Nothing can compare to that feeling I get when I watch an amazing play during a game. To me, it doesn’t really matter what sport it is – if it has the drama and excitement of a buzzer-beating, game-winning shot or a nail-biting finish, I am going to get “the chills.”
College has a reputation for late nights, long weekends and testing boundaries. Though this applies to student athletes as well, their experience is slightly different than the average college student. Athletes have another reputation to uphold – the success of their athletic program.
An 8-0 victory in a scrimmage against the Academy of Art University Urban Knights Friday closed the preparation stage for the women’s soccer team and points them toward a new season filled with confidence.
When weight lifting got old, Chico State graduate Dustin Shahrok knew he had to find something more exciting to do in order to keep his mind clear. He chose mixed martial arts and quickly got hooked.
Chico State’s cross-country roster gives the Rowdy Red a team to cheer for during the upcoming season. The men’s cross-country team has won eight California Collegiate Athletic Association and West Region titles in a row.
The 2010 men’s soccer team has one clear goal in mind – to win games. To help improve this coming season, the team has been exercising feverishly. Chico State senior defender Jacob Darr is focused on improving the 8-8-4 record the team posted last year.
Social media and sports seem like an odd couple at first, but for the Chico Outlaws, the combination has become a venture worth investing in — particularly the team’s use of the website Justin.tv. Justin.tv allows users to produce and watch live video content, chat during live broadcasts and comment on archived footage, according to the website’s mission statement.
As the Wildcat Recreation Center heads into its second year, the demand for group exercise classes has expanded greatly. The class Butts & Gutts aims to make sure our midsections and backsides have not. Throughout this intense 30-minute course, participants are encouraged to push past the aches in their stomachs and buttocks as they move rapidly from exercise to exercise.
