National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Week continues. 

Thanks for learning more about Division III Outreach and more of our CC student-athletes! 

Today’s student-athletes represent our Women’s Basketball, Women’s Swim & Dive, Men’s Cross Country and Men’s Lacrosse teams. Read more about their teams recent academic accomplishments:

Sport: Women’s Swimming
Major: Organismal Biology and Ecology
Favorite Class: EV145, where my interest in conservation bio first started
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Watching my Intro to Jazz final composition be performed in concert
Special Talents/Skills: I know all the lyrics for Pitbull's full discography, and I make a mean pasta dough.
Hobbies: Sailing, hiking, camping, playing piano, and Dance Workshop 
Favorite Spot on Campus: Shove Chapel
Proudest Moment at CC: Becoming an Outdoor Education guide 
Community Service Experience: Instructing Little Catz Swim Program and grant writing for Sunrise Environmental Club 

Sport: Cross Country and Track & Field
Major: Computational Physics
Favorite Class: PC361: Techniques of Experimental Physics
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: My summer research I worked on with Dr. Monahan, got presented in TIFR Mumbai at the 42nd International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory
Special Talents/Skills: In a blind taste test I can pick out the red ones from goldfish colors
Hobbies: Cooking, especially for other people
Favorite Spot on Campus: The walk across Tava Quad on any given day
Proudest Moment at CC: 2024 track workout in a blizzard before the NCAA Regional meet, a bunch of people came out to shovel the track throughout the workout and cheer
Community Service Experience: I helped organize a CC Track & Field trash clean up along Monument Creek

Sport: Women's Basketball
Major: Neuroscience
Favorite Class: Art of Greece & Rome in Italy
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Team being named No. 1 in WCBA Academic Honor Roll for the 2024-2025 season
Special Talents/Skills: Juggling and painting 
Hobbies: Cooking, golfing, hiking, and pickleball 
Favorite Spot on Campus: The view from the patio outside of Preserve
Proudest Moment at CC: Qualifying for the NCAA tournament during the 2024-2025 season
Community Service Experience: Coaching coed boys and girls basketball at a local elementary school

Sport: Men's Lacrosse
Major: Organismal Biology and Ecology
Favorite Class: Biology of Animals
Top CC Academic Moment/Accomplishment: Getting a pre-veterinary internship this summer in Thailand through UC-Davis, working with elephants and stray animals 
Special Talents/Skills: Playing the guitar 
Hobbies: Skiing, mountain biking and fly fishing 
Favorite Spot on Campus: Washburn Field  
Proudest Moment at CC: Starting at goalie my freshman year and being ranked fourth all-time in CC single-season saves.
Community Service Experience: I have volunteered at a local boys and girls clubs and worked with the Special Olympics to organize a field day for kids with special needs.