31st Annual Diploma Dash set for Saturday, April 4

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(March 6, 2015) -- Saturday, April 4, 2015 marks the 31st Annual UTSA Alumni Diploma Dash 5K. The run around campus is a certified 5K, serves as the official San Antonio City Championship Race and is open to runners, walkers, families and dogs.

The race will proceed rain or shine and is a great way to see the growth and beauty of the UTSA Main Campus. Race day registration, packet pick-up and warm-up begins at 7 a.m. The race starts at 8 a.m. at the UTSA Convocation Center, which will also serve as the finish line. After the race, stick around for music, Pepsi, beer, Whataburger taquitos, Pollo Tropical mini chops, Popeye's chicken biscuits and Kiolbassa sausage wraps.

Participants who register by March 26 will receive the 2015 Diploma Dash t-shirt. Registration is $15 for all students and children, $35 for adults, and $25 for Alumni Association members. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age category.

Diploma Dash is sponsored by the UTSA Office of Alumni Relations, San Antonio Federal Credit Union, North Park Subaru, Whataburger, Silver Eagle Bud Light, Pepsi, Popeye's, Pollo Tropical, Accu-Print, the Capital Group, Frost Bank, Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union, the Schrader Group, Nature Sweet, Frost Bank, AB Global, UTSA Army ROTC, the Paisano, Security Service Federal Credit Union, McDonald's, Barrett Schultz Consulting, San Antonio Roadrunners, KIND bars and the Haverland Family Foundation.

Proceeds from the 5K Diploma Dash benefit the UTSA Alumni Association and the scholarships the organization makes available to deserving UTSA students.

Register today at www.utsa.edu/dash.

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