SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Join the Missouri State women's basketball team and coaching staff for the inaugural Jane A. Meyer Run with the Lady Bears Sunday, Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. The race, presented by KTXR 101.3 FM, will begin and end at Plaster Student Union on the Missouri State campus.
Registration is $20 and those who register before Friday, Oct. 15 and $25 on the day of the race. The first 200 participants to register will receive a race T-shirt. All proceeds from the event will go to Shriners Hospitals for Children, the Jane A. Meyer Carillon Fund and Missouri State Women's Basketball.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for us as a team to come together with our loyal supporters and help out a couple of really special causes," MSU head coach Nyla Milleson said. "We think this will be great setting for us to be able to get reacquainted with our fans as we get ready to kick off another exciting season."
Ozark Racing Systems will serve as the official race timer, and prizes will be awarded to winners in 11 different age groups. The top overall male and female finishers will receive an iPod Shuffle.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health care system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients' ability to pay.
The Jane A. Meyer Carillon Fund is dedicated to maintaining one of the centerpieces of the Missouri State campus. Located at the southeast corner of Duane G. Meyer Library, the carillon holds forty-eight bronze bells, their cast iron clappers and a keyboard from Asten, Netherlands. The 140-foot, 2.5 million pound bell tower's Westminster chime starts 25 seconds before the hour and the first strike of the bell marking the hour marks the exact hour.
Those interested in participating in the event may visit MissouriStateBears.com to obtain a registration form. Registration forms also may be picked up in advance at Ridge Runner Sports or at the MSU Women's Basketball Office located on the upper level of Hammons Student Center. Additional race information is available by calling 836-4136.
