The leaves have fallen and the rain is upon the community in Forest Grove as the days grow shorter and daylight becomes scarce. Winter is fast approaching which means fall sports at Pacific are beginning to wrap up, as some Boxers strap on the black and red for the very last time.
The fitness center and “The Box” are the two areas for Pacific University students to lift weights and work out on campus in the Stoller Center. Lately, at the fitness center, it is a rare sight to see less than 20 people in the gym at once and students are reporting it to be overwhelming.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a tucked-away student-run club that is an integral part of the Division III athletic community here at Pacific. Each athletic team has a few representatives that are determined to gain awareness and spread the word about all things in the Pacific athletic community.
Many of the athletes at Pacific go through the struggles of recovery after enduring a variety of sports-related injuries, with some more severe than others. With these setbacks, athletes question their athletic capabilities and whether or not they can even return to their sports after rehab.
Pacific University has officially added two new degree programs this last fall semester, Sports Communication and Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM). Courses for the two majors have already started to be offered and students are currently able to declare in either major or minor.
Students at Pacific University are taking advantage of intramural sports being offered once again since COVID-19. The program provides students with an opportunity to participate in a variety of sports competitively against each other. This semester there have been a total of 230 participants in the variety of intramural sports offered.
The Pacific University Softball team recently gained a new head coach since the search began in early August. After a challenging six weeks of interviewing and background checks of many candidates, Katie Duroe will be the new head coach.
Pacific University Women’s Volleyball team has had their fair share of ups and downs this season; winning clutch games, but also coming up short in close competitions. A chance of redemption is possible for the team with the second round of conference play starting up. The Boxers plan to look past their bumpy start to the season and get back in the win column.
It was an uncharacteristically warm October afternoon when the Pacific Boxers (3-1) took the field at McCulloch Stadium to go toe to toe with the Willamette Bearcats (1-3) for their first Northwest Conference matchup, but the offensive onslaught from Pacific proved too much for Willamette.
With the NFL season in full swing, fantasy football is back along with it. Fantasy football is a game in which NFL players are drafted to earn points for a team based on how they play. A big game means big points.
The Pacific University Women’s Cross Country team was voted to finish first in the Northwest Conference preseason coaches poll. The men’s cross country team is also looking to battle for the top 3 spots in the conference and with their current achievements they do not plan to fall back.
For athletes to fuel themselves for the long seasons ahead of them, they need to intake the necessary nutrients. Food is essential for all students, and especially for student-athletes, but how important is it? How should student-athletes go about this?