LARAMIE, Wyo. (September 5, 2019) – The University of Wyoming track & field and cross country program will host its 18^th annual Always a Cowboy memorial event on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the cross country trails behind Jacoby Golf Course (off 30^th Street).
 
"It's a good community event where we're able to remember the tragic event, but also celebrate what those lives were," said head cross country coach Scott Dahlberg. "It's going to be a different course than it has in the past, but it should be a nice race to get out and remember what happened to those eight Cowboys."
 
The run/walk will be a five-kilometer distance, and will feature both a competitive and a non-competitive division. The $20 registration fee will cover race entry and an event t-shirt. The remaining money will be placed into an account that will be utilize to enhance the "Wyoming 8 Memorial" located at the south end of the Athletics Fieldhouse.
 
Fans who register online for the Always a Cowboy event will also receive a $5 off tickets to the Idaho Football game, which is on Saturday, Sept. 14.
 
The Always a Cowboy event recognizes the eight Cowboy victims of the 2001 accident. The eight Cowboys who passed away on Sept. 16, 2001 were Cody Brown of Hudson, Colo.; Kyle Johnson of Riverton, Wyo.; Joshua Jones of Laramie, Wyo.; Justin Lambert-Belanger of Timmons, Ontario, Canada; Morgan McLeland of Gillette, Wyo.; Kevin Salverson of Cheyenne, Wyo.; Nick Schabron of Laramie, Wyo.; and Shane Shatto of Douglas, Wyo.