Born and raised in South Florida, Ericka Garcia, senior psychology major, credits her family as the reason she plays softball and has been playing it ever since she could remember. “I started playing at 3 and was throwing at 2 because my sisters both played. I started really young and always loved it,” said Garcia. […]
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Athlete of the week: Esau Simpson
Competing in the Olympics is a dream come true for any athlete, so when Esau Simpson got the call to represent his country in London, he “dove” at the opportunity. Simpson, senior biology major, is captain of the men’s swim team and has been swimming since he was 7. He specializes in the sprint freestyle […]
Athlete of the week: Jasmine Wilkins
Jasmine Wilkins, a red shirt junior and business administration major, is a forward for the women’s basketball team and is playing some of the best basketball of her life. She was recently named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, averaging 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for […]
Athlete of the week: Roberto Baroniel
Roberto Baroniel, junior exercise science major, is a right-hand pitcher for the Shark’s baseball team. Standing at 6 feet 4 inches, Baronial is from Miami and has been playing baseball since he was 5. His dad loved the sport and taught Baroniel how to play. Baroniel, who’s also known by his nickname “Bubba,” started pitching […]
Athlete of the week: Taylor Buie
No one could ever properly accuse Taylor Buie of being a dumb jock. The 5-foot-5-inch basketball player, who goes by her last name — pronounced like “buoy” — is already a senior by credit hours and anticipates graduating with her bachelor’s in criminal justice this summer or fall, even though she is only in her […]
Athlete of the week: Mike Terry
Mike Terry, freshman biology major, is a combination guard/forward for the men’s basketball team. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches, he has a huge presence on the inside and the capability to shoot the ball from the outside. Terry, originally from Ohio, has been playing the sport ever since he was able to hold a […]
Athlete of the week: Richelle “Riki” Carach
Richelle “Riki” Carach, senior marketing major, has been playing basketball practically since she began walking. Carach played at Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Fla. all four years of school and was named the team MVP her sophomore, junior and senior season. In 2010, she was named the Naples Daily News Player of the Year […]
Athlete of the week: Marco Aldabe
Marco Aldabe, sophomore biology major, is making a splash in the NSU community and on the Sharks men’s swimming and diving team. Aldabe is from Alicante, Spain, which is on the east coast by the Mediterranean Sea. He moved to the Jacksonville area in 2008 when he was 16. Two years later, he went back […]
Athlete of the week: Kamryn Blackwood
Kamryn Blackwood, senior criminal justice major, is a hard-hitting tennis player. In 2010, Blackwood arrived at NSU from her hometown of Farmington, N.M. Growing up, Blackwood was a multi-sport athlete, competing in gymnastics, soccer and basketball. “Gymnastics was my first love,” said Blackwood. She didn’t take up the sport of tennis, which helped her earn […]
Athlete of the week: Daniela Ortiz
“Fore” — it’s a word in golf that no player wants to yell or hear being yelled from behind them, but you won’t hear it coming from Daniela Ortiz, junior communication studies major, a member of the NSU women’s golf team. A native of Morelia, Mexico, Ortiz came to NSU in fall 2011. She credits […]