STANDISH, ME - St. Joseph's College varsity swim teams participated in "The Hour of Power", a national Division III swimming relay to raise awareness and support for sarcoma research on Tuesday, 11/6 at 5 p.m. In total, 46 colleges and universities in 19 conferences, 4 high schools, 3 club teams, over 3,000 athletes participated tonight from 5-6pm eastern standard time.

The event is in honor of Ted Mullin, a Carleton College swimmer who
passed away in September 2006 of synovial cell sarcoma. Sarcoma comes in the form of malignant tumors of the musculoskeletal system. It is regarded as a developmental (early childhood) tumor and
is found most often in the 15-29 age group. While sarcoma is rare
(only 12,000 new cases per year), it is the fifth most common cancer
in ages under 29. And unlike most cancers today, the sarcoma
treatment success rate is not improving.

The "Hour of Power", which is a continuous relay, has a
two-part goal:

The first is to raise awareness of sarcoma cancer. In November of 2006, 19 Division III swim teams participated in the event. In 2007, 46 college teams will participate.

The second goal is to raise funds for sarcoma research as funding for
sarcoma has actually decreased over the past decade. Funds raised
through the event will go directly to the Section of
Hematology/Oncology at University of Chicago Comer Children's
Hospital, which is dedicated to treatment, care, and research of
sarcoma. Through grants and support the University of Chicago will
match all donations earned through the "Hour of Power" with a 10-1 ratio.

If you would like to support the St. Joseph's College Swim Teams in this event you may send donations directly to head coach, Becky Biggs at
278 Whites Bridge Road · Standish, ME 04084. Please make checks payable to St. Joseph's College (write "Hour of Power" in the memo line).

Letter from Swimming Coach, Rebecca Biggs

2007 List of Participants: Colleges &
Universities: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College,
Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams, Augsburg,
Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus, Hamline, Macalester, St. Benedict, St.
Catherine, St. John's, St. Mary's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas, U of
Chicago, Occidental, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Redlands, Pomona-Pitzer,
Whitman, Puget Sound, Luther, Illinois Wesleyan, York (Pa.), Regis
(Mass.), Univ. of New England, Roger Williams University, Lycoming,
St. Joseph's College (Maine), Ohio Northern, Wheaton College (Mass.), Johns
Hopkins, Lake Forest (Ill.), Grinnell, Wooster, Washington & Lee, Skidmore

Club Teams: Lake Forest Swim Club (Lake Forest, Ill.), New Trier Swim
Club (Winnetka, Ill.), Northwestern Aquatics Swim
Organization/Wildcat Aquatics (Evanston, Ill.)

High School Teams: Culver Academies (Culver, Ind.), New Trier
(Winnetka, Ill.), Falls Church (Falls Church, Va.), Lake Forest JV
Girls (Lake Forest, Ill.)