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3 Teams, 2 From Animal Science, Win 2024 Fall Wellness Challenge

The three teams that won the 2024 Fall Wolfpack Wellness Challenge toured and took pictures in the Dail Basketball Center.
The three teams that won the 2024 Fall Wolfpack Wellness Challenge toured and took pictures in the Dail Basketball Center. Members from each team posed for this picture.

The following teams won the 2024 Fall Wolfpack Wellness Challenge:

Wellness Wonders in the Department of Animal Science

  • Whitney Wilson, business services coordinator
  • Nathalia Camargo, Ph.D. student/visiting scholar
  • Alexa Gormley, graduate research assistant
  • Michaela Bolick, graduate services coordinator
  • Suzanne Leonard, assistant professor

Holy Walkamolie in Design and Construction

  • Melissa Taylor, project manager
  • Zach Baker, engineer
  • Ashley Earl, administrative support specialist
  • Bosa Grgurevic, project manager
  • Michele Maxwell, project manager

Worse Pace Scenario in the Department of Animal Science

  • Alaina Cross, Extension associate
  • Savannah Lindsey, student worker
  • April Shaeffer, research specialist
  • EmmaRose Church, student worker
  • Lori Stroud, Extension assistant

Fifty teams made up of 192 employees participated in the challenge. The teams earned points for participating in wellness-related activities, including a kick or throw challenge, over a four-week period.

The winning teams averaged the most points. Wellness Wonders averaged 394 points, Holy Walkamolie averaged 391 points, and Worse Pace Scenario averaged 388 points. Holy Walkamolie participated in the challenge last year under the name the Great Hambinos! and finished in second place.

Employees playing games during the 2024 fall wellness challenge
Employees playing games during the 2024 fall wellness challenge
Employees playing games during the 2024 fall wellness challenge
Employees playing games during the 2024 fall wellness challenge
Employees playing games during the 2024 fall wellness challenge
Employees playing games during the 2024 fall wellness challenge

The winning teams went on a tour of the Dail Basketball Center. They took pictures with the Atlantic Coast Conference championship trophy and Final Four trophy that the 2023-24 men’s basketball team earned. The teams also watched the men’s basketball team practice.