“People had to figure out how to do things again, especially being mentally prepared for sports.” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Jack Fitzgerald Rafferty Kugler is a standout senior defender on the women’s soccer team. Following an injury that kept her out for her junior year, she has had a strong start to the 2021 season. Jack Fitzgerald: Can you go over some of the like day-to-day changes in practice or games from last year? Rafferty Kugler: We […]
“The worry of, ‘Is someone going to test positive right before a game?'” Posted on November 9, 2021August 23, 2023 by Jack Fitzgerald Lauren Spaulding is a senior on the women’s volleyball team whose defensive skills have helped take the Panthers to a 15-6 record so far this year. Jack Fitzgerald: Can you go over some of the day-to-day changes from before Covid to last year? Lauren Spaulding: It was a lot more carefree, going into practice and […]
Learning to Feel Your Car: A Lesson in the Basics Posted on June 1, 2021June 24, 2021 by Jack Fitzgerald From the squealing of tires to the grumble of performance engines to the smell of gasoline in the air, the High-Performance driving classes at Road America are a joy from start to finish. Coming in at a cost of only $40 more expensive than a track day, or $10 more than your first five track-day […]
Looking ahead to future races: Wisconsin motorsport in the COVID-era Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by Jack Fitzgerald By building on lessons learned over the last year, Wisconsin tracks adapted to new regulations that have shut some gates and left other facilities to operate with minimal change in day-to-day operations. Road America is one example of a track which was able to continue in a semi-normal fashion last summer. The track at Road […]
UWM SAAC Casts Unanimous Vote on Name, Image, Likeness Legislation Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 by Jack Fitzgerald In their Dec. 2. meeting, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), voted unanimously in support of the NCAA proposed legislation regarding name, image, and likeness rules for athletes. All SAAC meetings at UWM have been held over Microsoft teams this year amid the pandemic, and campus meeting restrictions. It was attended by […]
In a Focus on Mental Health, UWM begins Green Bandana Project Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 by Jack Fitzgerald As the conversation around mental health in athletics continues to evolve, a recent push to focus on mental health and mental health allyship from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee athletic department began in the form of a new initiative titled the Green Bandana Project. Anya Athan, a senior on the track and field team at UWM, spearheaded […]
Public Outcry Rises Over U of M Decision to Cut Men’s Track and Field Posted on October 8, 2020October 29, 2020 by Jack Fitzgerald Nationwide support backing Minnesota Track and Field athletes became increasingly vocal following the announcement by the University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle that four men’s varsity programs would be discontinued after the 2020-21 seasons. Coyle made his announcement in an open letter addressed to the University of Minnesota Athletics Community on Sept. 10. The letter began […]