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Keene State to Celebrate Tenth Midnight Madness on Friday

David Sontag and the Owls will celebrateMidnight Madness on Friday.
David Sontag and the Owls will celebrateMidnight Madness on Friday.

KEENE, N.H. 10/24/06 - Keene State College will hold its 10th annual Midnight Madness celebration at Spaulding Gymnasium on Friday night. Doors are scheduled to open at 10:45 p.m. with festivities getting under way at 11 p.m. The first 1,800 students that come through the door will receive a “madness” t-shirt.

Head men’s basketball coach Rob Colbert and the “Madness” committee have put together a special program this year. There will be contests, incredible prizes, and giveaways leading up to the introduction of this year’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. There will also be performances by KSC cheerleading and dance squads.

One of the highlights of the event will be the unveiling of the new Keene State Owl mascot. “We’re meeting and greeting the new Keene State Owl,” said Colbert. “I think everyone will like our new mascot.”

The excitement is filtering through campus especially when it comes to the prizes, including meal plans, parking passes, $500 in cash, Ipods, TV’s, DVD players, free haircuts from Supercuts, and a spring break trip donated by Cheshire Tire. “We have all kinds of great stuff,” Colbert said. “The Holiday Inn has even donated their hot tub room for a night.”

Following the games, KSC basketball teams will take to the court and entertain the crowd with slam dunk and three-point shooting contests.

“It’s an annual get-together for the whole campus,” Colbert said, “It’s nice for our kids to know how well they are supported on campus and in the community. People really do turn out and show their support for the upcoming year.”

Keene State players are especially excited for this year’s madness event. “It’s the first really exciting part of the basketball season,” said junior guard Kevin Ritter. “It’s a chance to show the school and the community how good we’re going to be.”

“It means everything to the guys; they get really amped for this,” said Matt Adams, one of the teams’ senior captains. “This really gets the season rolling.”

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