WELCOME SHOCKERS!

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Welcome to the Official Wichita State Alumni Association Sweet 16 Tour! To ensure that all goes smoothly, please read the following information carefully, as it will provide valuable information about your trip. Please remember to visit the Hospitality Desk daily for any tour updates. Thank you for traveling with us, we look forward to seeing you in Cleveland!

Distributed at the Hotel WSU Alumni Sports Tours Hospitality Desk
• Credential name badge, lanyard and ticket holder
• Souvenir
• Tour Itinerary and event details

Official Tour Credential

To help tour hosts identify you as part of the WSU Alumni Sports Tours group, we ask that you wear your official tour identification credential (name badge) for all Tour related events and motorcoach events. Your tour credentials will be distributed with your travel documents on-site. Tour credentials are required for the pregame activities and motorcoach transportation.

Desk Hours:
Thursday, March 26: 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Friday, March 27: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Saturday, March 28: 9:00 am – 11:00 am

The Renaissance Hospitality Desk is located in the Ambassador Room, on the 2nd Floor of the hotel.

The Aloft Hospitality Desk is located in the Main Lobby.


Tour Intinerary
Thursday, March 26
Please note: Cleveland is on Eastern Time

11:00 am – 2:30 pm

The WSU Alumni Sports Tours Hospitality Desk will be staffed at your hotel. Please plan to stop by at some point during your stay to pick up your tour name badge credentials, welcome packet and souvenir.

The Renaissance Hospitality Desk is located in Ambassador Room, on the 2nd Floor of the hotel.

The Aloft Hospitality Desk is located in the Main Lobby.

2:15 pm

Please meet in the lobby of your hotel to board motorcoach transportation to the Westin for the Pep Rally and Pregame Event.

3:00 pm – 5:45 pm

WSU Pregame Event and Pep Rally events take place at the Westin.

5:45 pm

Please meet in the lobby of the Westin to board motorcoach transportation to Quicken Loans Arena.

6:15 pm

Gates open at Quicken Loans Arena.

7:15 pm

Midwest Regional – Game 1: Wichita State vs Notre Dame

GO SHOCKERS!

9:45 pm

Midwest Regional – Game 2: Kentucky vs West Virginia

45 Minutes after Second Game Ends

Motorcoach transportation departs Quicken Loans Arena for Aloft and Renaissance hotels. Please note both hotels are within walking distance from arena.

Friday, March 27

All Day

Please enjoy Cleveland and all it has to offer! Some popular downtown attractions include the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Aquarium, Cleveland Museum of Art, the Horseshoe Casino, and Playhouse Square.

9:00 am – 11:00 am

The WSU Alumni Sports Tours Hospitality Desk will be staffed. If you have not done so, please plan to stop by at some point during your stay to pick up your tour name badge credentials, welcome packet and souvenir.

Saturday, March 28

9:00 am – 11:00 am

The WSU Alumni Sports Tours Hospitality Desk will be staffed. If you have not done so, please plan to stop by at some point during your stay to pick up your tour name badge credentials, welcome packet and souvenir.

11:00 am

Check-out of your hotel room and pay any incidentals you may have incurred.  The hotel will store your luggage until departure for the arena.

90 Minutes prior to Tip-off

Please meet in the lobby of your hotel to board motorcoach transportation to Quicken Loans Arena. Please allow time to collect your luggage from bell storage and bring it to the motorcoach. Luggage will be stored on motorcoaches during the game.

TBA

 Tip-off

45 Minutes after Game Ends

Motorcoach transportation departs Quicken Loans Arena for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Please look for WSU Alumni Sports Tours signs, directing you to your designated motorcoach.

 1:30 am*

Southwest Airlines flight #8286 departs Cleveland

*Departure time may be pushed up depending on game time Saturday. Saturday’s game time will be announced late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Please see your on-site contact Friday or Saturday to confirm departure time.

 2:50 am CDT

Southwest Airlines flight #8286 arrives Wichita


Tour Hotels

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel

The Avenue Tower City Center
24 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 696-5600

Aloft Cleveland Downtown

1111 West 10th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 400-6469

On-Site
WSU Alumni Sports Tours
Staff

Todd Crowell: (704) 661-7542
Mary Sykora (ICT Airport Staff):
(301) 437-2044