Athlete Spotlight: Olivia Myers
“You got this, let’s go, give it everything you got, dig deep!” is screamed from the center of the track in support of teammate’s races. It does not matter if the athlete just ran their race or is up next; … Continued
Athlete Spotlight: Tyler Vargas
Tyler Vargas, a junior student-athlete studying Physics and Math, has found success while competing as a football player in the fall and a track and field athlete in the spring. This past fall, during the Boxer’s 2021 football season, Vargas … Continued
Athlete Spotlight: Tyler Krueck, Overcoming the Adversity of Injury
Tyler Krueck, a first-year student, and an outfielder on the Pacific University Boxer Baseball team, was injured early in the season. Krueck broke his fourth metacarpal on his right hand during the JV game against George Fox University on March … Continued
Athlete Spotlight: Overcoming Injuries
Dealing with injuries is a risk students take when partaking in various sports programs at Pacific. Emmett Ward, a sophomore catcher for the Pacific University baseball team, expresses how dealing with numerous injuries has caused physical setbacks and mental problems … Continued
Finding Balance as a Two-Sport Athlete
Multiple student-athletes have decided to partake in two sports at Pacific because of the opportunity and flexibility playing at the Division III level gives them. According to the Pacific website, over one-third of undergraduate students participate in one of the … Continued
Fall Athlete Spotlight: Overcoming COVID-19
Senior Brycen Lee, a kinesiology major at Pacific, currently plays for the men’s soccer team as an outside back. He had big plans for his senior season but once the news of a postponed season hit, Lee was forced to adapt.