Clayton Hurd of Nashville is Kid Commodore

Clayton Hurd of Nashville is Kid Commodore

7/16/2004

Clayton Hurd of Nashville is Kid Commodore
Community Event Prize Winners Also Named

Nashville youngster Clayton Hurd could appear in Vanderbilt’s upcoming advertising campaign after winning the “Kid Commodore” audition staged recently at a local mall.

Clayton, the 5-year-old son of Stephen and Elizabeth Hurd, was picked from more than 25 youngsters participating in an audition last month at the The Mall at Green Hills.

Hurd, who enjoys football and soccer more than other sports, was picked from the audition, which included brief video interviews quizzing the contestants’ knowledge of Vanderbilt athletics. Commodore Head Coach Bobby Johnson conducted each of the interviews.

In addition to having the opportunity to appear in the team’s advertising campaign, Hurd and his family also will attend Commodore home games free of charge. The family won season tickets for all six Vanderbilt home games as part of the Kid Commodore promotion.

Also, the Vanderbilt athletic marketing staff is announcing multiple winners of recent prize drawings staged in conjunction with five Commodores in the Community events and the program’s online season ticket renewal promotion.

Recent Commodore Prize Winners:

Travel With the Commodores
Michael Oliver (Mt. Juliet) — to Ole Miss
Ben Anderson (Nashville) — to Navy
Laura Temple (Nashville) — to Kentucky
Awarded as part of online season ticket renewals

“Commodores in the Community” Prize Winners
The Mall at Green Hills – June 10
Clayton Hurd (Nashville) — Kid Commodore winner
Drew Cate (Nashville) — official game jersey
Trudy Settenbrini (Mahopac, N.Y.) — official game jersey
Mary Lee Merritt (Nashville) — Commodore mini-helmet
Michael Ponte (Nashville) — Autographed football
Connie Gilmore (Nashville) — Family Plan Season Ticket Package

Country Music Association Music Festival/Fan Fair – June 11
Barbie Stull (LaVergne) — official game jersey
Julie Wyatt (Nashville) — official game jersey
Michael Windsor (Nashville) — Commodore mini-helmet
Arlis Albritton (Nashville) — Autographed football
Tamera Petrash (Nashville) — Family Plan Season Ticket Package

Chick-fil-A of Rivergate – June 14
Jay Caldwell (Hendersonville) — official game jersey
Ron Compton (Hendersonville) –official game jersey
Chris Adams (Hendersonville) — Commodore mini-helmet
Peggy Stanfield (Nashville) — Autographed football
Kaitlin York (Goodlettsville) — Family Plan Season Ticket Package

Sam’s Sports Grill with WGFX FM-104.5 – June 16
Mike Vacek (Nashville) — official game jersey
Robert Cox (Antioch) — official game jersey
Scott Swann (Franklin) — Commodore mini-helmet
Alfred Brown (Murfreesboro) — Autographed football
Chris Vogel (Nashville) — Family Plan Season Ticket Package

Vanderbilt Faculty/Staff Cookout – June 17
Brenda McKee (Nashville) — official game jersey
Alan Wisenaal (Nashville) official game jersey
Marie Kelley (Nashville) — Commodore mini-helmet
Kathy Hutchinson (Nashville) — Autographed football

Commodore Night with the Nashville Sounds – June 18
Scott Sanders (Mt. Juliet) — official game jersey
Joyce Waller (Nashville) — official game jersey
George Underhill (Nashville) — Commodore mini-helmet
Mike Knott (Nashville) — Autographed Football
Carolann Bryant (Nolensville) — Family Plan Season Ticket Package

Basketball Season Tickets
Terry Douglas (Goodlettsville) — Men’s Basketball Season Tickets
Ruth Pickens (Nashville) — Women’s Basketball Season Tickets
Contest held at the final home games of 2003-04

Season ticket packages, starting at $99, are available for the Commodores’ six home games. More information is available at (615) 322-GOLD or via the Vanderbilt athletics on-line ticketing website, www.CommodoreGameday.com.