Association News
SWOSU Nets $10K Check
November 1, 2007
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University recently received a $10,000 check provided by the City of Weatherford through the use of its 
newly-funded Hotel/Motel Tax.
The check was to help attract and pay for expenses of six additional basketball teams that made up the eight-team field of the SWOSU Athletic Association Thanksgiving Classic. The two-day tournament, along with the SWOSU women and men, featured teams from the University of Texas Permian Basin, Paul Quinn College, Southwest Baptist University, New Mexico Highlands, Central Oklahoma and East Central.
The money was approved by a special committee that authorizes the expenditure of the tax on projects and/or events designed to promote Weatherford that draws in additional visitors.
Association to Sponsor Classic
November 1, 2007
The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Athletic Association has stepped forward as the title sponsor for the Thanksgiving basketball tournament planned on campus later this year. The Association is lending both its name and financial backing to the eight-team, two-day tournament scheduled to begin Friday, Nov. 23.
The tournament will feature four games-a-day with the first beginning at 2 p.m. The tournament will conclude Saturday, Nov. 24 with the last scheduled game set to tipoff at 8 p.m.
Friday will begin with the East Central University women taking on Paul Quinn University at 2 p.m.. The next game will begin at 4 p.m. and will feature the University of Central Oklahoma men against nationally-ranked Southwest Baptist University. The SWOSU women will play at 6 p.m. against University of Texas Permian Basin and the SWOSU men will conclude Friday’s play at 8 p.m. against New Mexico Highlands.
Saturday teams switch opponents with the ECU women playing UT-Permian Basin at 2 p.m., the UCO men playing New Mexico Highlands at 4 p.m. The SWOSU women will play Paul Quinn at 6 p.m. and the SWOSU men will play Southwest Baptist at 8 p.m.Admission for the event is free to all members of the SWOSU Athletic Association.
Regular ticket prices are $7 for adults or a two-day tournament pass is $12. College and high school students with identification cards will be $2.
Cornbread, Bean Lunch Planned
October 30, 2007
Area residents will have a chance to eat beans and cornbread as prepared by the Southwestern Oklahoma State University women’s basketball team during a fundraising lunch Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Student Union Grill on campus.
The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and will conclude at 1 p.m. Diners will have a chance not only to meet members of the SWOSU basketball team but also purchase officially logos merchandise. The money went to help pay for new warm-up apparel, travel bags and help defray the cost of travel and meals on the road.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance by contacting any member of the SWOSU women’s basketball team or by calling Coach Shelly Pond at 580-774-3290. Tickets will also be made available at the door for the same price.
Popular Pancake Breakfast Returns
September 1, 2007
Members of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University men’s basketball team will again put on their cooking aprons and bring out their spatulas to flip and serve pancakes to the Weatherford-area community. The fund-raising breakfast will take place the morning of Saturday, Sept. 22 between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the newly-remodeled University Grill on campus.
Last year’s event attracted nearly 400 people and raised more than $3,000. The money went to help pay for new warm-up apparel, travel bags and help defray the cost of travel and meals on the road.
The breakfast meal costs $5 and will consist of hot pancakes, syrup, juice, coffee and ham steaks. Tickets will be available at the door or could be purchased in advance by contacting any member of the SWOSU men’s basketball team or coaching staff.
For more information, persons should contact coach Todd Thurman at 580-774-3701.