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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 ...

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Kelvin Stevens Jr

I am a UIC Gymnast

Gymnastics. This word may be meaningless to some but for me, it’s everything. Being a gymnast is an amazing opportunity that allows ...

Via Chicago

With apologies to Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, I found my way home via Chicago. If you knew that I grew up 10 miles from the UIC campus, and ...

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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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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Kelvin Stevens Jr

I am a UIC Gymnast

Gymnastics. This word may be meaningless to some but for me, it’s everything. Being a gymnast is an amazing opportunity that allows ...

Via Chicago

With apologies to Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, I found my way home via Chicago. If you knew that I grew up 10 miles from the UIC campus, and ...

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 ...

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