2026 Go Move Challenge: Week Three Recap
Published February 20, 2026
Photo of the Week
Jill Amitrani Welsh, SJU, shares, "When your friend invites you to their mountain house, but their car gets stuck because the driveway isn't plowed...you GO MOVE the snow!"
Hello, fellow movement enthusiasts!
We’re down to the final 8 days of the challenge! Be sure to log all of your minutes by Friday, 2/28 at 11:59 p.m. PST. The platform will close promptly at midnight—there’s no grace period this year—so don’t wait to enter your activity.
Keep up the fantastic work! It’s not over until it’s over. Even if the total minutes feel out of reach, the average minutes per person—by university and school type—still make a significant impact. Every minute counts, so let’s finish strong!
Check out some (not all) impressive stats!
- Collectively, our 20 universities, 2360 participants, have tracked well over 2,200,000 minutes.
- The top 5 total minutes are: LMU, Santa Clara, Creighton, USF, and Fairfield.
- The top 5 for average number of minutes per person are: SCU, Marquette, John Carroll, USF, and Fairfield.
- Many universities are so close in total minutes and it's constantly changing.
- Take a look at the leaderboard for the most up to date numbers.
Fairfield in motion
The Fairfield team has been on the move all month long and participation is stronger than ever, with more teams than we’ve seen before! This year, two teams each week will take home a prize, and every active participant will receive a cozy Fairfield U fleece-lined winter hat. Most of all, participants are loving the camaraderie and team spirit!
Participants share how they have been active this month:
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1. Angela B skiing; 2. Ashley Demers taking a brisk walk, 3. Mary Kelly skiing for the first time in 10 years, 4. Stepien Claudia touring around NYC, 5. Michelle Pagnotta walks her dog, roller skates, and works on being the strongest she's ever been, and 6. Joshua Elliott shovels alot of snow!
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 group, or use our tag #GoMoveChallenge.
Count Down
There are 8 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!
Weekly Recaps
As we have been reporting each week, participants have been as excited as ever to share their feedback on how the Go Move Challenge has positively influenced their month of February and beyond. If you missed any stories from previous weeks, you can access them, along with pictures, at any time: