Impact Player
Football places Vanderbilt's Oren Burks in position to tackle society's pressing questions.ProfileDivision IChampion MagazineSummer 2017Champion Cover StoriesVanderbilt UniversityFootball
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Sporting Sustainable Style
Ellie Ezekiel was captain of the women’s volleyball team at Franklin & Marshall when she secured a campus grant to manufacture the team’s jerseys from recycled water bottle. Ezekiel, now a graduate...
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On the Other Hand
For most activities in life, Kameron Mathis of Texas Permian Basin leads with his right hand. baseball is one of the rare exceptions. Photos by Steve Aicinena / University Of Texas Of The Permian...
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Taming the Talent
Marina Di Giacomo helps with a Southern California field hockey program, teaching girls, including her daughter, Giuliana, to love the game. Submitted by Marina Di GiacomoIn the late 1990s, Marina Di...
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The Wins Follow Him
Mel Tjeerdsma thrived as a coach with high school, small college and Division II teams. Northwest Missouri State University photoIt shouldn’t come as a surprise that Mel Tjeerdsma was the director of...
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Can’t Touch This
On his unconventional career path, Alonzo Carter left college to tour with M.C. Hammer before coaching football and heading back to school for his degree. Submitted by Alonzo CarterTwo more semesters,...
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Improving grades isn’t the only role for academic advisors. They’re also mentors, friends and, when grades are posted, student-athletes’ biggest fans.ProfileDivision IChampion MagazineFall 2017
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Sierra Hargrave ran from a dismal past to brighter days — and she’s grateful for all the steps that hurt.ProfileDivision IIIFall 2017Champion MagazineChampion Cover StoriesLyndon State CollegeWomen's...
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‘Keep It in the Family’
Delaney Hodgins (center) could become Eastern Washington’s career sports leader this season in women’s basketball, breaking the school’s current high set by her sister Hayley (second from right) in...
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Chico State women’s basketball star plays through spina bifida
Chico State coach Brian Fogel (left) says Branham has refused to be treated any differently than her teammates despite her condition. Jason Halley / California State University, Chico From the stands,...
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Second-graders fill student teacher’s cheering section
Student teacher and Pittsburg State guard Mikaela Burgess posed postgame with her students from the Carl Junction School District in Missouri. Pittsburg State University photoMikaela Burgess had never...
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Broadcast major and hockey player makes plays and calls them, too
Robby Jackson (right), expected to be one of the top offensive players for the St. Cloud State men’s ice hockey team this season, served as play-by-play announcer for the school’s women’s ice hockey...
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From There to Here: Carla Williams
University of Virginia photoWhen Carla Williams was being recruited to play basketball at Georgia in the mid-1980s, she didn’t even know athletics administrators existed. She was just happy to have a...
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6-time NCAA wrestling champ jumped to NFL having never played a college down
Carlton Haselrig’s feats on the mat earned him a spot in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. University Of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, photo Carlton Haselrig’s road to becoming a professional football...
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Wisconsin-Parkside wrestler continues family legacy
Nick Becker began this season with 66 consecutive wins, a school record at Wisconsin-Parkside. Jamie Schwaberow / NCAA PhotosAs Wisconsin-Parkside senior Nick Becker prepares for this year’s Division...
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When Caitlyn Wong’s assistant coach shared his passion for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Wong took the challenge — and ran with it.ProfileDivision IChampion MagazineWinter 2018University of Oregon
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Basketball, math, violin: Belmont center a triple threat
Belmont University center Tyler Hadden (41) celebrates with teammates after a made basket against TCU. Photo: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY SportsIn basketball, a player in triple-threat position is ready to...
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