B-CU Football Banquet Moved to Daytona International Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida  -- Celebrating the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship season, the Bethune-Cookman University football team will hold its annual end-of-year awards banquet inside the 500 Club at Daytona International Speedway. The date for the event is set for Saturday, Jan. 18. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the banquet beginning at 7 p.m.

Originally scheduled to be held at the Plaza Resort & Spa, the venue change was moved to the 500 Club in order to accommodate more people planning to attend.

Only current season ticket holders who confirm with the ticket office will be allowed entry into this exclusive invitation only event. Due to limited seating, only the first 100 season ticket holders will be granted tickets, which must be presented in order to gain access into Daytona International Speedway.

The deadline for confirming your reservation will be Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 5 p.m. Please either send a confirmation email to Kevin Doherty (dohertyk@cookman.edu), or contact his office directly at (386) 481-2465. You can also confirm via fax at (386) 481-2927.

Recently completing the 2013 season under head coach Brian Jenkins, who just finished his fourth year at the helm in Daytona Beach, the B-CU Wildcats ended the year as HBCU National Champions in the BoxToRow media poll. In addition, several Wildcats were named to numerous All-America teams, while Jenkins received his third MEAC Coach of the Year award in four years – the second consecutive for the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. native.

B-CU claimed its second MEAC title in as many years during the 2013 campaign, and the third in four years under Jenkins. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA FCS Playoffs for third time in four years, travelling to Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C.

Fans can keep up-to-date with all B-CU Athletics via twitter at Twitter.com/BCUathletics, in addition to the official football twitter page at Twitter.com/BCUGridIron. You can also become a fan of the Wildcats on Facebook at Facebook.com/BCUathletics.

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