Sea Gulls participate and raise funds in Hour of Power Relay for Cancer Research
SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's and women's swimming teams participated in the 2008 Hour of Power Relay for Cancer Research on Thursday, November 6, in honor of Carleton College swimmer Ted Mullin. Mullin passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. The annual event raises funds in support of research at the University of Chicago to help with treatment of sarcoma in young people.
Salisbury added its name to the list of 100 participating schools and raised $845 in support of the cause.
"We're honored for the opportunity to be a part of such a worthy cause and hope our contribution will go a long way toward eradicating sarcoma," said SU coach Jill Stephenson.
The maroon and gold purchased special swim caps donning the phrase "Cancer Sucks" and sported them during the hour-long swim session. The Sea Gulls joined the Spartans of York (Pa.) College as the two representatives from the Capital Athletic Conference.
The third annual "Leave it in the Pool" event featured an "hour-of-power" relay described as an all out practice. The teams do continuous relays of any stroke, all-out swimming, for an hour with the objective of keeping all relays in the pool for the same length.
About the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research:
Funds raised for the Ted Mullin Fund for Sarcoma Research
act as seed funding for the University of Chicago pediatric sarcoma
research program, allowing collaborative efforts between clinicians
and physician-scientists in the identification of the causes of
sarcoma, at the most basic molecular and cellular levels. With a
team of dedicated pediatric oncologists, orthopedists, and
radiation therapists in place, the Ted Mullin Fund has enabled the
University of Chicago to recruit Stephen X. Skapek, M.D., an expert
in the study and treatment of sarcomas. Dr. Skapek and team aspire
to translate new scientific discovery into improved therapies for
cancer patients like Ted.
2008 List of Participants (as of November 6,
2008):
Big East: Univ. of Cincinnati,
Georgetown, Providence
CAC: Salisbury, York (PA)
CCC: Univ. of New England, Regis (MA), Roger
Williams
CCIW: Illinois Wesleyan
Centennial: McDaniel
ECAC/Bluegrass Mountain: Johns
Hopkins
Empire 8: Alfred, Hartwick, Ithaca,
Stevens Inst. of Tech., Utica
GNAC: Elms, Norwich, Simmons,
Wheelock
IIAC: Luther
Independent: Wells
Ivy League: Univ. of Pennsylvania,
Princeton
Landmark: Catholic University of
America
Liberty League: Rensselaer Polytechnic,
Skidmore, Union
Little East: Western Connecticut
State
MAC: Lycoming
MIAA: Albion
MIAC: Augsburg, Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline,
Macalester, Saint Benedict, St. Catherine, Saint Mary's, Saint
John's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas
Midwest: Grinnell, Lawrence
NCAC: Allegheny, Denison, Kenyon,
Oberlin, Ohio Wesleyan, Wabash, Wittenberg, Wooster
NESCAC: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby,
Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity (CT), Tufts,
Wesleyan (CT), Williams
NEWMAC: Babson, Clark (MA), Mount
Holyoke, Wellesley, Wheaton (MA), Worcester Polytechnic
NWC: Whitman
OAC: Ohio Northern
ODAC: Randolph-Macon
ODAC/Bluegrass Mountain: Washington and
Lee
Presidents': Grove City College
SCAC: Colorado College
SCIAC: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, LaVerne,
Occidental, Univ. of Redlands, Whittier
Sun Belt: Univ. of Denver
SUNYAC: Oswego State
UAA: Carnegie Mellon, Univ. of Chicago
Students Abroad: Swimming Thunder from
Down Under
(Townsville, Australia)
Club Teams: Coastal Aquatics Swim Club (Tyaskin, Md.); Lake Forest (Ill.) Swim Club; Little Rhody Aquatic Club (Cumberland, R.I.); NASA Wildcat Aquatics (Evanston, Ill.); New Trier Swim Club (Northfield, Ill.); Nova Masters (Irvine, Calif.); SONOCO West (Danbury, Conn.);Team Millennium (River Forest, Ill.)
High School Teams: Culver (Ind.) Academies; Falls Church (Va.) H.S.; Glenbrook North H.S. (Northbrook, Ill.); Glenbrook South H.S. (Glenview, Ill.); Lake Forest (Ill.) H.S.; New Trier H.S. (Winnetka, Ill.)
Facts & Figures:
Total teams: 99 compared with 53 in 2007
Colleges: 84 compared with 46 in 2007
Conferences: 30 plus one independent school
High School and Club teams: 14 compared with 7 in 2007
New teams: 51 (41 colleges, 5 clubs, 2 high schools, 1 student
abroad)
Athletes: estimated 5,772 compared with 3,092 in 2007
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