sam Houston will host a combined events competition and a quadrangular meet with Lamar, Houston Baptist and Texas Southern at the Meredith York Field Events Center and Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.

The combined events meet will consist of a men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon on Thursday and Friday.

Both days competition for the men will start at 10 a.m. and for the women at 10:30.

Thursday the men will compete in the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400 meters.

Friday the men finish with the 110 meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 200 meters.

The women will compete in the 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200 meters on Thursday and the long jump, javelin and 800 meters on Friday.

For Saturday’s quad meet, field events begin at 1:30 p.m. and running events start at 6 p.m.

Sam Houston finished as runners-up in both men’s and women’s track and field at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in February.

The Bearkats also will host a Twilight Meet in early May.

The complete quad meet schedule:

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

Field Events
1:30 pm Men’s and Women’s Javelin Throw (simultaneously)
2:30 pm Men’s Discus Throw, followed by Women
3:30 pm Women’s Pole Vault, followed by Men
3:30 pm Men’s High Jump, followed by Women
4:30 pm Men’s Shot Put, followed by Women
5:00 pm Women’s Long Jump (east runway)
5:00 pm Men’s Long Jump (west runway)
Men’s and Women’s Triple Jump (west runway)
*30 minutes after conclusion of respective long jump comp
6:30 pm men’s Hammer Throw, followed by Women’s Hammer Throw

Running Events
6:00 pm 4 x 100m Relay (women, followed by men)
6:10 pm 3000m Steeplechase (women, followed by men)
6:40 pm 100m/110m Hurdles (women, followed by men)
7:00 pm 400m dash (women, followed by men)
7:20 pm 100m Dash (women, followed by men)
7:35 pm 800m dash (women, followed by men)
7:50 pm 400m Hurdles (women, followed by men)
8:05 pm 200m Dash (women, followed by men)
8:25 pm 1500m Run (women, followed by men)
8:45 pm 4 x 400m Relay (women, followed by men)
8:55 pm 5000m Run (women, followed by men)