As part of "D3 Week" which runs from April 3-9, Blue Streak Nation will be asked to come together for Streaks To The Max II, a week long celebration of sport and service on the JCU campus.
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"Once again, this will be a massive undertaking involving all 23 varsity sports programs and the sports information office here at JCU," said Christopher M. Wenzler, John Carroll University Assistant Athletic Director who is the staff advisor for SAAC. "This year's event will encompass the entirety of D3 Week and will feature the various programs hosting events which will showcase their respective sports, or provide some sort of contest in the context of a sporting endeavor. These will be stand alone activities as well as those incorporated with varsity contests. There will also be a swim relay in a nod to last year's Streaks to the Max."
The first Streaks to The Max, which was a 24-hour swim relay, raised over $16,000 to benefit the Max Cure Foundation.
Streaks to the Max 2 is designed to showcase various sports throughout a week of events. Tickets to participate in these "challenges" will be sold at the cost of a $1 donation throughout D3 Week.
Due to weather and potential schedule changes, the status of the events will be updated and highlighted in
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• On
Monday, April 3, the JCU Baseball, Softball and Volleyball will host their respective challenges in the DeCarlo Varsity Center. Softball will challenge contestants to hit off their pitchers, baseball will offer up a "Can You Hit A Curve Ball" contest, and volleyball hosts a "4 v 4" tournament. Baseball's event will run from 3:00-5:00 p.m., while the Softball/Volleyball event will run from 4:00-6:00 p.m.;Â
Baseball CANCELLED / Softball and Volleyball ON AS SCHEDULED. Softball - $1 per turn  and $3 for unlimited turns. Volleyball $1 per person, $4 per team.
• On
Tuesday, April 4, the JCU Basketball Teams will stage a 3-point contest, Half Court Contest, and possibly the greatest game of Knockout every played. This will take place from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the DeCarlo Varsity Center;Â
Basketball ON AS SCHEDULED
• On
Wednesday, April 5, the busiest day of activities will take place. In addition to a Softball doubleheader beginning at 3:00 p.m., a baseball non-conference game starting at 4:00 p.m., and a Men's lacrosse match slated to commence at 7:30 p.m., the JCU Football and Soccer teams will hold contests from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Shula Stadium. Football will offer a challenge to catch a pass from one of their OAC champion quarterbacks while being covered by an OAC champion defensive player, while soccer will host a penalty kick challenge, trying to score against some of the best keepers in the nation;
Football and Soccer ON AS SCHEDULED
• Also on
Wednesday, April 5, the JCU Track & Field and Cross Country programs will see who the best long jumper is amongst the student body from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Julie Zajac Track inside Shula Stadium;
Track & Field and Cross Country ON AS SCHEDULED
• The JCU Golf teams get into the act on
Thursday, April 6, when they host a closest to the pin challenge on Hamlin Quad (tentative location) from 4:00-6:00 p.m.  The JCU Tennis teams are asking if anyone can win a point off one of their OAC championship players at the JCU tennis courts from 5:00-7:00 p.m.;
Golf ON AS SCHEDULED / Tennis ON AS SCHEDULED
• Thursday night's signature event is the 2nd Annual JCU SAAC Awards, which will be held at the Donahue Auditorium from 9:00-10:30 p.m.;
• Events on
Friday, April 7, wrap up the sports festival with the league champion JCU Swimming & Diving teams carrying on the tradition of the swim relay -- this time a 12-hour edition starting at 8:00 a.m. and concluding at 8:00 p.m. The JCU Lacrosse teams will stage a "Dizzy Stick" challenge between games one and two of the JCU Softball doubleheader, which is against Wilmington College, Starting time of the softball twinbill is 3:00 p.m., with the "Dizzy Stick" challenge scheduled to start approximately at 4:30 p.m.Â
Swim Relay ON AS SCHEDULED / Lacrosse ON AS SCHEDULED
"We had some teams like men's and women's swimming & diving and the men's and women's tennis teams really step up and get behind the effort," said Wenzler. "Their leadership carried us on a wave of momentum. We were hoping to raise $5,000 in our first year but we far exceeded that goal. It was really inspiring to see our student-athletes get excited to raise funds for an amazing cause."
Max Cure is an organization chaired by a John Carroll graduate, Jonathan Agin, a men's soccer player from the class of 1994. The three-fold mission of The Max Cure Foundation includes funding research for pediatric cancer treatment development, including efforts to discover less toxic treatments for children with cancer, financially assisting low-income and military families with children battling cancer; and through vigorous advocacy efforts, to pursue legislative and regulatory changes seeking to benefit children with cancer and at the same time, raise awareness to the needs of those fighting pediatric cancers.
As a Jesuit Catholic university, John Carroll inspires individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world. The University finds the source of its inspiration in the experience of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and the centuries-long commitment of the Society of Jesus to academic excellence and service to the common good.
The Streaks to the Max campaign certainly upholds the University mission, and hopefully will serve to further establish the John Carroll University student-athlete as champions of learning, leadership and service.
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