WKU Events
Saturday, September 13th
- Location: FAC Corridor Gallery (Second Floor)
- Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Exhibit
- Location: Chaney's Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road
- Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 15th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 13.
The 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk will begin at 10 a.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road. In-person registration begins at 9 a.m.
Yates, a 2008 WKU graduate from Rineyville, was killed in action Sept. 17, 2010, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Afghanistan. Yates served in the Army’s 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell.
Proceeds from the event benefit the 1LT Eric Yates Scholarship Fund. Registration for the run/walk is $20 in advance at https://www.raceentry.com/races/15th-annual-eric-yates-memorial-run/2025/register or $25 at the event. Advance registration includes an event T-shirt.
For information, contact WKU ROTC at (270) 745-4293 or visit www.wku.edu/rotc.
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