LAKE CHARLES – McNeese Athletics has announced a four-date, Cowboy Caravan tour featuring football head coach Frank Wilson, men's basketball head coach John Aiken, women's basketball head coach Lynn Kennedy, McNeese President Dr. Daryl Burckel and Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer.
 
The four-city, Southwest Louisiana caravan will kick-off on Tuesday, July 20 at the Coushatta Casino Grand Hotel Ballroom in Kinder. The event will then take place in Sulphur on Thursday, July 22 at the West Cal Cam Center. The July 27 event will be held in Jennings at the Gator Shateau and the final caravan stop will be in Lake Charles on July 29 at BeauxDines.
 
All fans are invited to attend the free events that will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. to visit with the coaches and administration and hear them speak about the upcoming season.
 
"I'm so excited about our first Cowboy Caravan this summer," said Schroyer. "I was looking for a way to take our team to all the Cowboy fans throughout Southwest Louisiana and I can't be more excited to start a yearly tradition with our Cowboy Caravan.
 
"Southwest Louisiana is special. Our alumni are special. And our fan base – Poke Nation, is special! As long as I'm here, we will always give back and embrace all three. This caravan is one way we will do this.
 
"It will be a fun, festive environment and a great time. I can't wait for Poke Nation to get a chance to meet and hear from Coach Wilson, Coach Aiken and Coach Kennedy."
 
McNeese athletics ticket office personnel will be on hand to sell season tickets. The Cowboys play five home games this football season and will open up at home against West Florida on Sept. 4, the defending NCAA Division II national champion and preseason No. 1 team in the nation in the D2 ranks.
 
The Cowboys will visit LSU on Sept. 11 then Southern on Sept. 18 before opening up Southland Conference play on Sept. 25 at Incarnate. McNeese will host Southeastern Louisiana on Oct. 2, Incarnate Word on Oct. 23, Nicholls on Nov. 6 and Northwestern State on Nov. 20.
 
"We are all excited about the fall and the upcoming year," said Schroyer. "I truly believe our best days as an athletic department are right in front of us. I can't wait to get out and see our fans and alumni in these areas."
 
2021 McNeese Cowboy Caravan
July 20 – Kinder – Coushatta Casino Grand Hotel Ballroom – 721 Coushatta Dr.
July 22 – Sulphur – West Cal Cam Center – 401 Arena Rd.
July 27 – Jennings – Gator Shateau – 100 Rue de'Acadic.
July 29 – Lake Charles – BeauxDines – 3013 Ryan St.