SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State Athletics teams, support groups and administration teamed up to assist the American Heart Association in raising money for the 2017 Hays/Caldwell County Heart Walk held at City Park in San Marcos. The Bobcat men's and women's cross country/track and field, soccer and volleyball teams, along with the Renegade Roses, Diamond Sweethearts and athletics administrative staff raised over $9,500 in donations for the annual event.
The American Heart Association is the nation's largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, the two leading causes of death worldwide. One in every three Americans suffer from some form of heart disease and strokes are the leading cause of severe disabilities.