Since 2003, student athletes across the nation have been working diligently to make dreams come true for children with life-changing illnesses. Nicole Semeraro, wife of Saint Leo University’s Associate Athletic Director for External Operations, John Semeraro, introduced student athletes to the Make A Wish Foundation while studying and playing volleyball at Bentley College in Massachusetts.
As you all may know by now, the hunt for October is finally over and the MLB Playoffs have started. The teams that made the playoffs are the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the St. Louis Cardinals. It was a long season and now the hunt for the World Series trophy begins. We should see how each team got to the playoffs.
Two female seniors gave their perspectives on fitness and how they stayed fit during their four years at college.
Despite the many struggles of being in college, the Saint Leo University Women’s Basketball team brought only their game with them when they stepped on the court to play against Eckerd January 19th.
It was not so long ago that the Tampa Bay Lightning hoisted a Stanley Cup Championship banner. But recently, hockey in the Bay Area has struggled with success. After beating the Calgary Flames in seven games in the 2004 Finals, the Lightning have made the playoffs twice, losing in the first round each time, and selected first, second, and sixth in the 2008-10 NHL Entry Drafts, respectively.
The Saint Leo University men’s and women’s swim teams are coming off with strong starts to their home season as they played host to Florida Southern on November 5, 2010 and University of Tampa on November 6, 2010.
Senior Matthew Attal was born in Tampa, Florida and is double majoring in Entrepreneurship and Business Management. In addition to his two majors, he is also receiving a minor in Biology.
Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams closed out their seasons November 6, 2010 at the Sunshine State Conference Championships at Wickham Parkin Melbourne, Fl. Both teams finished better than in 2009. The women’s team finished fourth out of six teams while the men’s team finished fifth out of six teams.
Senior Alison Luthman was born in Frankfurt, Germany, is majoring in Accounting and is receiving her minor in Mathematics. Luthman has been a competitive runner for the Lions that past three seasons at Saint Leo University. She also played one year of Tennis for the Lions during her freshman year in 2007.
0 runs. 2 hits. 1 error. That was the box score for game 2 of the American League Divisional Series (ALDS) for the Tampa Bay Rays. Saint Leo University Junior Greg Robinson stood up, gathered his belongings, and said “DARNIT!” The team, over the course of the season, has become the royal “we” and we just lost. Again. Down
