TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MEDIA ALERT
Contact: Keena Miller
Phone: 512-462-5328
Email: [email protected]
MEDIA ALERT
Texas School for the Deaf Hosts Second Annual Berg-Seeger Track and
Field Classic
WHAT: Seeger-Berg Track and Field Classic
WHEN: Friday, April 17, 2009
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
WHERE:
Rudolph Gamblin Field
Texas School for the Deaf (TSD)
1102 South Congress
Austin Texas 78704
WHO: High School Track and Field athletes from:
California School for the Deaf, in Fremont and Riverside
Maryland School for the Deaf, in Columbia and Frederick
Model Secondary School for the Deaf at Gallaudet University, in
Washington D.C.
Oklahoma School for the Deaf, in Sulphur
Texas School for the Deaf
Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind
Wisconsin School for the Deaf, in Delavan
and others…
MORE: TSD honors two well-known pioneers in deaf track and field and
hosts this second annual USA Deaf Track & Field meet here in Austin.
Ruth Taubert Seeger – a member of the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame
because of her athletic accomplishments, and Thomas O. Berg – thought
by many to be “the greatest coach in deaf track and field
history”, have been invited to kick-off the event. Members of the
2009 USA Deaflympics Team will be scouting qualified athletes for the
summer games in Taipei this September.
With TSD’s educational excellence and a strong belief in culture
and community, students form a unique identity based on their
individual strengths and talents. TSD is an environment where students
learn, grow, and belong. For more information about the Texas School
for the Deaf, visit http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/.