Brandi Chastain to Speak at WomenaEUs Walk Luncheo
Jan 31, 2006 | General
World Cup and Olympic soccer star Brandi Chastain will be the featured speaker at the Diet Pepsi/UNO Women's Walk Kick-Off Luncheon March 8.
We are very excited to have Brandi Chastain as our key-note speaker for the Women's Walk Kick-Off Luncheon," UNO associate athletic director Deb Denbeck said. "Brandi has great name recognition and her accomplishments have been very instrumental to the growth of female athletics. Her winning penalty kick in the 1999 Soccer World Cup Finals is still a very defining sports moment."
The 11:30 a.m. luncheon will be at the DoubleTree Hotel 1616 Dodge Street. Tickets for the event are $55.00 per person or $500 for a table of 10. For reservations or information, phone 554-2533.
Chastain's dramatic winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup championship ignited interest in women's soccer. In 1996, she played every minute of five matches for the gold-medal winning U.S. team in the Centennial Olympic Games. She was also a member of the gold-medal West Team in the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival and was on the U.S. Women's National team that won the first FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 in China.
Currently, Chastain is an assistant coach at Santa Clara University, where her husband, Jerry Smith, is the head coach. She was a 1990 All-American at Santa Clara and helped lead the Broncos to two final four appearances.
The event will kick-off the 21st annual walk, which will be held on Saturday, April 22 on the UNO campus. The walk is the largest and oldest event of its kind in the nation. Proceeds from the walk support the scholarship program for UNO's women athletes.
Last year's Walk raised over $300,000, bringing the total for the event to over $2.6 million in 20 years. The event attracts over 1,000 walkers each year.
We are very excited to have Brandi Chastain as our key-note speaker for the Women's Walk Kick-Off Luncheon," UNO associate athletic director Deb Denbeck said. "Brandi has great name recognition and her accomplishments have been very instrumental to the growth of female athletics. Her winning penalty kick in the 1999 Soccer World Cup Finals is still a very defining sports moment."
The 11:30 a.m. luncheon will be at the DoubleTree Hotel 1616 Dodge Street. Tickets for the event are $55.00 per person or $500 for a table of 10. For reservations or information, phone 554-2533.
Chastain's dramatic winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup championship ignited interest in women's soccer. In 1996, she played every minute of five matches for the gold-medal winning U.S. team in the Centennial Olympic Games. She was also a member of the gold-medal West Team in the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival and was on the U.S. Women's National team that won the first FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 in China.
Currently, Chastain is an assistant coach at Santa Clara University, where her husband, Jerry Smith, is the head coach. She was a 1990 All-American at Santa Clara and helped lead the Broncos to two final four appearances.
The event will kick-off the 21st annual walk, which will be held on Saturday, April 22 on the UNO campus. The walk is the largest and oldest event of its kind in the nation. Proceeds from the walk support the scholarship program for UNO's women athletes.
Last year's Walk raised over $300,000, bringing the total for the event to over $2.6 million in 20 years. The event attracts over 1,000 walkers each year.
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