DWU Athletic Department

DWU track and cross country to host Visit Day

Coach Pat Belling

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University cross country and track and field programs will be holding a Visit Day for prospective student-athletes on Sunday, Jan. 10, on the DWU campus.

The Visit Day, which will be hosted by Tiger head coach Pat Belling, is open to any high school students who are interested in attending Dakota Wesleyan University and competing in cross country, track and field or both curing their collegiate careers. Belling is currently in his fourth season as DWU’s head cross country and track and field coaches, and in three-plus seasons he has coached 19 national qualifiers, 18 All-GPAC selections and 11 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Check-in for the Visit Day will begin that morning at 11:30 a.m. in the Admissions Office, which is located in the Rollins Campus Center. Lunch with Coach Belling will follow at 11:45 and there will be a Campus Tour at 12:30 p.m. The day will wrap up with a session with Belling and his coaching staff in the Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center at 1:30 p.m.

Following the Visit Day’s scheduled activities, the Dakota Wesleyan men’s and women’s basketball team will be in action at the World’s Only Corn Palace with a Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader against Doane College. The women’s game begins at 2 p.m. and the men’s game follows at 4 p.m. and all recruits are invited to attend the games as part of their visit.