IOWA CITY, IOWA (March 5, 2021) — More than 1,400 current University of Iowa students who participated in the 27th annual student-led Dance Marathon, which raised more than $1.4 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. The final tally raised by the students — who were inspired by the theme of this year's Dance Marathon: "Rise with Resilience" — was $1,422,443.27, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its history to more than $31 million.
The students listed below participated in this year's Dance Marathon and are from your area.
Cade Akers of Princeton, IA
Madison Allison of Eldridge, IA
Josie Bedard of Bettendorf, IA
Nicole Blodig of Long Grove, IA
Chloe Brabant of Eldridge, IA
Jayda Brunkan of Eldridge, IA
Kathryn Bullock of Bettendorf, IA
Madison Burkhart of Davenport, IA
Cori Caleo of Moline, IL
Lakin Calloway of Moline, IL
Lexi Coiner of Davenport, IA
Caitlin Crome of Bettendorf, IA
Amber Curtis of Davenport, IA
Kendra Eller of Muscatine, IA
Jimmy Feeney of Bettendorf, IA
Gabe Gaghagen of Davenport, IA
Erin Gansemer of Eldridge, IA
Parker Georlett of Coal Valley, IL
Dominik Gnad of Bettendorf, IA
Sidney Hambly of Long Grove, IA
Abigail Hancock of Bettendorf, IA
Camryn Hanson of Eldridge, IA
Madison Heppe of Eldridge, IA
Justin Hettlage of Bettendorf, IA
Ella Hink of Coal Valley, IL
Emily Jansen of Rock Island, IL
Grace Jobgen of Davenport, IA
Maya Johnson of Bettendorf, IA
Kenzie Klatt of Pleasant Valley, IA
Abbey Klostermann of Davenport, IA
Parker Knight of Davenport, IA
Lauren Kundel of Muscatine, IA
Joe Maas of Bettendorf, IA
Ann Manley of Davenport, IA
Maria Manternach of Davenport, IA
Jenna Marxen of Bettendorf, IA
Madelyn Mayeski of Bettendorf, IA
Jack McGuire of Davenport, IA
Brooke Mckeown of Moline, IL
Brooke Menke of Davenport, IA
Kelsey Moeller of Bettendorf, IA
Jolee Mohr of Muscatine, IL
Zach Morel of Bettendorf, IA
Joseph Morse of Davenport, IA
Danielle Nauman of Pleasant Valley, IA
Sean O'Hern of Moline, IL
Rita Ordaz-Varisce of Eldridge, IA
Angela Pandit of Bettendorf, IA
Kambree Parker of Bettendorf, IA
Noel Pearson of Bettendorf, IA
Monica Perez of Eldridge, IA
Emma Poyner of Davenport, IA
Danielle Reitz of Blue Grass, IA
Paul Rouse of Moline, IL
Abbi Shekleton of Princeton, IA
Maddison Smith of Davenport, IA
Sarah Spellman of Muscatine, IA
Nick Stanton of Princeton, IA
Claire Stierwalt of Bettendorf, IA
Devyn Suhl of Bettendorf, IA
Lily Teagarden of Davenport, IA
Kelly Tounou of Moline, IL
Megan Triplett of Eldridge, IA
Danielle Waldron of Bettendorf, IA
Adam Weckel of Davenport, IA
Mitch Winterlin of Bettendorf, IA
Shannon McGuire of Davenport, IA
Emma Beardsley of Rock Island, IL
Gabrielle Berthel of Davenport, IA
Morgan Bowker of Princeton, IA
Lily Broyles of Davenport, IA
Katie Comp of Moline, IL
Evita Fazliu of Silvis, IL
Sydney Fuller of Eldridge, IA
Elisabeth Grafft of Geneseo, IL
Mary Grevas of Bettendorf, IA
Lauren Groenenboom of Bettendorf, IA
Mykala Housholder of Davenport, IA
Kayla Johnson of Geneseo, IL
Delaney Kilburg of Long Grove, IA
Hannah Krug of Bettendorf, IA
Shannon Micklewright of Bettendorf, IA
Grant Mougin of Davenport, IA
Anna Nagle of Davenport, IA
Jennie Francis Nuguid of Moline, IL
Hannah O'Donnell of Moline, IL
Sydney Prochaska of Bettendorf, IA
Ellie Rouse of Moline, IL
Alyssa Schnoor of Eldridge, IA
Connor Sheley of Davenport, IA
Amy Showers of Bettendorf, IA
Makayla Smith of Davenport, IA
Rachel Tebbe of Bettendorf, IA
Emma Tews of Bettendorf, IA
Jenna Vogel of Milan, IL
Danny Whiskeyman of Davenport, IA
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