Second Fighting Falcon Lift-a-Thon a success

The Fairmont State Athletics Department hosted the 2023 Fighting Falcon Lift-a-Thon during the week of April 17 to raise money for enhancements to the Rusty Elliott weight room.
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Similar to a walk-a-thon fundraiser, student-athletes perform maximal reps on three exercises: squat, bench press, and deadlift. The total number of repetitions completed are recorded, and the donation amounts are based on this total.

​This year’s participants performed a total of 22,011 repetitions with an average sponsor amount of $.40 per repetition.

Planned enhancements include the addition of Velocity Based Training (Vitruve) devices and ANCORE PRO functional trainers for all eight squat racks in the weight room. With these upgrades, Fairmont State Athletics can continue providing student-athletes with the highest performance training.

“Our second Fighting Falcons Lift-a-Thon was a huge success,” said Fairmont State’s Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Adam Kolberg. “We had 278 student-athletes participate, and thanks to their tremendous efforts and the gracious support of sponsors, we raised over $8,500 for the strength and conditioning program.”