UW-Superior Athletics has announced an extension to its corporate partnership with local Subway restaurants. Subway has been a corporate partner with Yellowjacket Athletics since 2015, and the new agreement extends the partnership through the 2020-21 season.
 
"This is an agreement that serves a mutual benefit. We've enjoyed a strong partnership with Subway for four years and we are excited to see it continuing on for at least the next two years," said UW-Superior Athletics Director Nick Bursik. "And with their move earlier this year, they now have a store directly across the street from our campus on Belknap Street. This partnership is a natural for both UW-Superior and Subway."
 
Among the elements of the agreement is the naming rights to the Stinger Classic volleyball tournament and the Superior Showdown men's hockey tournament.
 
The Subway Stinger Classic will take place at Mertz Mortorelli Gym September 6-7. The event, which first started in the late 1990s, will feature five matches over two days. Participating teams include St. Scholastica, Finlandia, Crown and Nebraska-Wesleyan in addition to UW-Superior.
 
Later in the year the Superior Showdown sponsored by Subway will come to Wessman Arena. The third annual event will take place December 28-29 with games at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. both days. Participants include Marian, who won the inaugural event in 2017 and placed second in 2018 and Bethel as well as Tufts, marking the second straight year a team from the East Region has come to town.
 
"The past few years we've been able to put together a strong slate of tournaments for our teams to host, and securing sponsorships is the next step in the maturity of those events," Bursik said. "Having a partnership with Subway allows us to put together first class events complete with banquets, team meals and gifts for the participating teams. It's another example of the role of our corporate partners and how they enable us to do the things we do."
 
For more information on these and other UW-Superior events, or to become a corporate partner, contact Jon Garver, Athletic Communications and External Relations Manager at 715-395-4614.