2008 Woodie Awards
24 Hour Relay Runs Smoothly
John Bellone
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: News
Last Thursday morning
the athletic teams came out
to show their support in a
Make a Wish Foundation
fundraiser that ran a full 24
hours into Friday morning.
This is the second time
NJIT has hosted this
fundraiser, and the athletes
worked to keep a baton mov-
ing around the athletic track
the whole twenty-four hours.
"The women's tennis
[team] ran five miles," said
sophomore Fanny Aizer. "The
weather [is] warm, it is great
[outside] tonight."
"I came here to show my
support for the fundraiser
and [all] the community serv-
ices that the athletic depart-
ment is doing," said junior
Iulia Doci. But she, along
with Aizer, agreed that having
fun with her teammates was
another motivation.
There were more than
just athletic students on the
field for the fundraiser.
Halfway through the
marathon, the field was filled
with students throwing
around Frisbees, kicking soc-
cer balls and playing football.
All the participants de-
cided on their own to run to
support the cause. The night
was fueled with laughs, sev-
eral happy faces and even a
DJ to spin tunes for the run-
ners.
"I am going to sleep here
[tonight]," said senior David
Kloc, a cross country and
track athlete. "You can't beat
the weather. I did this two
years ago, it was amazing
[and] it was fun."
Kloc found the time to
spend the night, even with
homework and preparation
for graduation. He managed
to get his employer to spon-
sor his run for one hundred
dollars.
"The hardest part is be-
tween 4 a.m. and 6 a.m.
[where] everyone is already
worn out," Kloc said. He be-
lieves that "as long as the
baton is moving on the track"
the event will remain a suc-
cess.
"I think we raised fifteen-
hundred dollars the last time
-we came up with [the idea]
at the last second," said Kloc.
24 Hour Relay Runs Smoothly
the athletic teams came out
to show their support in a
Make a Wish Foundation
fundraiser that ran a full 24
hours into Friday morning.
This is the second time
NJIT has hosted this
fundraiser, and the athletes
worked to keep a baton mov-
ing around the athletic track
the whole twenty-four hours.
"The women's tennis
[team] ran five miles," said
sophomore Fanny Aizer. "The
weather [is] warm, it is great
[outside] tonight."
"I came here to show my
support for the fundraiser
and [all] the community serv-
ices that the athletic depart-
ment is doing," said junior
Iulia Doci. But she, along
with Aizer, agreed that having
fun with her teammates was
another motivation.
There were more than
just athletic students on the
field for the fundraiser.
Halfway through the
marathon, the field was filled
with students throwing
around Frisbees, kicking soc-
cer balls and playing football.
All the participants de-
cided on their own to run to
support the cause. The night
was fueled with laughs, sev-
eral happy faces and even a
DJ to spin tunes for the run-
ners.
"I am going to sleep here
[tonight]," said senior David
Kloc, a cross country and
track athlete. "You can't beat
the weather. I did this two
years ago, it was amazing
[and] it was fun."
Kloc found the time to
spend the night, even with
homework and preparation
for graduation. He managed
to get his employer to spon-
sor his run for one hundred
dollars.
"The hardest part is be-
tween 4 a.m. and 6 a.m.
[where] everyone is already
worn out," Kloc said. He be-
lieves that "as long as the
baton is moving on the track"
the event will remain a suc-
cess.
"I think we raised fifteen-
hundred dollars the last time
-we came up with [the idea]
at the last second," said Kloc.
24 Hour Relay Runs Smoothly
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