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Bench to Beat Cancer Crosses $100,000 Threshold
4/8/2026 11:46:00 AM | Athletics
DURHAM, N.C. — In the fourth edition of the Bench to Beat Cancer event, 231 Duke student-athletes, coaches and staff helped raise $37,324, with more pledges still coming in.
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The four-year event total is now $121,884, creating a tremendous positive impact on patients and families struggling with the many burdens of fighting cancer.
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Participants find sponsors to pledge donations based on the number of bench press reps performed within one minute. Each participant chooses a weight to bench press from the following categories: 45, 65, 135 or 185 pounds. On Sunday, March 29, coaches and staff (from 9-10 a.m.) followed by student-athletes (10 a.m. to noon) hit the gym to make good on the pledged donations.
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Bench to Beat Cancer is a fundraiser hosted by Duke Athletics' Sports Performance/Olympic Sports Performance, in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute's Supportive Care & Survivorship Center, to help alleviate some of the financial burdens associated with a cancer diagnosis. Some of these barriers to cancer care include the cost of transportation, utility bills and housing/lodging. While doctors work on the physical issues, the student-athletes, coaches and staff of Duke Athletics help ease the financial and emotional stressors that occur because of a cancer diagnosis.
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The four-year event total is now $121,884, creating a tremendous positive impact on patients and families struggling with the many burdens of fighting cancer.
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Participants find sponsors to pledge donations based on the number of bench press reps performed within one minute. Each participant chooses a weight to bench press from the following categories: 45, 65, 135 or 185 pounds. On Sunday, March 29, coaches and staff (from 9-10 a.m.) followed by student-athletes (10 a.m. to noon) hit the gym to make good on the pledged donations.
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Bench to Beat Cancer is a fundraiser hosted by Duke Athletics' Sports Performance/Olympic Sports Performance, in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute's Supportive Care & Survivorship Center, to help alleviate some of the financial burdens associated with a cancer diagnosis. Some of these barriers to cancer care include the cost of transportation, utility bills and housing/lodging. While doctors work on the physical issues, the student-athletes, coaches and staff of Duke Athletics help ease the financial and emotional stressors that occur because of a cancer diagnosis.
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