Event to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25

PEARLY POND 5k RUN SPONSORSHIP FORM

RINDGE, N.H. (June 13, 2013) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s and women’s track & field/cross country programs will be holding the inaugural Pearly Pond 5k Run, on Sunday, Aug. 25, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on the Rindge campus. The announcement was made on Thursday by head coach Zach Emerson, as the event will serve as a fundraiser to help support the Ravens men’s and women’s track & field/cross country programs.

The event is opened to all running enthusiasts, who are looking to have a good time and enjoy a refreshing run around the beautiful Rindge campus. There will be five different age groups for each gender, ranging from boys to men and girls to women. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each group.

For more information on the event, or to sign up to compete, please contact race director Zach Emerson at (603) 831-2385 or by email at emersonz@franklinpierce.edu(.)

For more information on Franklin Pierce men’s and women’s track & field/cross country, please visit the teams’ respective pages at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the programs even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports), Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce track & field or cross country apparel can do so on the athletic department’s online store at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)