The UOG athletic department hosted the university’s first-ever Triton Night since the resurgence of Triton Athletics on October 18 at the Calvo Field House. The night’s main event was a game that pitted UOG men’s basketball team against the MVP.
There were numerous activities that kept fans busy, which included a free t-shirt giveaway to the first 300 fans who showed up, free food, music by the Triton Pep Band, a halftime contest hosted by Fusion Dance Company, and a raffle prize drawing for an Apple Watch.
The door’s opened at 5 p.m. and fans immediately began to flood in to the Field House.
“We had nearly 700 people at the Calvo Field House for Triton Night. Like I said, athletics really brings people together,” said UOG Director of Integrated Marketing and event organizer Jonas Macapinlac.
The event aimed was to increase support for Triton athletic program as well as increase student involvement around campus.
“There were many aims to the event, but mainly to market and promote the athletic department to the campus and the Island of Guam. It was really nice to have so many student groups involved but we also wanted the general public involved as well,” UOG Athletic Director Doug Palmer said.
The men’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams were also introduced prior to the game in hopes of garnering support for their future and off-campus games.
“We were hoping to have more folks come to games after the event, plus make folks aware of men’s and women’s soccer who are playing off campus and are doing really well so far. Also we have volleyball, which does not play until January,” said Palmer.
With the success of this event, more Triton nights are already in planning for the future.
“I think with the success of the event, more can be expected in the future. I would like to have a Triton Night for each of our sports once per semester,” Palmer said.
These future events, however, are not yet set in stone.
Macapinlac urged students to, “Pay attention to UOG social media and the UOG website for announcements of upcoming events.”