Tag: Student athletes
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Home Stretch
For senior forward Megan Mugavero and senior defender Sam Konstanty, this season is a season of lasts — last home game, last road trip and the last time they’ll take the field representing UTD. At first, Konstanty didn’t try to make too much of the fact he was entering the final year of his collegiate…
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Home away from home
Like many other second-year college athletes, Zavier Landry and Mitch Barati were at a crossroads. It was time for them to decide where they wanted to continue their athletic careers. Zavier Landry, a senior guard for the women’s basketball team, came to UTD last season as a transfer athlete from Cisco Community College. She said…
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Living a double life
Student-athletes balance academics, sports in everyday lives The leaves wait for the beaming sunlight to shine on them. The barren roads and sidewalks patiently anticipate oncoming traffic — both by cars and by people. Before the sun rises, one early commuter, senior setter Kayla Jordan, is up and running to begin her training. While in…
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Behind the scenes
Athletic training staff builds relationships with student-athletes, creates sense of trust When injured athletes make their long-awaited comeback, fans only see the polished end product. What often goes unnoticed is the work that happens behind the scenes — in particular, that of the athletic training staff. The work life of an athletic trainer isn’t a…