UE teams up with The Women’s Hospital for Ace Ace Baby Race

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Ace Ace Baby Race to take place on Sunday

UE Athletics has teamed up with The Women’s Hospital to announce the first annual Ace Ace Baby Race.

A group of 15 babies will have a crawl race at halftime on Sunday, February 17 when the Purple Aces men’s basketball team faces UNI inside the Ford Center.  Tip is at 3 p.m.

“We love giving back to the community and getting involved in family friendly events. When UE approached us about the idea of sponsoring a baby race during a game, we knew this would be a huge hit in the community, while also aligning with our mission and vision of serving women and their families,” Chris Ryan, CEO of The Women’s Hospital said.

The Women’s Hospital will be the game sponsor and will feature some fun giveaway items for fans as they enter the arena.

Sunday’s competition will feature 15 babies that were selected from The Women’s Hospital social media pages.

“The baby crawl was a promotion that I wanted to bring to the Aces as soon as I started. I got the idea from other Learfield IMG College properties, and it has been a lot of fun working with the marketing team at The Women’s Hospital,” Brandon McClish – GM Purple Aces Sports Properties said.  “The half-time promotion will involve profiles for the contestants, officials, and our on-court emcee calling the action.”