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"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you" THOMAS JEFFERSON The 2011 Wakely Flyers: standing from left to right, Terrence Bennett, John Beifer (UVa '87), Nick Gannon ('92), Tom Burt ('90), Geoff Albrecht, Danielle Wakely, Jack Wakely, Chris Wakely ('90), Scott Youmans, Doug Corrigan ('89, '90 Gr.), Ed Elfreth, Dan Schlitig A GREAT CAUSE S and Tim Newby, and squatting from left to right, Jeff Nicklas ('86) and Mike Smith ('90). PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS WAKELY UVa Lacrosse Alumni Band Together To Raise Money For MS Research INCE THE AUTUMN OF 2008, LEGIONS OF individuals whom once donned the orange and blue have joined the fight to defeat Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Like Thomas Jefferson, not a single Wahoo has been asked to do so — each has simply acted. For the past four years, the Wakely Flyers — a team comprised of members of the lacrosse community whom are directly connected to Chris Wakely ('90), who was diagnosed with the disease in 2002, and led by Virginia men's lacrosse alumni — have raised more than $100,000 in an effort to find a cure. Wakely Flyer riders are family (wife, Danielle; son, Jack; sister, Patricia; and brother-in-law, Ed), fellow Wahoos, friends, student-athletes men- tored by Chris, and college lacrosse coaches and officials. 26 ◆ CAVALIER CORNER Mike Smith, who played lacrosse for the Cavaliers from 1987-90, has taken part in the National MS Society's City to Shore Bike Ride since 2009. PHOTO COURTESY CHRIS WAKELY