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Mentally and Physically Tough: Catawba’s Cross Country

catawbapioneerstaff November 29, 2016 0 COMMENTS

Every cross country runner faces that moment when comfort suddenly turns into a struggle to fight through the inevitable. It’s a conflict of “mind over matter,” the sheer exhaustion of the body being told to stay the course. Cross country competitions officially entered history during the 19th century. The English schools in 1837 called it […]

Athlete Spotlight: C.J. Barksdale

catawbapioneerstaff October 30, 2016 0 COMMENTS

Catawba’s football team has not had the season they had hoped for, but there have been some bright spots. One of those is senior defensive lineman C.J. Barksdale. He came to Catawba from Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, S.C. Barksdale seemed headed for a great career when he was named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive […]

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Catawba Athletic Training

catawbapioneerstaff October 28, 2016 0 COMMENTS

Catawba College’s Athletic Training program over the years has expanded in numbers and has become more organized thanks to the help of the current program Director Jim Hand. Today he is working to take the program to another level. Currently, students who enter the Athletic Training program will graduate with a Bachelors in Science of […]

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The Life of a Student-Athlete

catawbapioneerstaff September 13, 2016 0 COMMENTS

I am a student-athlete. Every morning, an alarm goes off at 5 am. I want to push snooze, but I can’t. Rolling out of bed, I grab a granola bar and begin another grueling day. As swimmers, we usually get overlooked and people assume that, in comparison with other athletes, I “have it easy,” but I don’t. My schedule starts with […]