What started as a way to support a teammate who survived testicular cancer has become an annual tradition for the Loyola men’s volleyball team.
Every year during November, the men’s volleyball team and multiple administrators in the Athletic department, including athletic director Steve Watson, grow mustaches — or attempt to grow them — in an effort to raise awareness and money for men’s health issues.
“It’s funny. [The administrators] go to these real meetings with awful mustaches,” said head coach Mark Hulse.
Loyola alum Owen McAndrews forefronted the “Movember” movement at Loyola in November 2012 after he battled testicular cancer in high school.