Temple Gymnastics Hosts “My Cause” Meet on Thursday

Temple Gymnastics Hosts “My Cause” Meet on Thursday

2.28.23 | Women's Gymnastics

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple gymnastics team will host its first-ever "My Cause" meet this Thursday, March 2 in McGonigle Hall when the Owls host West Chester, Maryland, and Towson at 4 p.m. ET.

The "My Cause" meet highlights the way in which all Temple student-athletes are encouraged to celebrate their beliefs and support causes that are important to them.

"In discussing the goals within the gymnastics program, the athletics department, and the university, there was a very clear common theme among those three, and that is a strong desire to support individual voices in a way that makes everyone feel heard and seen," said Head Coach Josh Nilson. "We believe this is the best way to show unity, even though we are all unique, and to amplify individual voices in a way that is in harmony with the university."

Nilson's team will unveil a new "My Cause" leotard in conjunction with the meet theme.

The design team put an emphasis on colors that represent the selected causes. The back of the leotard features all of the colors intertwined, as a representation of the unity within and across the team.

To learn more about each cause, click on the educational links below and be sure to check out the Temple Gymnastics social media pages on Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. ET to learn why each gymnast chose their cause or click here to view

NAME	CAUSES	LINK
Sophia Hyderally	AAPI Heritage	https://asianpacificheritage.gov/about
Lanie Hyman	ALS Awareness	https://www.als.org/
Ashley Glynn	Alzheimers Awareness	https://www.alz.org/
Brooke Donabedian	Autism Awareness	https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Kayla Deveau	Autism Awareness	https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Madison Dorunda	Autism Awareness	https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Danae Williams	Black Lives Matter	https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Cloe Martineau	Black Lives Matter	https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Cyrena Whalen	Black Lives Matter	https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Madisson Elmore	Black Lives Matter	https://blacklivesmatter.com/
Sarah Stallings	Cervical Cancer Awareness	https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervical-cancer.html
Jazmyn Estrella	Down Syndrome awareness	https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/
Julianna Roland	Down Syndrome Awareness	https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/
Anna Hill	Heart Disease	https://www.heart.org/
Amanda Scheuerman	Kidney Cancer Awareness	https://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidney-cancer.html
Charlie Behner	Mental Health Awareness	https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1
Mia Rose Thackston	Mental Health Awareness	https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1
Summer Ruskey	Mental Health Awareness	https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1
Angelina Hogan	Mental Health Awareness	https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1
Josh Nilson	No kid hungry	https://www.nokidhungry.org/
Hannah Stallings	OCD Awareness	https://iocdf.org/
Madison Brooks	Osteosarcoma cancer	https://www.cancer.org/cancer/osteosarcoma.html
Reese DeHaan	Ovarian Cancer Awareness	https://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovarian-cancer.html
Lauryn Morris	Rheumatoid arthritis	https://www.arthritis.org/diseases/rheumatoid-arthritis
Sydney Seibert	Rheumatoid arthritis	https://www.arthritis.org/diseases/rheumatoid-arthritis
Renee Schugman	Stomach cancer awareness	https://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomach-cancer.html
Reilly Spinrad	Suicide prevention	https://www.sprc.org/
Ryan Larkin	Suicide prevention	https://www.sprc.org/
Hilary Steele	Testicular cancer	https://www.cancer.org/cancer/testicular-cancer.html
Mackenzie Aresta	Ulcerative Colitis	https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-is-ulcerative-colitis
Emily Johnson	World Literacy Foundation	https://worldliteracyfoundation.org/