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Mount Mercy and Waldorf Honor Fallen Teammate
Sep. 20, 2013 5:11 pm, Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 11:01 am
Players from both the women's and men's soccer teams from Mount Mercy University and Waldorf College took a moment to honor teammate Haley Rinaldi. Rinaldi, who died in a boating accident in Colorado at the end of July 2013. She was a member of the Waldorf team until she transferred to Mount Mercy in 2012. It was interesting to witness players from all four teams coming together to release purple balloons in honor of Rinaldi between the men's and women's games. The players and others gathered for the games observed 30 seconds of applause for Rinaldi as well.
Mount Mercy's Alicia Spurgin (left) rests her head on the shoulder of teammate Clare Schlader before releasing purple balloons in memory of teammate Haley Rinaldi before their game against Waldorf at Lower Kingston Field on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rinaldi, who died in a boating accident in Colorado at the end of July 2013, was a member of the Mount Mercy women's soccer team after transferring from Waldorf in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
Players from the Mount Mercy and Waldorf women's as well as the men's teams release purple balloons in memory of teammate Haley Rinaldi before the women's game at Lower Kingston Field on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rinaldi, who died in a boating accident in Colorado at the end of July 2013, was a member of the Mount Mercy women's soccer team after transferring from Waldorf in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
Mount Mercy's Alicia Spurgin applauds with teammates and players from the Waldorf women's soccer team, as well as players from the Mount Mercy and Waldorf men's soccer teams, observe 30 seconds of applause in memory of teammate Haley Rinaldi before their game at Lower Kingston Field on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rinaldi, who died in a boating accident in Colorado at the end of July 2013, was a member of the Mount Mercy women's soccer team after transferring from Waldorf in 2012. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
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