The NCAA’s Read to the Final Four program launches this week, and already more than 9,000 Dallas area students are signed up to read and compete for top honors.
The NCAA's Read to the Final Four program launches this week, and already more than 9,000 Dallas area students are signed up to read and compete for top honors.
The kickoff event was held at T.G. Terry Elementary in Dallas excited third graders, NCAA, Big 12 and Dallas Sports Commission leaders. Terry Elementary was picked as the kickoff site because they are the defensing champions of the competition. They won last time the Women’s Final Four was held in Dallas in 2017.
Dallas Wings guard Veronica Burton and former WNBA player and Dallas ISD Hall of Famer Andrea Riley were at the event as well to get the students hyped up. “[This is just] super special. Seeing all the time and effort put into this,” Burton said. “At such a young age to do your research and all these fun facts. It means so much to me and it’s such a warm welcome into this school.”Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersRead to the Final Four is based on the collective average number of minutes read by each third-grade classroom, allowing schools of all sizes to compete. Schools reaching the top 68, 32, 16, 8, and 4 levels will receive prizes.
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