KU Senior Wins Student T-Shirt Design Contest

Aug. 28, 2006

LAWRENCE, Kan. –

University of Kansas senior Mark Mattione of Leawood, Kan., has won the student t-shirt design contest for the 2006 Kansas football season, Kansas Athletics and the KUStore announced Monday. The shirt, which will cost only $5.00 to KU students and $10.00 to the general public, is now available exclusively through the KUStore, located in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics inside Allen Fieldhouse. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />

Mattione’s winning design incorporated a view from Campanile Hill toward Memorial Stadium and the 2006 Kansas football theme: “Where will you be on Gameday?” For winning the contest, Mattione, a computer science major, will receive a $500 gift certificate to KUStore.com, a student sports combo ticket package and be recognized on the video board during KU’s football home opener versus Northwestern State.

The 2006 KU football season kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium, when the Jayhawks host Northwestern State. The Jayhawks will play seven home games in Memorial Stadium in 2006. Public season tickets are $225; faculty/staff season tickets are $180 and recent graduate packages are $150 (2004-06 graduation date). Family-Zone packages are also available for $300. The Family-Zone, located in the North Bowl, includes two adult and two youth general admission tickets. Fans can purchase their 2006 tickets online at www.kuathletics.com or by contacting the ticket office at 800-34-HAWKS.