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BY admin July 7, 2020

Former NFL Cornerback Terrence Wheatley: Using Data to Address Tackling Safety and Efficiency

Drafted in the second round by the National Football League’s New England Patriots in 2008, Terrence Wheatley had already learned to use available data to overcome a career-threatening injury. Now,…[...]

BY admin June 17, 2020

AJ Sankofa: Chef Takes Adversity of Pandemic to Start Dream Business

After working in fine dining restaurants home and abroad for the past five years, 22-year-old AJ Sankofa found himself out of a job when the COVID-19 outbreak hit New York…[...]

BY admin February 24, 2020

NYU’s Jule Brown: Inspired by Kobe Bryant and His Own Passion For Basketball

Although Jule Brown completed his collegiate basketball career in February 2019, the NYU student plans to help turn his lifelong love of basketball into a career after he graduates this…[...]

BY admin January 23, 2020

Battle For The Obelisk: Through the Eyes of the Case Western Reserve Student-Athlete

Photos courtesy of Naji Saker (https://www.najisaker.com/) As hosts of the annual Battle of the Obelisk, the Case Western Reserve University track and field team knows that it will bring in…[...]

BY admin January 23, 2020

Battle For The Obelisk: Through the Eyes of the Carnegie Mellon Student-Athlete

Photos courtesy of Naji Saker (https://www.najisaker.com/) For a program without an indoor track, Carnegie Mellon University’s track and field team uses the annual Battle for the Obelisk against Case Western…[...]

BY admin January 23, 2020

The Battle For The Obelisk: Carnegie Mellon and CWRU Continue Their Tradition on Saturday

Photo courtesy of Naji Saker (https://www.najisaker.com/) This Saturday marks the 12th occasion of one of the most unique traditions in the University Athletic Association, the Battle of the Obelisk. The dual…[...]

BY admin January 9, 2020

Amy Bryant: Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence as Emory Women’s Tennis Coach

As a two-sport student-athlete at Emory University, Amy Bryant was already preparing herself to become a college athletics administrator. “Initially, administration was my career goal, not coaching,” she explained. While…[...]

BY admin November 29, 2019

Irie Gourde, The All-American Walk-On: Part 3, Record-Setting Grad Year

Irie Gourde enjoyed an incredible first, and seemingly last, season on the Brandeis University track and field team in his senior season and was preparing for his post-college career. RETURNING…[...]

BY admin November 28, 2019

Irie Gourde, The All-American Walk-On: Part 2, A First-Year Senior

Once Irie Gourde set his sights on attending Brandeis University, his focus was on academics and pursuing his economics degree. Little could he have foreseen that he would graduate as…[...]

BY admin November 27, 2019

Irie Gourde, The All-American Walk-On: Part 1, Shaped By Events in Burkina Faso

Four months after completing his time as a Brandeis University student-athlete in 2018, two-time UAA Most Outstanding Running Event Performer Irie Gourde began a 6½-month research internship in Tanzania. His…[...]