Triton Cross Country Donates to UnityPoint Health
Since their first donation to UnityPoint Health during the 2007-08 season, Triton Cross Country has continued to focus their fundraising efforts toward helping those in our communities who are battling cancer. 

On Wednesday (3/25), they presented $4000 to UnityPoint–Fort Dodge. With this year's donation, they have now raised $40,200 in their 19 years of giving back. 

"The past two years have been our largest donations ever," said Director of Cross Country/Track and Field, Dee Brown. "It is very heartwarming to know that this money is going to such a great cause and great people."

Cross County members raise the proceeds by hosting Webster City's Firecracker 5K each July and selling "Race to Erase Breast Cancer" t-shirts during Breast Cancer Awareness Month". 

"Our athletes came up with five different t-shirt designs this year and we voted on the winner. Nearly the entire team participated in selling shirts," said Brown. "In total, our athletes sold over 300 shirts, the most ever."

Their donation goes to the Norma Schmoker Cancer Center – an approved cancer program concerned with prevention, early diagnosis, pretreatment evaluation, staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, and end-of-life care.

"From my perspective it is enjoyable to see our team give back to our community in such an important way," said Brown. "Our athletics experience is so much more than just participating in sports. This is a great example of activities we are involved in to help create better students and leaders for the future."