WHAT: The Pursuit
WHEN: 6:00 p.m.,Friday, August 11
WHERE: Fant-Ewing Coliseum
TICKETS: GA - $50, Ƶapp/VCOM Employees - $30, Table of 8 - $600, VIP Coach’s Tables of 8 beginning at $1,000
MONROE, LA – The Pursuit, Ƶapp’s premier kickoff event for the upcoming 2023-2024 athletic season, is set for Friday, August 11 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the program begins at 6:45 p.m. General admission tickets are $50 and reserved tables for eight are $600. Ƶapp/VCOM employee tickets are $30. Tickets are available now at .
A new addition to The Pursuit this year is the VIP Table Silent Auction. Fans of Ƶapp Athletics will now have the chance to sit with their favorite Warhawk coach during The Pursuit. The winner of each coach’s table will receive eight tickets to The Pursuit and reserved seating at a VIP table with that coach. Tickets include food and beverages. Bidding for each coach’s table begins at $1,000, with minimum bid increases of $100. Profits from each auction will benefit that coach’s program. The silent auction is open now and bids close at 5:00 p.m. August 2. Bids can be placed at .
VIP tables up for silent auction include Ƶapp Director of Athletics John Hartwell as well as the following coaches: Head Football Coach Terry Bowden, Head Women’s Golf Coach Rachel Pollock, Head Softball Coach Molly Fichtner, Head Baseball Coach Michael Federico, Head Track & Field Coach J.D. Malone, Head Soccer Coach Will Roberts, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Keith Richard, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Missy Bilderback, Head Volleyball Coach Matt Kearns, Head Beach Volleyball Coach Michael Hobson, Head Men’s Golf Coach, Tim Baldwin, Football Defensive Coordinator Vic Koenning, Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Kubik, Football Wide Receivers Coach John Carr, and Football Running Backs Coach Broderick Fobbs.
The Pursuit is sponsored by Cadence Bank, with delicious food provided by Louisiana Seafood. Attendees will enjoy great food, cold drinks, and lots of Warhawk spirit. All proceeds from The Pursuit go to benefit student-athlete scholarships through the Warhawk Athletic Foundation.
Speakers at the event include former student-athlete Jesse Blair and current student-athlete Cameron Rogers. Attendees will also hear from Ƶapp President Dr. Ron Berry and Ƶapp Director of Athletics John Hartwell.
The Pursuit is named in honor of the Curtis P-40 “Warhawk” fighter planes, flown by Gen. Claire Lee Chennault's Flying Tigers during World War II. The Ƶapp Warhawk mascot takes its name from the planes, which featured iconic noses painted with an open shark’s mouth with jagged teeth.
For more information about The Pursuit, including tickets and the VIP Table Silent Auction, visit