Musketeers Support the 2015 DSAGC Buddy Walk

Nearly 300 of Xavier's student-athletes came out to walk for Devin's Team on Saturday, Sept. 12

By Xavier Musketeers

September 16^th, 2015

A memorable saturday

Nearly all of Xavier‘s student-athletes joined a great cause on Saturday as part of the Greater Down Syndrome Association of Cincinnati‘s 14th Annual Buddy Walk. All of the Musketeer contingent was on hand to support Devin‘s Team, named after men‘s soccer head coach Andy Fleming‘s daughter, who was born with the condition. It was the fifth consecutive successful year for Devin‘s Team, which was represented by nearly 300 walkers.

Musketeers Support the 2015 DSAGC Buddy Walk

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Nearly every team was involved in the Buddy Walk on Saturday. Smiles were everywhere as the Musketeers waited for the event to start.

on the walking trail

Buddy Walk was established in 1995 to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk® had another record breaking year in 2014 with more than 315,000 participants raising nearly $13 million dollars in more than 250 events across the country and around the world. The event supports local programs and services, as well as National Down Syndrome Society advocacy and public awareness initiatives that benefit all individuals with Down syndrome.

BUddy up!

Several teams took pictures together and with other participants at the event.

About Devin's team

In just five years, Devin‘s Team has quickly become one of the highest-earning teams in Cincinnati and all of Ohio. Devin turned four on May 2 and attends Terrace Park Elementary School. She attends a pre-kindergarten program four days a week, riding the bus each day with children K-5. She participated in horseback riding and tumbling classes last winter and participated in swimming this summer.

Amy Fleming, wife of Xavier men's soccer coach Andy Fleming, with Devin.

Devin Fleming enjoys a live band at the 2015 Buddy Walk.

Men's Soccer Head Coach Andy Fleming with his daughter, Devin.

The gang's all here

Xavier student-athletes pose for a group shot along the serpentine wall on the Ohio River.

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Photos By Joe Simon

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Photos By Joe Simon