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It's a blood sport for the Big Ten schools and as of Tuesday, University of Maryland was in last place.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It's blood sport for the University of Maryland as the Terrapins compete in a blood donation competition between the 17 other Big Ten schools.
As of Tuesday night, the University of Maryland was in last place with only 83 blood donors. While the leading Big 10 school, the University of Nebraska had 1,923. So Terrapins have a lot of catching up to do before the competition deadline on Dec. 6.
And picking up the pace is not only up to UMD students and alumni.
The donation challenge is open to all Terps' fans. And the donation centers are not just in Maryland but around the DMV and across the country. In the D.C. metro area, there are seven locations to donate on behalf of UMD.
Washington, D.C.:
- Dr. Charles Drew Blood Donation Center at 1730 E St. NW
Montgomery County, Md.:
- Rockville Blood Donation Center at 11820 Parklawn Dr. Suite 510
Howard County, Md.:
- Columbia MD Blood Donation Center at 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 400
Fairfax County, Va.:
- Inova Health Care Services at 3289 Woodburn Rd. #10
- Fairfax Blood Donation Center at 8550 Arlington, Blvd.
Anne Arundel County, Md.:
- Glen Burnie Blood Donation Center at 7310 Ritchie Highway Service Suite 114
- Annapolis MD Blood Donation Center at 65 Forest Plaza
The winning school gets a $1 million prize, and individual donors will be entered into a lottery to win a trip to the Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 7.
The drive has recruited 8,970 blood donors throughout the fan base of all 18 Big Ten schools. According to the organization running the competition, 26,910 lives were saved as a result of the donors.
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