Three-time ODAC Player of the Week Garcia leads nation with 55 goals
Jamie Luckhaus, Staff Writer
April 5, 2013
“Her laugh comes first to my mind,” said Meagan Jolliffe, student success counselor, referring to lacrosse player E’leyna Garcia. Teammates, faculty, friends — they all comment on Garcia’s striking personality. On and off the field, she is a star competitor. Junior attacker Garcia leads in... Read more »
Athletes bond during spring break
Sydney Hawkins, Staff Writer
April 5, 2013
While students were renting beach houses, invading Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest music festival, and visiting family, some unlucky spring athletes were left behind. Squads practiced and competed in games, abandoning their spring breaks, but numerous athletes were more than willing to stay... Read more »
Minority coaches remain the minority in all sports
Christianna Van Dalsen, Staff Writer
March 8, 2013
Twenty-four white National Football League head coaches. Four minority NFL head coaches. Twenty-four white National Basketball Association coaches. Four minority NBA head coaches. You do the math. “In the NFL, you’ve got Norv Turner,” said Director of Community Learning James Shields. “He doesn’t... Read more »
D-III schedule changes for NCAA’s 75-year anniversary
Charlotte Hudson, Staff Writer
March 8, 2013
With all of the changes in NCAA Divisions I and II happening in athletics, what is with Division III? We typically do not hear much of what is happening in D-III as in D-I, where there is chronic shuffling of conferences almost to the point of being overexposed on ESPN. In contrast, the Old Dominion... Read more »
Yay or neigh to Guilford equestrian team?
Anney Bolgiano, Staff Writer
March 1, 2013
When you were looking at possible colleges, what do you look for? A strong program in your intended major? What about a specific sports team? Five schools in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference have something Guilford doesn’t: equestrian. The demand for an equestrian team, an expensive sport, is too... Read more »