Wildcat Wednesday 10/18/2023

Wildcat Wednesday - Let's Sell Out Mulcahy Stadium!

Arizona Soccer returns home to the friendly confines of Mulcahy Stadium this weekend, and we want to see the Wildcat Family fill the stands. The Wildcats will host No. 2 UCLA on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. (MST), and we are giving away free Wildcat fanny packs to the first 125 fans who arrive at the stadium.

The competitive atmosphere we create for our student-athletes to compete in represents a key element of how we live the Wildcat Way. We have proudly led the Pac-12 Conference in ticketed attendance the last two years, and you all make a difference in the experiences of the outstanding young men and women who wear the Block A.

If you don't have tickets for Thursday's soccer match, please click here. We will also be hosting a fan tailgate with additional giveaways for Sunday's match versus USC at 1 p.m. (MST). See you at the stadium this weekend!

FAN SPOTLIGHT
We would like to recognize a very special member of the Wildcat Family in this week's email. Vicente Alfaro is 101 years old and has been cheering on the Wildcats for nearly a century! He attended the original Arizona Stadium dedication in 1929 and was in the stands for Arizona's first football game played at night in 1931.

Mr. Alfaro enrolled at the University of Arizona in 1941 before serving his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He's been cheering on the Wildcats for over 90 seasons as one of the original members of the Knot-Hole group of fans during the 1930's. He's attended, watched and listened to hundreds of Arizona Football games throughout his life in Southern Arizona.

With his 102^nd birthday on the horizon in January, Mr. Alfaro continues to tune in and cheer on his Wildcats and proudly singing "Bear Down, Arizona". We'd like to thank Vicente Alfaro and his family for their tremendous support of Arizona Athletics. Bear Down and Go Cats!

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH & ARIZONA ATHLETICS
Our department's ongoing celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month continued into last week. In addition to hosting our annual Hispanic Heritage Night football game at Arizona Stadium and other campus collaborations, we added a new feature to this year's recognition.
We recorded a special Hispanic Heritage Month episode of the Bear Down Podcast exclusively in Spanish. Led by a trio of student-athletes that include Sofia Maldonado Diaz from Arizona Volleyball, Mara Cabanillas from Arizona Women's Golf and Diana Ramos from Arizona Track & Field. You can watch the episode on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Arizona Athletics continues to grow the ways we celebrate our diversity as part of who we are. We remain committed to being respectful and courageous in valuing the richly diverse community of student-athletes, coaches and staff that make us excellent. We are better when we work together and value different opinions and experiences. It's what makes us Arizona Wildcats!

SUPPORTING NIL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WILDCATS
As we have highlighted numerous times in Wildcat Wednesday emails, our athletics department is dedicated to supporting Name, Image and Likeness opportunities for all Wildcats as part of our "Wildcat Way" student-athlete experience. One of our newest initiatives ~~ways~~ is helping student-athletes grow their brand through our partnership with Learfield and the business community.

Arizona Wildcat Sports Properties is proud to offer a diverse mix of marketing assets to help you grow your business with Arizona Athletics. Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) is now another asset you can use to enhance your brand messaging with the influence of Wildcat student-athletes. Our NIL Manager, Alanna-Rose Arechederra-Romero, can create a marketing plan – (delete hyphen) from start to finish – (delete hyphen) to help achieve your goals and assist with activation requirements for your entire NIL campaign.

If you're interested in learning more about NIL opportunities and how your brand can partner and align with our student-athletes, please contact Alanna at 520-626-3356 or at Alanna.ARomero@Learfield.com.

Wildcat Wins
Coleman's Three TDs Lead Arizona To 44-6 victory at No. 19 Washington State
Quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 342 yards, Jonah Coleman had 168 total yards and three rushing touchdowns and Arizona's defense forced three turnovers in a 44-6 upset of No. 19 Washington State on Saturday.
You can catch the cats next Saturday, against OSU at 7:30 PM MST. Click here to purchase tickets.

Wildcat Headlines

Women's Basketball Announces Conference Schedule
The Arizona women's basketball schedule for the 2023-24 season is complete after the Pac-12 announced the dates and times of conference matchups on Tuesday. Don't miss the action in McKale this season! Click here to buy season tickets.
More Wildcat Headlines:
- Tiger Christensen Named Pac-12 Co-Golfer of the Week. Christensen & Jakubcik were also Selected for World Amateur Team Championships
- Noah Fifita Earns Back-to-Back Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Honors

Upcoming Home Games
Oct 19 - 7:30pm
Soccer vs UCLA
Tickets
Oct 20 - 7pm
Men's Basketball vs Lewis-Clark (EXH.)
Tickets
Oct 20 - 6pm
Softball vs PCC
Tickets
Oct 21 - 1pm
Baseball vs Central
Tickets
Oct 22 - 1pm
Soccer vs USC
Tickets

Wear UofA - Share Your Wildcat Photos

Al Scorsatto 70, Ashley Scorsatto 99, Molly Scorsatto Hon. Alum 21, in Liverpool with the Fab Four wearing colors

Milo Borich (MA '97) and Meggie Borich (BA 2018) at Wreck Point outside of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. Go Cats!

Send us your photos of you wearing the colors!

Thank you for wearing the colors and sharing your Arizona pride! Make sure to take a picture the next time you are wearing the colors and send it to us, we just might include it in next week's Wildcat Wednesday!

NOTE: Please submit photos for Wildcat Wednesday with an original email to uofaad@arizona.edu using the subject line 'Wildcat Wednesday photo.' Also, please ensure all submissions are clear and properly lit. We also ask that you identify everyone in the photo so we can highlight them accordingly.

Until Next Wednesday...
Bear Down and Go Cats!
Dave Heeke
Vice President and Director of Athletics
University of Arizona
uofaad@arizona.edu

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Wildcat Wednesday - Let's Sell Out Mulcahy Stadium!