While continually flipping an immense tractor tire across Holuba Hall, Jared Odrick and his grunts drew cheers from onlookers.

Odrick helped his team finish second at the seventh annual Lift for Life competition Friday. The event raised $81,000 for the Kidney Cancer Association, bringing the seven-year total to almost $400,000.

"It's the toughest we'll get all year," Odrick said about the workout. "The competition is really tough. We're yakking back and forth with Navorro [Bowman] and Sean [Lee]."

Placing first in the challenge was team Slik Mick and the Magic Trix, which consisted of tight end Mickey Shuler and linebackers Bowman, Lee and Josh Hull.

Bowman and Lee replaced senior quarterback Daryll Clark and graduated tight end Greg Miskinis on last year's winning Lift for Life team.

"I think I put on a better performance than [Clark] would. He would have been passed out halfway through -- I don't think he'd be happy I said that," Lee said with a laugh.

Joining Odrick in second place was the rest of The Mad Real World Team: Brennan Coakley, Jack Crawford and Andrew Quarless. We're Going In, which consisted of Chris Colasanti, James McDonald, Kevin Newsome and Graham Zug, finished third.

Twenty-four teams participated in 11 events. Besides the tire flip, other events included were the bench press and squat jumps.

Senior punter Jeremy Boone said this year's event was especially hard for him because it was the last one in which he would compete. He set his personal goal at $1,800 raised but surpassed it, reaching $3,000 Friday.

Boone competed on the team 4th & Long with fellow kickers and punters Ryan Breen, David Soldner and Collin Wagner. He joked that their goal was to just complete each event and not pass out or quit at any station.

"When we first got here, we were like, 'Why don't we just do it?' " Boone said. "Have all the kickers, give the crowd a little bit something to laugh at."

Despite the challenging workout, running back Evan Royster said having fan support kept the team focused on raising money. As for the difficulty, Royster joked that he would make it back to his bed to pass out for a while.

Fellow running back Stephfon Green, who was teammates with Ollie Ogbu, Johnnie Troutman and Devon Still on the Monstars, said he was excited for the challenge.

"You have no other emotion in your body but just to be happy because you know you're doing it for a cause," Green said. "The same people that come out and watch you play every Saturday are the same people you're giving back to."