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By Janice Shin|January 27, 2023
Kristie Ahn, a Korean-American tennis player, has always wanted to go pro–but with a strong push for higher education from her parents, she decided to go to college and compete collegiately as well. Ahn went to Stanford University where she graduated in 2014 and won the national championship in 2013. Today, Kristie shares her collegiate...
By Claire O'Neil|January 27, 2023
These days, athletes grow up exceeding the recommended amount of daily training for their sport. The American Heart Association recommends that “kid’s 6-17 years old should get at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity, mostly aerobic,” which is a piece of cake for an aspiring college athlete like me. Training with aspirations...
By Katie Lever, M.A.|January 27, 2023
In a perfect world, all athletic scholarships would be guaranteed for four years (and plenty of people believe they actually are), but unfortunately, the NCAA is far from perfect. The reality is that athletic scholarship policies can vary widely by conference and university, and coaches often do not fully explain these dynamics to athletes. In...
By Caroline Kurdej|January 27, 2023
Duke University cross country and track and field athlete Emily Cole, has some impressive stats both on and off the track–she has amassed over 105K followers on Instagram, along with an official blue checkmark by her name. That’s almost as impressive as setting a school record in the 3000m steeplechase with a personal-best performance of...
By 2aDays Staff|January 26, 2023
Every college coach seeks different qualities or attributes in their recruits, whether it be athletic, academic, or a specific psychological trait. These characteristics vary from coach to coach depending on the sport, the school, the division, or the conference they compete in, but in most cases, college coaches evaluate these four areas of a prospective...
By Jaileen Goncalves|January 26, 2023
Megan Jessee is the head coach for the University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team where she has been coaching for about six years. This is her first head coaching job but before URI, she spent nine seasons as the goalie coach at Wake Forest. During her time there, Coach Jessee helped guide Wake Forest...