WASHINGTON - Student-athletes and coaches from every program in American University athletics took part in the annual tradition of American University's Campus Beautification Day on April 7. Groups from men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey, cross country and track, volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, and swim & dive volunteered their time to help out all around campus.

The AU tradition, spearheaded by AU Facilities Management, the AU Arboretum and the AU Office of Sustainability, happens each April around Earth Day. Participants don the signature t-shirts, spread out and work to enhance the beauty and sustainability of AU’s grounds.

Close to 200 of AU's student-athletes and coaches joined the campus-wide effort to improve the grounds as mid-Spring approaches and "New Eagle Day" brings more than 1,800 visitors to campus. Student-athletes got their hands dirty while spreading and raking mulch all over campus, digging holes, planting flowers, sorting waste, and painting spring images on glass.