CNU to hold annual 5K Race and Mile Walk on Sept. 16

News Release - July 28, 2006

Public's contact for publication:
Michael Koontz
Race director
(757) 989-2952
alumni.cnu.edu

Media contact:
Karen L. Gill
Office of University Relations
(757) 594-8428

(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Christopher Newport University's Alumni Society and the Peninsula Track Club present the annual CNU Alumni Society/Oyster Pointer 5K Race and Mile Walk on Sept. 16.

This PTC Grand Prix event follows a flat, fast course through the beautiful Riverside Community in Newport News. The walk begins at 8 a.m., and the run at 8:30 a.m. at the parking garage of CNU's Ferguson Center for the Arts.

Early registration for the walk is $8, and the run is $15 through Sept. 11. After that, the prices go up to $10 and $20. Students and military personnel are $10. Please call race director Michael Koontz at (757) 989-2952 or visit alumni.cnu.edu for more information.

Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Luter School of Business and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.

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