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Belmont High Alumnus At Center of Viral Video Smash
Class of '08 grad Jon Smart gives Harvard Baseball's "Call Me Maybe" cover its "emotional" spark.

At 2.4 million hits since it was uploaded four days ago, if you haven't seen the viral video mega hit of the Harvard University baseball team lip-synching and van dancing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s viral hit “Call Me Maybe,” you will.
In fact, you can see it on this web page.
"Performed" in a van during the team's spring-training trip, the team mates (including outfielder Jack Colton who slept through the act) begin by reciting the infectious tune by the Canadian singer before launching into a deadpan synchronized "dance" routine.
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And as described by the website Mashable Entertainment,
"The action climaxes at the video 2:25 mark when red-faced catcher Jon Smart gives the most emotional performance, offering his best “Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy” wink."
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As his aunt, Susan Smart, informed Belmont Patch, Jon is a 2008 graduate of and captain of the team that finished 15-5 and went to the semifinals of the Division 2 North tournament.
"The boys have linked the video to a charity that they support," wrote Smart. That charity is Friends of Jaclyn Foundation.
Since it was uploaded on Monday by Connor Hulse, the video has been featured on numerous websites and spotlighted on ABC's "Good Morning America" with well over 20,000 "likes."
Joining Smart are his Harvard teammates Steven Dill, Andrew Ferreira, Kyle Larrow, Joey Novak, Jeff Reynolds and Marcus Way.
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