Adjusting to Adult Responsibilities and Collegiate Athletics with Jayden Colon – Podcast
Fail to plan, plan to fail, as the saying goes. Jayden Colon is a young undergraduate student in the Business Administration program, as well as a Life U Men’s Wrestling team member. It isn’t easy to learn how to balance adult daily needs with scholastic requirement and athletics, in charge of your own schedule for the first time. Colon touches on how he has made the necessary adjustments. He was one of two surprise special guests that interviewed as part of Dr. Billups Class’ Podcast studio tour.
Faces of LIFE: Liberty Benitez
As a freshman student-athlete on the Life U Women’s Rugby team, Liberty Benitez felt that sense of closeness and camaraderie as she began her first collegiate season. During training, the new players began practicing a few weeks before returning players, so it helped give newbies time to work more closely with Head Coach Ryszard Chadwick while also getting the chance to learn from upperclassmen players as they headed into the 2023-2024 15s season.
Bringing a global perspective to academics and sports, with Elmaz Hasanovic – Podcast
Moving to a new continent to pursue higher education and double majoring in Business and Computer Information Systems & Technology is no small feat, but Elmaz Hasanovic has fought through adversity to get where he is today. He is also a student coach for the Men’s Wrestling team, as injury interfered with his continuing to participate. Yet he is learning the beauty in being a force in the wings.
Faces of LIFE: Coach Ryszard “Rys” Chadwick
Ryszard “Rys” Chadwick is the Head Coach of the Women’s Rugby Program at Life University. He joined Life U in August 2022 and has since been an influential figure in the program.
Faces of LIFE: Madelyn Jennings
M.S. in Sport Health Science student, Life U Women’s Rugby player. “Always part of a team”. Just a hop, skip and jump away from New Orleans sits Slidell, Louisiana, the cozy home of Madelyn Jennings. Jennings and her sister Gabrielle grew up on a steady stream of sports, with many of their classmates filling out multiple team rosters due to the lack of numbers in their tiny school. Their parents encouraged them “to pursue new sports and try new things.”
Scoring high for flag football, with Anijia Brady- Podcast
As a first-year freshman B.S. in Exercise Science student and flag footballer, Anijia Brady is wasting no time to make a name for herself. Joining early into this new sports program at Life University is a fun and challenging opportunity. Brady discusses what she enjoys about her time at Life U and her sport.
Life University Wrestling Alumni Break Ground in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Life U has begun to observe another path that has presented itself for wrestlers post-graduation from Life U – World Wrestling Entertainment, more commonly referred to as the WWE.
Young women leading an emerging Women’s Lacrosse program, with Annslee Warchol – Podcast
Lacrosse is a newer sport at Life University, only in its second season for the Life U Women’s Lacrosse team. It’s a gritty sport that demands drive and dedication from its players, qualities that Annslee Warchol has in spades. As an B.S. in Exercise Science student on the cusp of graduation, she faces her future head on with a smile on her face and a lacrosse stick clasped firmly in both hands.
Appreciating Student Athlete Life while Preparing for a New World, with Nigel Hepburn- Podcast
Nigel Hepburn is a Life U Men’s Track and Field athlete and an B.A. in Environment and Sustainability student. He talks about how he enjoys the camaraderie he has built with this teammates, as well as traveling with the team (even as he misses the comforts of his cozy Life U dorm.) As a sprinter, he is used to moving fasting but in his life he is trying to slow down and enjoy where he is at before having to move on to the next phase.
Gaining Leverage through Pole Vault, with Megan Judge – Podcast
Megan Judge is a D.C. student and Women’s Track and Field Team member. Her signature event type is pole vault, a segment of track and field that Life U has not had as much traction in. She chats about what drove her to the sport and what drives her now, personally, academically and beyond.
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