Meet The Sooners Day Scheduled for August 6

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department will conduct its annual Meet the Sooners event, which is sponsored by McDonald’s, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, on the practice fields located just south of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Entry into the event will be through Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the stadium. Members of the Sooner Kids’ Club presented by McDonald’s will be admitted into the event, along with a parent or guardian, beginning at 10 a.m. All others will be admitted at 10:30 a.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to ensure admittance into the event. The first 10,000 fans will receive a commemorative poster to be autographed. Fans may elect to have an item other than the poster autographed but will be limited to one autograph item per person.

Players will be grouped by position with the coaches stationed at a separate set of tables. Those interested in obtaining an autograph will proceed through the line and receive autographs from the players/coaches seated at that station. The autograph session will end promptly at noon. The Sooners will conduct a closed practice later that afternoon.

Free parking is available in all student lots on campus including levels 4-6 of the Asp Ave. parking deck and the Duck Pond lot located off Brooks east of the stadium. Parking in faculty/staff lots will not be permitted.

The event also includes inflatable interactive games. Aramark will be selling water and restrooms will be open on the west side of the stadium. The university bookstore, now located under the Asp Ave. parking deck, also will be open during this event.

Members enrolled in the 2003-04 Sooner Kids’ Club will present their membership card at the Kids’ Club table located just inside Gate 1 by the practice fields. Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are eligible to join the Sooner Kids’ Club for an annual membership fee of $25. Those not currently enrolled in the Kids’ Club can print an application at www.soonersports.com and mail it along with the annual membership fee to the address listed on the site. Applications should be postmarked no later than August 1 to ensure that they are received and processed prior to August 6. Membership cards can be picked up at the Kids’ Club table.

Children wishing to enroll in the Kids’ Club the day of the event must bring a completed application and payment to the Kids’ Club table and will be accommodated as time permits after pre-enrolled members have been admitted. Pre-enrollment is encouraged to expedite access into the autograph session. Kids’ Club members should arrive no later than 9:45 a.m. on August 6 to guarantee early admission.

Due to the final phases of construction on the east side of the stadium, the Barry Switzer Center will not be open.

In the event of inclement weather, the autograph session will be held under the stands on the west side of the stadium.