Volunteers needed for swim meet
By Justin Combs, Staff Writer
OCCC is looking for volunteers to help out with the upcoming Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships that will be held Feb. 25 through 28 in the Aquatic Center.
“We need as much help as we can get for the event,” said Kristen Hoaglin, event volunteer coordinator.
“We expect 400 athletes as well as parents, coaches and other training staff,” Hoaglin said in regards to the number of people that will occupy the Wellness and Aquatic Center during the competition.
Hoaglin said at least 75 volunteers are needed to make the event run smoothly.
Volunteers will receive a T-shirt for their participation she said. Snacks will also be available in the hospitality room for those assisting during the various shifts.
Volunteers are needed to assist as timers, ticket sellers, ticket takers, door guards, general hospitality and more.
Volunteer registration forms are available at the Recreation and Fitness office inside the Wellness Center. Volunteer forms must be returned by Feb. 18.
According to the Mountain West website http://themwc.cstv.com, the Mountain West Conference is composed of university teams from Wyoming, Utah, Nevada-Las Vegas, Texas Christian, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State, Brigham Young and Air Force Academy.
This will be the ninth year OCCC has hosted the Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships.
This competition is very competitive with Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada in Las Vegas being the two leading competitive teams in this division.
Tickets for the event are on sale at OCCC. All-session tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for students and children. Single-session tickets for preliminaries are $6 for adults and $4 for children and students, and for the finals they are $8 for adults and $6 for students and children. The action begins at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. For more information on volunteer days and times, call Hoaglin at 405-682-7860.
Staff Writer Justin Combs can be reached at StaffWriter2@occc.edu.
