Muhammad Ali once said, “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” Like Ali, Arianna Sunyak, captain of the women’s swimming team, hates mornings, but she stills wakes up every morning to go to practice because she believes hard work […]
Category: Sports
Athlete of the Week: Santiago Gomez
People usually don’t expect 4-year-olds to like golf, but that was exactly the case for junior business management major Santiago Gomez. Born and raised in Colombia, Gomez started playing at such a young age out of curiosity. “When my mother and I would go to the club to play tennis, I had to walk past […]
On the Bench: The Heat
Is the Heat going to miss Lebron James? Are you crazy? Any team would miss the greatest player on the planet. But that does not mean the Heat are going to roll over and play dead. Let me remind you, Heat Nation, that the Miami Heat is a franchise that is all about winning. Throughout […]
On the Bench: Discrimination
Years ago, sports had little to do with politics and it should’ve remained that way. Today, it seems like sports and politics go hand in hand. Why are people so prejudiced about where sporting events, like the Olympics and World cup, are hosted? For example, just because a country doesn’t support gay rights or doesn’t […]
Coach’s Corner: Lesa Boneé
When Lesa Boneé, head coach of the softball team, was growing up, there weren’t a lot of opportunities for women in sports, but she knew she wanted to coach. “I majored in education in college so I could teach,” said Boneé. “I wanted to teach because I wanted to coach.” Boneé knew what she wanted […]
Athlete of the Week: Charlotte Côté
For senior and business administration major Charlotte Côté not finishing the tennis season was the toughest part of her junior year. Côté missed some time at the end of last season with an ankle injury but still managed an impressive year. She had a singles record of 4-3 and a doubles record of 6-3 playing […]
Athlete of the Week: Victor Cardoso
Victor Cardoso, senior sports management major, describes himself as a lazy person unless soccer’s involved. Cardoso grew up in Brazil where soccer is deeply ingrained in the culture. He started playing at 7-years-old in a small soccer club. Soon, at 9-years-old, he transitioned to competitive soccer in some of the biggest clubs in Brazil: Plameiras, […]
On the Bench: Sports’ concussion problem
We’ve all done it. Bumped our heads against desks and car doors and even windows. We mutter and rub our heads in pain, and later we might get a bump or maybe a bruise and forget the whole thing later. But for athletes who regularly crush into each other and the ground during practice and […]
Athlete of the Week: Monica Sapp
Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey once said, “Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and above all, don’t let anyone limit your dreams.” What is simple advice for some has become the essence of track and field team member Monica Sapp’s life, evident from the countless hours spent perfecting her talent, to the […]
Coach’s Corner: Dan King
Growing up Lakeland, Florida, Assistant Volleyball Coach Dan King started playing sports to spend time with the kids in the neighborhood playing tennis and flag football. “I was 15 when I started playing. I was in band in high school and that’s what we did after band practice,” said King. Amusingly, King had teachers and […]