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Pricing:
$15 Club seats (sections 18-20)
$12 Premium reserved (17 & 21 visitors, 1, 2, 37 Snow College)
$10 General admission

• Student sections of 3 & 37
• Visitor Team will be on the West Side
• Snow College will be on the East Side

Rio Tinto Stadium General Manager Mike Steele and Snow College President Scott Wyatt announced today that the only college football bowl game hosted in the State of Utah will call Rio Tinto Stadium, the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue in Sandy, Utah, home through the 2012 season. This year’s edition, the Sixth Annual Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl, kicks off on Saturday, December 5 at 12:00 noon MT.

“On behalf of Snow College, the host school, and the Bowl Committee, we had such a great experience last year as the first American Football game to be played in the world-class venue,” said Snow College President Scott Wyatt, reminiscing about the Badgers’ overtime loss in 2008 to Butler (Kan.) College. “The Bowl couldn’t be more pleased with the partnership, and we are proud to call Rio Tinto Stadium home for the next several years.”

The Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl is one of seven bowl games sanctioned by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The bowl committee’s objectives are to showcase the talents of amateur athletes from Snow College – currently ranked #5 in the nation among all NJCAA teams – and its opponents an opportunity to play in a first-class venue and to raise money for higher education scholarships and medical care for children.

“Sports are a key part of Utah’s diverse recreational and business landscape,” said Jeff Robbins, president & CEO of the Utah Sports Commission. “And the 'Top of the Mountains' Bowl Classic is another example of an event that expands upon Utah’s sports infrastructure and further builds our sports brand as Utah, The State of Sport.”

Today’s announcement comes nearly one year after primary tenant Real Salt Lake announced the Top of the Mountains Bowl as its first-ever non-soccer event at the facility that would later become Rio Tinto Stadium. Since its October 9 opening last fall, the venue has hosted numerous RSL events, as well as concerts featuring world-renowned acts The Eagles, Kenny Chesney, REO Speedwagon, Styx and .38 Special, the Maakoa Monster Truck Spectacular, high school soccer events, USA Rugby and the 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star Game. Even the United States National Team’s road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa rolled through Rio Tinto Stadium, as the U.S. defeated El Salvador in a CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier by the score of 2-1.

“Our stadium is the finest outdoor building of its size in America, and we are proud to serve as the ongoing host of the Zions Bank Top of the Mountains Bowl,” said Rio Tinto Stadium General Manager Mike Steele, lauding the venue’s intimate 20,000-seat capacity. “We pride ourselves on the local connections our building regularly makes with the community through different types of events, and we look forward to a long partnership with the bowl.”

For the sixth consecutive year, Zions Bank is the Title Sponsor of the event. Several other sponsors, including the Utah Sports Commission, have also been with the event since its inception. Snow College serves as the Bowl’s host and home team each year, as long the team finishes with a record of 6-4 or better. The Snow College Badgers are a perennial power in the NJCAA, finishing in the top 20 for the past five seasons, including national top five finishes in 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Last year’s game saw the host Badgers drop a heart-breaking 37-30 double-OT thriller to the Butler Grizzlies, forcing the Badgers to settle for a #2 national finish. The current 2009 NJCAA poll has Snow College ranked #5 overall, with Snow wrapping up at least a share of WSFL title with its 48-20 win over Scottsdale last week. The Badgers can win the title outright and move into National Championship contention with a victory this week against Arizona Western.

“Having another major sporting event showcase Sandy and provide economic benefit to both our businesses and our citizens is yet another terrific boost to our community in this challenging economy”, said Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan.

Tickets are now available to this game, with Real Salt Lake season ticket holders receiving an exclusive discount to this event. Fans can purchase tickets Mon. – Fri. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, or through either the www.riotinostadium.com and www.TopoftheMountainsBowl.com web sites.