BEACON SPORTS
HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
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Colby Seibert (Milton/Milton) has been named the Housing and Food Services
Athlete of the Week. Seibert won three individual events in the Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference's (AMCC's) inaugural championships and was a key contribu
tor as the women cruised to their first AMCC crown. She took the 100 freestyle
(56.97), 100 butterfly (1:02.51), and the 200 butterfly (2:18.84).
The women beat out three other AMCC opponents with a team score of 265 points.
Seibert's 100 butterfly time of 1:02.51 was a new school record, breaking the previ
ous time of 1:03.12 set by Whitney Marshall back in 2004.
Next up for swimming and diving will be the ECAC Open, which will take place
over three days from Feb 15-17.
Housing and Food Services Athlete of the Week is selected by the Sports Information
Staff.
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February 12, 2007
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Dance team and cheerleaders raise money for cancer
By Nicole Rafle and Kaylan Samec
contributing writers
Penn State Behrend celebrated their sev
enth annual Spirit Against Cancer Cheer and
Dance Competition on Feb. 10. The Spirit
Against Cancer Competiton is an event in
memory of Becky Hubler-Decker. Hubler-
Decker was involved with the dance and
cheerleading programs at Behrend until she
passed away from melanoma cancer.
Fifteen dance teams and 47 cheerleading
squads participated in raising $7,000 to help
find a cure for melanoma. Since this com
petition has been at Behrend, $30,000 has
been donated to the American Cancer
Society to help in their research to find a
cure for cancer.
Each team spent an entire year preparing
for this one day to compete for the cause.
"This day is one of the highlights of the
The Behrend Dance Team poses for a group picture before the competition.
year," said Brian Streeter, athletic director
at Behrend. "It's great to see two unique
styles of teams come together for such a
great cause and get the respect and appreciation these
women deserve.-
Many alumni traveled back to Behrend to be a part of
the competition to help to warm the spirit. "It's great to
see that something that started so small when I was a
freshman has grown into something so large and contin
ues to grow, - said Somer Stankey, former Penn State
Behrend Cheerleader.
A local high school competes at the Spirit Against Cancer
Cheerleading competition at Penn State Behrend on Saturday Feb. 10
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Shaylee O'Leary, another former Behrend Cheerleader,
said, "It's an exciting way to get Behrend alumni to keep
active in the current community and it's an awesome way
to see my old friends."
Both Stankey and O'Leary helped judge the cheer and
dance routines
Many current dance team members feel that Hubler-
Decker helped make the cheerleading and dance programs
at Behrend what they are today. "Without Becky the
dance program wouldn't be here," said Angie
D'Aurora, a junior dance team member. "I look
forward to this competiton every year and with
out the dance program I probably wouldn't be
here at Behrend." D'Aurora and other dance
team members feel that Hubler-Decker touched
the lives of many students and faculty members at
Penn State Behrend
"Becky meant a lot to me, she worked here and
I knew her when she had cancer as a college stu
dent," said Stacy Pondo, assistant director of ath
letics at Behrend. It's amazing to see teams
travel as far as four hours away to see how much
money they can raise to help the cause and to just
have fun."
All the money raised was donated to the
American Cancer Society. Anyone interested in
donating can contact the American Caner
Society at www.cancer.org or by calling toll free
to l-800-ACS-2345.
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The Behrend Beacon I
Friday, February 16, 2007