Simpson University, Redding, Ca
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Location: Grant Student Life Center
Date: March 29, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Check-In: 5pm/Doors Open: 6:30pm
Audience: Teens and College Students
Admission / Registration: FREE Admission, BBQ Meal, and Prize-Entry Drawings.
Free event t-shirt to all pre-registered attendees.
Pre-Registration runs February 1 - March 1, 2025.
Save-The-Date: You Don't Want to Miss Out.
The 3rd Annual Night of Champions Youth Rally is a FREE event hosted by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Simpson University. The event includes a BBQ, high energy, interactive competitions, prize giveaways, worship music, and inspirational speakers.
Free event t-shirts will be given to all pre-registered attendees. Registration opens February 1, 2025 at the Night of Champions webpage linked below and close March 1, 2025. Reistration is strongly encouraged but not required to attend.
Inspirational Speakers
STEVE CONNOR
Steve Connor is the President and CEO of Sports Outreach International, a non-profit that impacts lives through sports ministries around the world. With extensive experience as a player, coach, and chaplain, he inspires individuals at all athletic levels
A two-time NAIA All-American, Connor enjoyed playing for the NFL Chicago Bears and LA Rams before his career was cut short by an injury.
Steve is the author of ten books and served as a "facilitator" for the international Sports Coalition in North America.
Steve is an ordained minister, and an Athletic Hall of Fame inductee and honorary doctorate recipient from Azusa Pacific University for his ministry around the world.
ELENA BRUCKNER
Bruckner had a decorated athletic career at the University of Texas, graduating as the Longhorn's top "thrower" with records in the Hammer, Shot, and Discus. In 2023, she placed third at the US Championship and competed at the World Championships in Budapest. She finished sixth at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile and qualified for her third Olympic Trials this past Summer where she finished sixth, just missing a spot for the team in Paris.
Elena is now the throwing coach at Simpson University and continues training for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Elena participated in FCA in high school and Athletes in Action in college. She loves sharing the joy of Jesus with others and encouraging them to chase their dreams.
BRAD ST LOUIS
Brad St. Louis is a former NFL Long snapper who played ten seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was the first long snapper ever drafted by the Bengals. He was inducted into the Missouri State University Sports Hall of Fame as a Football All-American and State Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
In his ninth NFL season Brad experienced a Life-changing transformation coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Today, he is a devoted husband, a father of four, and a faith-based speaker who shares compelling messages drawn from his experiences as a professional athlete.
Brad travels the country, encouraging others to build their lives on the foundation of an identity in Christ that inspires living with purpose, confidence, and faith.
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