Mules in the Community

On September 29^th, the Colby Men’s lacrosse team helped the Mid Maine homeless shelter move to their new location on 19 Colby St, Waterville. After unloading many truckloads of kitchen supplies, beds, files, and other furniture, the 32 members of the team helped organize the new location in time for the grand opening on October 10^th.  The new shelter has 40 beds and can accommodate significantly more people and families than the previous shelter. The team learned about all the incredible things the shelter has done for the greater Waterville community and enjoyed making a difference locally.

Members of the Colby Women’s basketball team participated in National Walk to School Day at local elementary school Wednesday, October 3rd to demonstrate and promote living a healthy lifestyle to youth and also environmentally friendly and responsible practices. Both the players and the kids had a fun experience enjoying the great Maine outdoors on a brisk Wednesday morning!

CWB also promoted safe walking habits and tried to teach proper pedestrian behavior!

Colby women’s lacrosse and Colby women’s basketball teams are teaming up to run the Freaky 5K Fun Run in Waterville, ME on October 27th. This race is sponsored by Hardy Girls Healthy Women. The event aims to provide an example for women of all ages, but specifically younger girls that Halloween costumes are supposed to be scary and fun, and not demeaning and stereotypical. Both the women’s basketball and women’s lacrosse teams will run this event in hopes of providing a strong and powerful message to younger girls. Better yet, the teams aim to promote this message whilst embodying a healthy and active lifestyle by running the road race. Come cheer on your Mules running in full costume on Saturday, October 27th.

The Colby College Football team took a Colby tradition to the next level…for a good cause!

While a Powder Puff game between Junior and Senior females has been a tradition at Colby, the football team expanded the event to include Freshman and Sophomore teams, and sold t-shirts for game-day to the players and coaches, in order to raise money for the MaineGeneral Hospital’s Harold Alfond Cancer Research Center. With much planning by Colby football players Pat Harper ’13, Danny Maddox ’14, and Zach Padula ’15, no longer will this tradition be just a battle on the gridiron between grade years, but now it will also be a fight against cancer.

The Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) commends Harper, Maddox, Padula, and the rest of the football team for putting this together. It was an awesome community event that was fun for players and fans alike, and it was a fundraising success!

Nurses from MaineGeneral Hospital with Pat Harper ’13, Danny Maddox ’14, Zach Padula ’15, and Head Football coach Jonathan Micheales.

Maddox, Padula, Harper, Coach Micheales, and Assistant Coach Garcia present the 2012 Powder Puff championship plaque to Senior team coach/Football player Brian Mellett ’12.

The Class of 2012 celebrating their championship win…back to back champs ’11 and ’12.

Football player and Sophomore Powder Puff coach Jeff Lamson ’14 talking a bit of strategy before the games.

The Junior team getting fired up for the championship game against the Senior class.

Sophomore team huddle.

Fans line up along the fence to watch the championship game.

Four Special Olympic participants from Boothbay, Maine came to Colby College on April 25th for a fun evening of volleyball. Members of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) ran drills for the players, who do not have volleyball anymore as a Special Olympics sport option in Maine. Either way, the Special Olympic players were naturals…giving some of the SAAC members a run for their money!

The Student Athletic Advisory Committee hosted a surprise breakfast for Colby College Junior Dom Kone. Kone won the national NCAA Division III Championship in the 60-meter dash on March 10th with a time of 6.75 seconds. What an accomplishment for a fellow Mule! We are so proud of you Dom!

Each season the NESCAC releases a list of honorees that is determined by both players and coaches to student-athletes who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to sportsmanship. SAAC would like to take a moment to recognize these athletes for their contributions to their teams and the athletic community.

Here are the Mules that received this honor:

Kyle Donovan ’12, Men’s Basketball

Aarika Richie ’12, Women’s Basketball

Dan Nelson ’12, Men’s Ice Hockey

Hannah O’Brien ’12, Women’s Ice Hockey

Harry Smith ’12, Men’s Squash

Kate Pistel ’13, Women’s Squash

Adam Spierer ’13, Men’s Swimming

Charlotte Veazie ’12, Women;s Swimming

After our most recent snow storm the Colby Cares About Kids (CCAK) program decided to make good use of the hills on campus for a day of sledding! It was certainly a fun day for all. The “Mentees” got to spend more time with their mentors and their mentors got to take a break from college life and enjoy a childhood pastime of all New Englanders. Thankfully this day was captured on camera, and we have some great pictures of Student Athletes who are active in CCAK and participated in this sledding extravaganza.

CCAK takes to Chapel hill, one of the best sledding venues on campus (in my expert opinion).

CCAK mentor, SAAC representative and member of Colby Men’s Basketball Ben Brassord ’14 poses with his mentee.

One of SAAC’s presidents Laura Burns ’12 and her mentee try to warm their bones in Pulver Pavillion.

Women’s Soccer member Eliza Larson ’13 (left) takes a break from sledding for a quick photo op.

Grey Benjamin ’14, member of Colby’s Men’s Soccer team, posing with his mentee.

Christian Romano ’14 of the Football team, sizing up the slope for his next run…

looks like someone stole Christian’s idea.

Jonathan Sommer ’14 of the Men’s soccer team posing with his mentee and their sled after a day on the hill.

Sharing tips on sledding technique?

Lily Kramlich-Taylor ’14 (middle right) may be from California, but she has become a fan of sledding thanks to her mentee and some friends.

All good things must come to an end…