Sports & Outdoors

At 4:00a.m. the majority of campus life is sleeping or just turning in after pulling an all nighter. On American Lake however, dedicated athletes are beginning their day with a practice at sunrise. The Puget Sound crew team wakes before dawn each day and drives 30 minutes to be on the water by 5 o’clock each morning. It takes utter dedication to turn in early each night in order to have an effective practice each morning of the week. “Why Crew? It’s better to ask why not? Sure, early mornings,...

Last week marked the spring season opener for the Logger golf teams.  The two day event ended with the women placing second and the men placing third out of five teams. The first day of the Logger Invite ended with the women trailing 27 strokes behind Northern Idaho. The men were ranked third of five after the first round. This was due in part to the great performances of many of the members of both teams. Matt Kitto sat third on the first day, leading the Logger men with a...

Running is an important aspect of many of today’s most popular sports. However, running is not the sole goal, it is just the means of getting the ball or running to home. For track runners, running is an art; a skill that has been developed from the moment they first placed their feet on the starting line. Logger Andrea Leiken is one such runner. “I have always loved track and field. Part of the reason I have stuck with track is because I really like to be a part of...