2025 Go Move Challenge: Week Three Recap

Published February 21, 2025

Saint Louis University participants, Karen and Anna, earn their minutes and our respect by braving the cold and walking around the south campus track. Hard core!

Hello, fellow movement enthusiasts! There are only 7 more days left in the challenge. Remember to track all of your minutes through Friday, 2/28 at 11:59pm pst. We have a grace period of Saturday, 3/1, 11:59 p.m. pst to enter our final minutes. Keep up the great work. It's not over until it's over, but Santa Clara has been leading for most of the month.

Check out some (not all) impressive stats!

• Collectively, our 22 universities, 2781 participants, have tracked well over 1,800,000 minutes.
• The top 2 performers to date: Olakunle Davis, Fordham University has tracked 10,850 minutes and John France, Xavier University has tracked 7086 minutes. Very impressive!
• Fairfield University has been comfortably in 3rd or 4th place throughout the month. They've been slowly making their way up the leaderboard since they started participating in 2017.
• The current standings for the new competition where similar sized universities are competing against one another:
  • Large: Loyola University Chicago (1 participant), Boston College
  • Medium: Santa Clara University
  • Small: Saint Peter's University
• Many universities are so close in minutes: 
  • Creighton, Fairfield, USF, Saint Joseph's, and Saint Louis
  • Fordham, Seattle U, Detroit Mercy
  • Xavier, Scranton, Le Moyne, John Carroll
• Take a look at the leaderboard for the most up to date numbers.

How are you earning your minutes?

Saint Joseph's Mark Brown Bundles Up and Walks

Cold temps don't keep Mark Brown, administrative coordinator in Saint Joseph's University's Department of Physical Therapy, from getting in his steps on his daily commute to/from SJU's University City location. "There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing."  (Sir Ranulph Fiennes)  Layer and bundle up accordingly, and enjoy the walk! 

Saint Joseph's Dr. Sheetal Parikh strikes a pose

Dr. Sheetal Parikh, Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, attends Hot Vinyasa Yoga at her local studio.

Creighton's Laura Olderog Shovels Snow

Laura Olderog has been earning a lot of minutes by shoveling snow a couple of times a day. Those minutes add up! Shoveling snow is a great full-body workout, engaging your core, legs, and back, making it a vigorous activity that can count as a serious exercise session.

Santa Clara's, Michael, Pounds the Pavement

SCU participant, Michael, shares how he's been moving, "I usually runs a 10K (minimum) on weeknights and half marathons on the weekends. It helps having a treadmill in the garage, and plenty of CLE videos to watch to pass the time. Evening walks with our dog Lady, who is a beneficiary of all these exercise minutes."

USF Group Climbs Towers

During lunchtime, Fr. Donal Godfrey, S.J. led our fearless group up 226 steps to the top of our beautiful St. Ignatius church.

USF's Katherine Green Walks on the Beach

Katherine Green, USF, earns her minutes by walking on the beach and taking in the sunset.

Get Social

A picture is worth 1000 words. Encourage, engage and get motivated by seeing how our fellow Jesuit colleagues are moving this month, connect with us on Instagram and Facebook or use our tag #GoMoveChallenge.

Do you have a story or photos to share in next week's AJCU newsletter? We would love to hear from participants from all of our universities. Send them to skisylia@usfca.edu to include.

Count Down

There are 7 more days to go before the winning institutions are announced! Keep moving and logging your minutes. If you have any questions, please contact the Go Move Challenge administrator, Suzy Kisylia, at skisylia@usfca.edu.

The University with the most minutes on 2/28 11:59pm pst wins bragging rights and this prestigious plaque!