Looking Ahead to 2009-10
General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be hosted by Mercer and held at the University Center March 3-6, 2010. This will be the first of a two-year contract to host the tournament.
Many of the nation’s top 25 men’s golf programs will come to Macon in October to participate in the third annual Brickyard Collegiate Golf Championships, hosted by Mercer, and played at the Brickyard at Riverside. The field includes Michigan, Penn State, Georgia, Augusta State, Virginia Tech, FSU, Clemson, Ole Miss, UT Chattanooga, Virginia Commonwealth, UNC Charlotte, North Florida, Georgia Tech, LSU
and Mercer.
The women’s golf team will host the second annual “Eat A Peach” tournament at Idle Hour Country Club in October. That field includes Georgia, Florida, Miami, Georgia State, Central Florida, Furman, UT Chattanooga, Augusta State, James Madison, High Point and Kennesaw State.
The defending A-Sun champion Mercer women’s soccer team will play matches against Vanderbilt, Georgia and Indiana. The game with Indiana will be played in Macon on Sunday, Sept. 6.
The women’s basketball team will play games against five teams that participated in post-season play following the 2008-09 season. They are Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and East Tennessee, who were in the NCAA field of 64, and Florida Gulf Coast, which played in the WNIT.
Message from the Athletic Foundation President
As a former student-athlete and now as a Mercer alumna, I am excited about the future of the Mercer Athletic program. We are bringing to our campus some of the brightest and most talented student-athletes in the country.
As you can see, Mercer has had outstanding recent success, both in competition and in the classroom. In order to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources for maximum success in the future, we need your help.
Would you consider joining the Athletic Foundation today and encourage our student-athletes with your financial support and attendance when the Bears compete on the playing fields and courts?
Diane Owens
Diane Owens is a 1980 magna cum laude graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law and a partner with Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP. While at Mercer, Ms. Owens was active in intercollegiate athletics in basketball and tennis. She served as director of the women’s intramural program for two years. Ms. Owens graduated from Mercer with a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in 1977. In 2006, Ms. Owens received the Meritorious Service Award from the Walter F. George School of Law. She currently serves on the Mercer Board of Trustees, is chair of the Board’s Executive Committee and a member of the Athletics Committee.
Mercer Athletic Foundation Officers
Diane Owens, President
Charlie Cantrell, Vice President
John Collier, Secretary
Henry Arrington, Treasurer
Jim Cole, Executive Director,
cole_jm@mercer.edu, (478) 301-4003