EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University hosts Bloomsburg in its second home swimming meet of the season at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and both teams will wear purple to help raise awareness for cystic fibrosis.
ESU will be wearing purple swim caps and customized t-shirts created for the afternoon. All fans in attendance are additionally asked to wear purple to support the cause.
Warrior senior
Kelly Buyaskas, a PSAC qualifier in three events this year, is among a group of over 30,000 people in the United States diagnosed with the condition. Her story was
featured on psacsports.com prior to the 2015 PSAC championships.
Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease which causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. More information about cystic fibrosis is available
here.
Saturday will be ESU's final dual meet of the season. The Warriors are 5-1 in duals so far in 2016-17, including a 171-91 victory over Millersville in their home opener last Saturday.