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Greater Grand Junction Sports
Commission brings two new national
events to the Grand Valley
The spring and summer of 2017 will mark the
inaugural year for a couple exciting events in the
Grand Valley. From April 27-30, Grand Junction will
host the USA Cycling Collegiate and Para Road
Cycling National Championships for the first year
of a two-year event cycle. This event will feature
approximately 300 of the nation's top college riders,
and another 150 para cyclists competing in a road
race, time trial and criterium. Para riders, some of
whom participated in the 2016 Paralympic Games
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, consist of a number of
categories including hand-cycles, tandems and trikes.
In late June the Train to Hunt regional qualifier will
descend upon Powderhorn Mountain Resort. This
event brings elite athletes, who are top-level archery
marksmen and women, to compete for their spot
in the Train to Hunt National Championship, to be
held back at Powderhorn July 8-9. The national
championship will bring more than 100 athletes, who
represent the best of Train to Hunt regional qualifiers
from around the country, to the Grand Valley. The
Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission and
Powderhorn Mountain Resort are partnering with
Train to Hunt to establish the Grand Valley as the
home of Train to Hunt Nationals in the future.
Join the Alumni Association
on an international trip
The Alumni Association will embark on a group trip to
Scotland and Ireland in May of 2018.
The trip is being led by Collette Travel, who has been
sharing their love of travel since 1918, and will feature
13 days in the heart of Celtic culture. Some highlights
of the itinerary include cruising the famed Loch Ness,
The Train to Hunt competition comes to
Powderhorn in June and July 2017.
learning the secrets of making scotch whiskey, visiting
the Titanic Museum in Belfast and an evening of
traditional Irish song and dance in Dublin.
This unique opportunity is open to all alumni, employees
and friends of the university, but space is limited. For
more information visit SupportingCMU.org.
Join the Alumni Association in
Dublin, Ireland, May of 2018.
