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Alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered Saturday morning for the 11th<\/sup> annual Panther Prowl \u2013 followed by the unveiling of the new Panther statue in front of Enderis Hall.<\/p>\n

Crowds cheered runners and walkers as they passed the Maryland Avenue bridge, and were greeted by cowbells as they entered Kenwood Avenue for the first leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cRunning under the bridge and seeing all the people cheering was definitely one of my favorite parts of the race,” said Delafield\u2019s Dan Baker, coach of the Marquette High School cross country team.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the 51ÁÔÆæ Alumni Association, Panther Prowl raises money for scholarships. Teams and individuals raised $38,150, as nearly 1,700 participants ran or walked the course.<\/p>\n

51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Office of Legal Affairs was first with $2,905 raised. Athletic teams from Milwaukee participate in the event every year, including 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Women\u2019s cross country team, whose members all ran on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Panther Prowl signifies a time when faculty, staff, community members and alumni display exceptional spirit and synergy to help decrease the financial burden for current and future 51ÁÔÆæ students,\u201d said Rachel Flessner, events and programs specialist with the Alumni Association. \u201cBy running and walking we continue to embody the true definition of what it means to be a 51ÁÔÆæ Panther.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the race, Adrienne Bass, associate vice chancellor for alumni relations, helped to unveil the new Panther statue, commemorating the 50th<\/sup> anniversary of the Panther mascot. Alum James Cheski, who designed the original panther logo in 1965, was present, along with alum Tom Queoff, who designed and cast the 1,200-pound, six-feet tall Panther.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of you will look back on this, I know I will, as one of the proudest moments in our university\u2019s history,\u201d Chancellor Mark Mone told the crowd.<\/p>\n

Mone said he spoke with alumni who graduated forty years ago and was reassured by the profound impact they said 51ÁÔÆæ had on their lives.<\/p>\n

51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s cheer and stunt team encouraged participants, as members of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s basketball team ran alongside the last few steps of the race to offer their support.<\/p>\n

For some, the Prowl offered a chance to return 51ÁÔÆæ after a long time away.<\/p>\n

Brandon Schlass, (\u201802 History) a captain in the U. S. Army, returned to Wisconsin from the Middle East only a week prior to the race. He read about the event in an alumni newsletter and decided to run. He said he was flying to Germany the next day. Schlass was joined by his nephew Anthony Schlass, a junior at West Bend West High School.<\/p>\n

\u201cI roped in Anthony, because his dad is a 51ÁÔÆæ alum,\u201d Brandon Schlass said.<\/p>\n

Karen Schmitt, (\u201887 Criminal Justice) returns each year to run the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful day, a beautiful campus,\u201d Schmitt said. \u201cIt brings back a lot of memories, and it\u2019s nice to see everything that\u2019s new.\u201d<\/p>\n

For 51ÁÔÆæ senior Patrick Ruhland and his mother Joyce Ruhland, the Prowl was a chance for some family bonding.<\/p>\n

Joyce Ruhland won first place in the women\u2019s 50-54 division for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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