Name: Megan Hill
Age: 24
Job Title: US Bobsled Athlete
College/Major: Auburn University, Health Promotion – Bachelor & Master’s
Website: www.Megbobsled.com
Twitter Handle: @MegBsmilen
tl;dr: I'm a girl. I went to IPL 3. I took a picture with MMA. eSports is cool.
There are over 400,000 athletes in 1,200 colleges and universities across the United States, according to the governing body of college sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) [link: www.ncaa.org]. If you’re a high school athlete, you are faced with the decision to play or not to play sports in college. For some, this choice is clear-cut.
A sold-out crowd of 17,687 stood in ovation as history was made at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 19, 2011. Arizona State senior Anthony Robles was crowned the 125-pound winner over the defending champion. The event culminated a perfect 36-0 season for Robles, who was born with only one leg.
Try to imagine your college years sans the sporting events—can you do it? Nothing to rally the entire student body in unity, no tailgates, and without come-from-behind glory. Something sweet would be missing, because becoming a fan of your school is an aspect of college that for many of us can never be replicated.
Now that a new semester has begun, and New Year’s resolutions are in full swing, it’s likely you have considered making some kind of change to your workout routine. Maybe last year’s workouts were boring and monotonous, or maybe you have never worked out before and want to give it a shot. No matter what the reason is, it’s time to change gears and set some concrete goals!
