Alyssa Synakowski | Sports Features Editor | @synakowsk The stage was set in Orleans—not in the Baton Rouge city—but the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, home of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Media Day and WAC Preview. Men’s and Women’s basketball coaches from the eight universities of the conference were readily available for one-on-one […]
Alyssa Synakowski, Sports Features Editor, @synakowsk First appearing in print on October 6, 2014. Picking a college is hard for high school seniors, but picking a school where they’ll play athletics makes the decision more difficult. Eli Robison was determined to play basketball at the Division I level, even if it meant taking an unconventional […]
Alyssa Synakowski, Sports Features Editor, @synakowsk First appears in print on September 18, 2014. Students that study hard until it comes to game time and the moment to support their team accentuate college athletics. They deck out in anything that represents their school or even paint themselves. It does not matter if it is […]
Alyssa Synakowski, Sports Features Editor, @synakowsk First appeared in print on September 1, 2014. The field of college athletics is changing. In an effort to compete gain prestige, win more championships, make more money, major universities have been willing to buy themselves out of deals with their conference and as a result, break years […]
Alyssa Synakowski, Sports Features Editor, @synakowsk First appearing in print August 25, 2014 Clyde Field was buzzing with excitement as fans poured in to see the first ever Division I men’s soccer program in Utah play. For Tyler Brown, hundreds of spectators watching, assessing, and judging his game was nothing new for the experienced midfielder, […]
Alyssa Synakowski, Sports Features Editor, @synakowsk First published in print August 18, 2014 Intramurals at Utah Valley University might be the best-kept secret on campus for former athletes. The competitive leagues feature physicality, a need for toughness, and of course prizes for the team that comes out on top after the tournament. To win […]
Alyssa Synakowski, Sports Features Editor, @synakowsk First published in print June 14, 2014 High school athletes dream of the next step in their athletic career: to play college athletics and possibly advance to the professional level afterwards. The odds of earning a NCAA sports scholarship are miniscule; the likelihood of snagging this scholarship as a […]