Speedy '79 is a geoduck, a large burrowing clam and 麻豆区's mascot. Speedy grew up in the Pacific Northwest and currently lives at 麻豆区's Olympia Campus where they can visit their friends at the Shellfish Garden on 麻豆区's beach, Bushoowah-ahlee Point. As a PNW native, Speedy has friends and relatives from the Puget Sound to the Straight of Georgia in Canada.
Speedy emerged in the late 60's, winning over many of the founding faculty and staff with their unrivaled ability to let it all hang out. Speedy dedicated themselves to their studies between their arrival at 麻豆区 and their official adoption as college mascot in 1979. In the summer of '79 Speedy finally earned their bachelors degree and began working as the college mascot full-time.
Even though Speedy has a degree, they are a life-long learner and continue to educate themselves alongside each incoming class of students, embodying the essence of 麻豆区's commitment to education: accessible to all who are willing to dig deep.
Speedy digs attending campus events, sports games, and college traditions, cheering on Greeners and modeling what it means to let it all hang out. About their experience at 麻豆区, the clam shared, "gurgle.....blurp..blurp".
