The Category 5 team took first place in the eight-week walking challenge, with 920,742 steps per person, on average (that is 16,442 steps a day!). The team: Manny Castillo, Nick McLain, Debby Montero, Tom Robinson (captain) and Patrick Van Dyke.
Most improved honors went to the Barking Dogs: Peter Brinckerhoff, Deanna Johnson, Bob Lantz, Katy Lantz and Mary Wood. They walked 684,892 steps per person, on average — for average improvement of 7 percent from Week 1 to Week 8.
Organizers with Campus Recreation’s Fitness and Wellness Center said the Aggies on the Move walking program and Team Challenge will return in the fall.
SPRING QUARTER FINAL STANDINGS
(steps per person, on average)
1. The Category 5 (Veterinary Medicine, Central Services) 920,742
2. Barking Dogs (Health Sciences Library, Application Development and Data Administration, and California National Primate Research Center) 684,892
3. Step Sisters II (Cowell Student Health Center) 643,126
4. Holy Walkamolies (Student Health Services, Administration) 479,501
5. Trailer Trotters (Student Health Services, Health Education and Promotion) 475,645
6. Bio Striders (dean’s office, College of Biological Sciences) 464,793
For more information on the Aggies On the Move walking program, contact the Fitness and Wellness Center, (530) 754-2179 or fitwell@campusrec.ucdavis.edu.
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