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Two finalists were determined by au-
dience vote, one from men's swimming
that created a mock moon landing un-
derwater, including a planting of a Pur-
due flag on the surface of the floor of
the pool.
But the biggest surprise came from
the second finalist and ultimate winner
in a video submitted by the athletic de-
partment.
Using Taylor Swift's recent hit
"Shake it Off," department personnel
were the stars. Women's basketball
coach Sharon Versyp got the video off to
a great start dancing with her staff and
lip-synching the lead vocals. Coaches
Matt Painter and Darrell Hazell made it
clear they wanted no part of the danc-
ing, so they were shown dead-panning
while playing the card game, "Go Fish,"
in a couple of quick-hitting segments.
Former football player and JPC staffer
Chris Clopton, however, made up for
Hazell, imitating what the coach would
look like had he chosen to dance. It
drew a roar from the crowd.
But it was Burke who was the
show-stopper for the third year in a row.
In the first two years of the event, Burke
danced on stage at the end of the show,
which brought the house down. This
year it was no different. In a couple of
different points in the video, Burke is
seen dancing by himself in his office to
the song, and in the end a hidden cam-
era (or so it was portrayed) caught him
singing a bit off key to Swift's melody.
"My wife, Kate, tells me I have no
rhythm, and I proved that again to-
night," Burke said.
Burke did provide a much more se-
rious message in his senior address,
which focused on the many ways the
Purdue experience has prepared the
student-athletes for life in the real
world.
