Victor's Weekend at the University of Michigan is a really big weekend

Most eyes are focused on the the University of Michigan Spring football game next weekend and for those attending the game they can receive discounted hotel rates at the Lamp Post Inn using promo code SPRINGGAME.  

But the weekend is not just about football.   The University of Michigan Athletic Department labels the weekend Victor's Weekend and they have announced a full schedule of other activities and events going on over the three day weekend.  

 

The Athletic Department website states:

Time	Event
Saturday, April 14
8:30 a.m.	Ice Hockey Garage Sale, U-M Indoor Track Building
9 a.m.	Women's Rowing vs. Oregon State, Belleville Lake
10 a.m.	Victors Classic Alumni Flag Football Game, Michigan Stadium
Noon	Spring Football Scrimmage, Michigan Stadium
Noon	Men's Tennis vs. Nebraska, Varsity Tennis Center
2:30 p.m.	Men's Lacrosse vs. Ohio State, Michigan Stadium
Sunday, April 15
9 a.m.	Big House Big Heart Run, Michigan Stadium
Noon	Men's Tennis vs. Iowa, Varsity Tennis Center
1 p.m.	Softball vs. Michigan State (Doubleheader), Wilpon Complex

To obtain additional information on any of the activities go to the Athletic Department Website.   If you are staying at the Lamp Post Inn, please get additional information on directions and accompanying activities by speaking with the front desk staff.   

Men's Lacrosse Team to play at Big House - April 14 - Special hotel rates at Lamp Post Inn

The Michigan men's varsity lacrosse team will play at The Big House on April 14.  A nearby local hotel, The Lamp Post Inn will provide special hotel rates for the event.  The lacrosse game will immediately follow the University of Michigan Spring football game at The Big House.

Thie is the first near that the sport has enjoyed varsity status.  In May 2011 the University of Michigan Athletic Deparment announced that they were elevating both men's and women's lacrosse to a varsity sport,

Michigan is the first Bowl Championship Series (BCS) conference school to add men's lacrosse since Notre Dame added the sport in 1980 and started competition in 1981. Michigan will join Ohio State and Penn State as the only schools in the Big Ten Conference to sponsor men's lacrosse.

U-M's club-varsity program claimed three of the last four Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) national championships (2008, '09, '10) and won Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) conference crowns in 11 of the past 13 seasons. The club program began in 1940 and was halted before World War II, but it restarted in 1965 and has been competing ever since. The program was elevated to club-varsity status in 2001.

The Lamp Post Inn is located less than 2 miles from The Big House and fans should go directly to the Lamp Post Inn website and use the promo code SPRINGGAME to receive special overnight rates.   

Wolverine Spring Football Game Announcement - Special hotel rates

 

The Wolverines Spring  football schedule has been announced.  Special hotel rates are available at The Lamp Post Inn using promo code SPRINGGAME.

The University of Michigan announcement made on the mgoblue.com website indicates that in addition to the traditional spring game to be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 14,  two other activities will take place at the stadium that day - the annual alumni flag football game at 10:00 AM and the intercollegiate lacrosse match between Michigan and Ohio State.  The announcement also highlights several other events that weekend, including www.thebighousebigheart.com">The Big House Big Run for charity on April 15. 

As released by the University of Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The 2012 University of Michigan Spring Football Weekend promises to be an action-packed two days (April 14-15) of athletic competition for sports fans of all kinds. The 2012 Mott Spring Football Scrimmage sponsored by PNC Bank anchors the weekend festivities along with the inaugural men's lacrosse match-up with Ohio State immediately following the football scrimmage.

Team 133 will take the field for its annual spring scrimmage at noon EST on Saturday, April 14. Prior to the football team's debut, the Victors Classic Alumni Flag Football Game will be held at 10 a.m. inside the Big House.

Following the football scrimmage at 2:30 p.m. will be the "Battle in the Big House," which pits Michigan's first-year varsity men's lacrosse team against Ohio State.

Admission to all of the events Saturday at Michigan Stadium is free to the public. Fans can make a donation of choice to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital upon entering the gates of Michigan Stadium.