By Eamon Horwedel, Baseball Every transfer student athlete transfers for various reasons. Some transfer to find a school that’s closer to home while others do it to seek opportunities that better suit their athletic and/or academic needs. In 2022, the NCAA adopted a rule change stating “athletes who transfer schools …
Michigan gymnasts Sam Roy and Polina Shchennikova experienced the end of their careers sooner than expected, thus affecting their mental health. Now they’re student coaches in their senior years on campus. Ben Blevins featured the duo for MGoBlue.com. By Ben Blevins College gymnasts spend nearly their entire lives participating in …
American Olympic cyclist Rebecca Twigg is profiled by the Seattle Times. After her career ended, she developed anxiety, which prevented her from keeping a job and considered suicide. By Scott Greenstone When Rebecca Twigg was 7, she rode a bike for the first time. There were no training wheels, but …
Michigan sophomore Maddy Johnston cites water polo as her relief from her battles with dysnomia and deperssion. Sports Gazette has the story. By Thomas Kaiser he was only two months old at the time, but Maddy Johnston was already in her element — the swimming pool. The San Francisco native …
The Hilinski’s Hope foundation is teaming up with the NCAA Sports Science Institute to promote mental health wellness in college athletics. ESPN.com has the story. By Ivan Maisel The NCAA Sports Science Institute announced Monday a partnership with Hilinski’s Hope, the foundation set up last year in memory of Washington …
