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Love The Battle

The After Life

Athletes dream of having long careers and leaving the game on their terms. Unfortunately, my career, like so many other professional ...

As One Door Closes, Another Opens

How I Found Love in Something I Hated I have been competing in sports most of my life. My parents met in track and field and both ...

Breaking the Status Quo

At the age of 3, I affirmed I would play the game of basketball when I was older. Like many kids you might say; however, when I speak ...

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Get To Know... Nick Itkin

Nick Itkin is heading into his second season with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Most student-athletes use their inaugural season to ...

Get To Know... Damian Hume

Damian Hume has one of the most polished tennis resumes out there. The South African native was ranked as high as #37 in the world as ...

Rachel Stuhlmann

Get To Know... Rachel Stuhlmann

Rachel Stuhlmann is a former tennis player for the Missouri Tigers and earned an NCAA national ranking of 77. Call it intuition, but ...

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Blair Bartholomew

Nevertheless, she persisted.

When I began recruitment for collegiate rowing, I was slated for smaller DI programs. I was short, with a slightly above average erg ...

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The day of her funeral I decided to quit my job and left Nebraska in 2015. Setting on the course I am now to love people, equip and ...

The 2017/2018 NCAA Champions

The new college sports season is knocking hard on our front doors. Reason enough for us to have a closer look at the past season. In ...

Unraveling Underprepared-ness

The athlete forever craves the fruit of their labour (the British in me will forever spell with -our). The planted seed of ambition is ...

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Love The Battle

If it were not for a great team of doctors and what I’m sure had to be a lot of prayers by friends and family, I would not be alive ...

The After Life

Athletes dream of having long careers and leaving the game on their terms. Unfortunately, my career, like so many other professional ...

As One Door Closes, Another Opens

How I Found Love in Something I Hated I have been competing in sports most of my life. My parents met in track and field and both ...

Breaking the Status Quo

At the age of 3, I affirmed I would play the game of basketball when I was older. Like many kids you might say; however, when I speak ...

Blair Bartholomew

Nevertheless, she persisted.

When I began recruitment for collegiate rowing, I was slated for smaller DI programs. I was short, with a slightly above average erg ...

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– What I would do differently as a collegiate swimmer if I could turn back time.

Coaches

– What it is like to coach the Women’s Gymnastics team at Oregon.

– How coaching Florida’s Men’s Tennis team has impacted my life.

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– How I became a fan of the Wisconsin Badgers.

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– How I met my best friend at a college softball event.

– What fascinates me about being a Virginia Tech fan.

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