RENO, Nev. – Spring dates have been set for the Nevada football team and the annual Silver and Blue Spring Game will have a new feature in 2019 – the Grit Run, a 5K race on campus to raise money for the fight against cystic fibrosis.
The Grit Run and the Silver and Blue Spring Game are set for April 27 on campus. The 5K run/walk will begin in front of the Joe Crowley Student Union on campus at 10:30 a.m. The cost for the race is $35 for adults and $15 for children 12 and younger, with all proceeds donated to local efforts related to the fight against cystic fibrosis.
The race course will take runners through the University campus and back to Mackay Stadium to finish with a lap around the track. All participants will receive a t-shirt and post-race refreshments, with on-course hydration stations, a bounce house for children, and other spring game activities provided as well.
Registration is available now!
The idea for the 5K came from head coach
Jay Norvell and his wife Kim, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at the age of six months.
The spring game is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Mackay Stadium. The annual scrimmage marks the culmination of the 15-session spring practice for the Wolf Pack. Nevada is set to begin practice the last week of March, with practices set for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until the spring game on April 27.
This is the third spring practice under Norvell, who guided the Wolf Pack to one of the best turnarounds in the nation last season, and one of the best seasons in recent Nevada history. The Wolf Pack rolled to an eight-win season and capped it with a thrilling overtime victory in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, just the sixth bowl victory in school history.
Season ticket deposits for the 2019 season are available for just $50 – reserve yours today by calling (775) 348-PACK or visit NevadaWolfPack.com.
The 2019 season kicks off in August when Nevada plays host to Purdue at Mackay Stadium – just the second Big Ten team to ever visit Reno. The action-packed home schedule also includes a visit from former Big Sky rival Weber State and conference games against Hawai`i, San José State, New Mexico and in-state rival UNLV.
