Commonwealth Coast Conference Associate Commissioner Doug Chin: Finding His Home in Small College Athletics
Main photo, L-R: Commonwealth Coast Conference Commissioner Gregg Kaye, University of New England President Dr. James D. Herbert, and Chin Coming from a family that played and was interested in sports, Doug Chin noted that his family did not find it strange that he became involved in athletics, only thatContinue Reading
UAA Conversations About Race and Racism: Now-Allah James
View in AdobeSpark Now-Allah James has been the only head coach of the NYU softball team since it became a varsity program in the 2014-15 season. In the four seasons before COVID-19 shut down the Violets’ season after eight games, he led the team to three 20+ win seasons (withContinue Reading
Ross Williams: Student, Athlete, Activist
View in AdobeSpark Ross Williams was not content only making a difference for himself when he transferred to Colorado Christian University, where he just completed his first season on the men’s basketball team. “The school is a very white environment and Colorado is a very white state. Coming here, IContinue Reading
UAA Conversations About Race and Racism: Rosie Cheng
View in AdobeSpark Rosie Cheng is in her ninth year on the Carnegie Mellon University athletic training staff. The coordinator of student-athlete wellness and an athletic trainer, Cheng oversees the women’s volleyball, women’s cross country, women’s basketball, and the women’s and men’s tennis teams. She is the coordinator of theContinue Reading
UAA Conversations About Race and Racism: Roy Flores
View in AdobeSpark Arturo “Roy” Flores is in his fifth year as an assistant athletic trainer at NYU after spending 13 years as an athletic trainer in NCAA Division I. He worked primarily with baseball and soccer teams before his role at NYU, where he predominantly works with baseball, fencing,Continue Reading
UAA Conversations About Race and Racism: Linh Nguyen
View in AdobeSpark Linh Nguyen is in his second season as the Emory University women’s and men’s cross country and track & field teams. He led the Eagles’ women’s cross country team to a regional title and garnered South/Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors in 2019. Nguyen previously coachedContinue Reading