MIAMI (Feb. 25, 2016) -- The FIU men's soccer team headed to Zoo Miami Saturday, Feb. 13, for the Fifth Annual RunWild 5K. The RunWild 5K is a competitive and family-fun run through the local zoo to raise proceeds for the Chapman Partnership, a private sector partner of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust. The Chapman Partnership provides services to empower homeless residents to become self-sufficient.
The event saw nearly 2,000 participants and 200 volunteers, including the Panthers, who helped throughout the walk and with the award ceremony. "The crowd really loved [the FIU soccer team] … especially when they started to whip and nae-nae," laughed Heather Wilson, volunteer specialist for the Chapman Partnership. "Chapman Partnership is grateful for our partnership with the FIU athletics department and I hope we will see [the FIU soccer team] at another one of our events."
"Our men's soccer team is always eager to help in the community and they jumped at the chance to be involved in this event," said
Liz Augustin, assistant athletic director for student-athlete development at FIU. "They have volunteered at Chapman Partnership in the past so it's great to see their continued involvement with the organization."
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Lime Court at FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
