FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The University of Saint Francis invites elementary school through high school soccer players to take part in the second annual USF Hispanic Heritage Month Youth Soccer Workshop.
The free workshop will run from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, prior to the USF vs. Bethel University men’s soccer game at 7 p.m. at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium. Dishes of Hispanic cuisine will be available at no charge, beginning at 6 p.m. and continuing during the game. No preregistration is required. Admission to the game is also free for participants and their family members.
All participants will have a chance to work on their skills with the guidance of USF men’s soccer team players and coaches.
“We are excited to host Hispanic Heritage Night once again. It is a great night of celebrating our Hispanic players, community and alumni base,” USF Men’s Soccer Coach Jake Essig said.
The workshop is part of Hispanic Heritage Month events at USF and is presented by the USF Men’s Soccer program and the USF Multicultural Center.
For more information, contact Jake Essig at 260-399-7700, ext. 6206 or jessig@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Business and College of Adult and Distance Education. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the university’s business and music technology programs while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis campus experience includes 18 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships and is recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution. Approximately 2,200 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.