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Fall Sports Round-Up

Women’s cross-country to defend title Oct. 31 For the third time in her career, senior cross-country runner Bethany Thune was recognized as the Atlantic Sun Runner of the Week. This time, the recognition came her first-place performance at the Evansville Invitational Oct. 21. On muddy terrain,...
October 28th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Extreme sports: Are you tough enough?

Skateboarding on water? Football without pads?  Does this describe your after-school activity? For the average person, homework comes to mind, but for an increasing number of Belmont students, there are more adventurous options. Extreme clubs are making a significant appearance on campus.  Look around...
October 28th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Centennial gives ruggers send-off

Centennial gives ruggers send-off
Belmont’s rugby club is without a practice field as of Oct. 4 when Metro police told the club’s president it could no longer practice at Centennial Park. “He told me [it’s] because, one, it’s an organized sport and, two, that we ruin the landscaping of Centennial,” said Bethany Nelson, the...
October 28th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Volleyball team still aims for A-Sun title, another trip to NCAA

After winning the 2008 Atlantic Sun tournament and playing in the NCAA tournament, the Belmont Bruins volleyball team had high expectations for themselves for the 2009 season. Despite a 4-8 start, their objective remains the same. “Our goal this year is to win the A-Sun tournament and go farther than...
September 24th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Pitcher excels on and off the mound

With broad shoulders, a strong arm and a confident attitude Belmont senior Jimmy Stanley looks like a pitcher.  When he takes to the mound late in games—the team usually rests at ease.  Stanley gets the job done. But beyond the look and behind the smile is a player coping with diabetes—and not...
May 1st, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Bruins on the diamond

It’s spring, when the air is filled with the familiar words, “Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd …” For athletes in baseball and softball, it’s time to show up on the diamond and play hard at what is arguably America’s favorite sport. And the hot dogs help! Belmont’s...
March 25th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

‘The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle’

If there were a way to anthropomorphize a sport  – to give it human qualities and imagine what it might act like – rugby would certainly be a crotchety old British man obsessed with talking about how hard things were “back in his day.” He’d have a slew of wildly exaggerated anecdotes to prove...
March 25th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Saturday’s games to cap Homecoming festivities

See you Saturday!  Aside from marking Homecoming and Senior Day, tomorrow’s games will have postseason seeding and championship ramifications. Yes, college basketball’s regular season is coming to a close, and the Bruins are in the thick of things. Belmont’s women’s basketball team hosts Jacksonville...
February 27th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Managers’ job more than dirty duds

Unlike Belmont basketball stars Alex Renfroe and Amber Rockwell, freshmen Jeremy Quarles and Kim Engholm aren’t responsible for handling the ball up and down the 84-foot court. Instead, they roam the approximately 10-pace area behind the bench, juggling water bottles and towels during timeouts. Quarles...
February 25th, 2009 | Sports | Read More

Fan base grows in Young Alumni section

The men’s and women’s basketball teams at Belmont University have many fans who cheer them on during games in the Curb Event Center. Student fans are so important to the team that they have their own designated courtside cheering section. But, what about those Bruin fans who’ve recently graduated?...
February 25th, 2009 | Sports | Read More
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