In recent years, Springfield College Athletics has made a committement to creating a partnership with Team IMPACT. To date, the football, women's basketball, men's basketball, women's lacrosse, men's lacrosse, women's gymnastics, men's gymnastics, field hockey, wrestling, baseball, and softball teams have been involved with the program. At one time, Springfield College's had the most partnerships of any Division III program in the country.
Since its inception, Team IMPACT has created relationships that have enhanced the lives of hundreds of courageous children and touched the lives of thousands of student athletes across the country. The team behind Team IMPACT is honored and inspired to continue and expand the long standing tradition of athletes paying tribute to something that is far greater than themselves; the ability to come together, serve the community and support each and every member of the team through adversity both on and off the field.
Team IMPACT children are diagnosed with a wide variety of life-threatening and chronic illnesses, yet a common denominator is the impact their diagnosis has had on their quality of life.
Football
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Luke BradleyTeam: Football
Year of Partnership: Spring of 2013
Hometown: South Hadley, Mass.
Condition: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).
#LukeStrongerAs Luke continues to battle, learn more how you can help at LukeStronger.orgVIDEO: Highlights From Luke's Draft DayVIDEO: Feature on Luke's Involvement with the PrideMassLive.Com - Feature article on Luke and the Springfield College Football Team
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Women's Basketball
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Lisa HartleyTeam: Women's Basketball
Year of Partnership: Spring of 2015
Hometown: Palmer, Mass.
Condition: Type B and Bulky Hodgkin's Lymphoma
VIDEO: Feature on Women's Basketball Involvement with Team Impact
Springfield College women's basketball standout Ava Adamopoulos '17 received the first-ever Tom Waddell Leveling the Playing Field Award at the Inaugural Sports and Social Justice Symposium for her hard work with Team IMPACT and Lisa Hartley
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Women's Lacrosse
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Jillian Allair Team: Women's Lacrosse
Year of Partnership: Fall of 2016
Hometown: Ludlow, Mass.
Condition: Diagnosed with a very rare genetic disorder, has had four major spinal sugeries and was born legally blind.
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Men's Gymnastics
Zachary LaBroadTeam: Men's Gymnastics
Year of Partnership: Fall of 2016
Condition: Cerebral Palsy
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Men's Lacrosse
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Alexander BlaisTeam: Men's Lacrosse
Year of Partnership: Spring of 2017
Hometown: East Longmeadow, Mass.
Condition: Brain Tumor
Note: Alex unfortunately passed away on June 9, 2018 following his courageous battle with brain cancer.
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Women's Gymnastics
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Piper Lundin Team: Women's Gymnastics
Town: Granby, Conn. Year of Partnership: Spring of 2017
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Men's Basketball
Jondel Rivera Ruiz Team: Men's Basketball
Year of Partnership: Spring of 2017
Condition: Cystic Fibrosis
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Field Hockey
Abigail Hamberg Team: Field Hockey |
Softball
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Talia Soto Team: Softball |
Women's Tennis
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Quinn Brady |
Women's Soccer
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Claire Frazer |
Baseball
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John Hart Team: Baseball Year of Partnership: Spring 2019 Town: Wilbraham, Mass. |
Wrestling
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Matthew Pepe Note: Matthew unfortunately passed away on October 4, 2018. |