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 indoor track and field meet pits Case Western Reserve University against visiting Carnegie Mellon University. THE BEGINNING Then CWRU headContinue Reading

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 she has never given up on her dream to become an athletic director, Bryant completed her 20th year as theContinue Reading

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 TO BRANDEIS “Then my coaches recommended I enter the fifth-year program, but I was doubting whether I could get in,”Continue Reading

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 one of the most prolific athletes in the history of the Judges’ men’s track and field program. A NON-TRADITIONAL ROUTEContinue Reading

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 interest in global issues is an extension of his studies and his own experience of living in three different countriesContinue Reading