Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving teams join Hour of Power Relay
By Tim Glon
ADA — On Tuesday, the Ohio Northern Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams joined thousands of athletes across the country in support of the Ted Mullin "Leave it in the Pool" Hour of Power Relay.
Over the first seven years of this event, participants raised over $410,000 to support research at the University of Chicago into the causes and treatment of sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer, in young people.
First started to honor former Carleton College (Minn.) swimmer Ted Mullin, who passed away in the fall of 2006 from sarcoma, the Ted Mullin "Hour of Power" Relay has grown from 15 teams in its first year to 171 teams in 2012 with 8,300 participating athletes who joined forces to honor all those who are fighting against or have lost the battle to cancer.
Last year's event included 111 college and university programs representing 38 conferences across NCAA Division I, II and III, and Independents, along with 54 high-school and club teams.
This year's numbers are on pace to match last year's totals. 2013 Ted Mullin "Hour of Power" Relay registrations to date:
Total Registered Teams: 146
Colleges and Universities: 96
High School and Club Teams: 46
International Teams: 4
Estimated Athletes: 7,200
The Polar Bears will be in action twicw this weekend, competing Friday at Wittenberg and Saturday at Kenyon.