This week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) celebrates Division III Week.

As one of the faculty athletics representatives at CC, I am excited to spend this week celebrating the academic, athletic, and co-curricular accomplishments of our student-athletes and sharing information on Division III.

Every other day this week, I will be sending out short emails highlighting CC student-athletes. Today, we’re highlighting student-athletes from our Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s Basketball, and Men’s Soccer teams. Read more about their team’s recent academic accomplishments:

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or my fellow faculty athletics representative, Kat Miller-Stevens.

Enjoy this showcase of our student-athletes and go Tigers 🐯!

Sport: Women’s Cross Country and Track
Major: Molecular Biology
Favorite Class: Russia: Language, Literature, and Film
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Getting accepted into a six-month research internship in the Netherlands through one of CC’s partner study abroad programs 
Special Talents/Skills: Drawing and painting 
Hobbies: Dancing in Dance Workshop 
Favorite Spot on Campus: Cossitt Hall amphitheater 
Proudest Moment at CC: Qualifying with my team to compete at Cross Country Nationals last fall
Community Service Experience: I like helping out with Parents Night Out where student-athletes entertain the kids of CC faculty and staff so they can enjoy a night out 

Sport: Men’s Soccer
Major: Anthropology
Favorite Class: Economic Anthropology
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Being named to the CSC Academic All-District team
Talents/Skills: U.S. Geography
Hobbies: Running and playing guitar
Favorite Spot on Campus: Preserve Hill
Proudest Moment at CC: Making a run to the Elite 8 with my team in the 2023 NCAA Tournament
Community Service Experience: Playing soccer with the Switchbacks Unified Team alongside my team

Sport: Women's Lacrosse 
Major: Psychology
Favorite Class: Psychology of Aesthetics
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Assisting Dr. Tomi-Ann Roberts in completing her study on aesthetic attention and art 
Special Talents/Skills: Juggling 
Hobbies: Reading, hiking and baking 
Favorite Spot on Campus: Tutt Science Building
Proudest Moment at CC: Beating TCNJ for the first time in program history 
Community Service Experience: Co-chair of Early Scholars Tutoring, Team Impact, Challengers Baseball, and TESSA 

Sport: Men’s Basketball
Major: Business, Economics, and Society
Favorite Class: Business and Management classes with Professor Lora Louise Broady—especially the ones where we get to work with CEOs and real companies on projects
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Making the Dean’s List, finishing my thesis, and working on real-world consulting projects for companies through my business classes and being able to present ideas that could help organizations grow
Special Talents/Skills: Leadership, discipline, drums, and staying still for a long time
Hobbies: Bible study, basketball, working out, spending time with teammates, fishing, and watching Duck Dynasty.
Favorite Spot on Campus: The weight room 
Proudest Moment at CC: Being able to represent my faith in Jesus, CC, and men’s basketball in the Viewbook.
Community Service Experience: Doing the TESSA Drive with my teammates, led a Men’s Group Bible study chat, Centennial Elementary work, CC-Student Athlete Kids participation, CC Special Olympics, and TESSA Pasta in the Park tear-down