The beginning of a new year is a chance for new challenges and goals paired with motivation to be better than the year before. This mindset especially applies to the student-athletes at Saint Leo University, who accomplished great things last year and want to proceed to do that with their team this Spring semester. The athletic teams strive to be at the top throughout all NCAA Division II programs.
Students or staff at Saint Leo University might have spotted a pretty fast runner passing them while he was practicing on campus. Some might have thought it was Speedy Gonzales running past them – however, it was a motivated runner from France who is striving toward success.
Even though Pelé is not a physical part of this world anymore, his name and his accomplishments will be well remembered for a long time.
The Brazilian national team, nicknamed Seleção Canarinho (“Canary Squad”, after their bright yellow jersey), is the most successful national team in the history of world soccer. The Brazilian team was formed in 1914 with teams from the cities Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
The Argentinian star Lionel Messi showed his feelings days before the Qatar World Cup 2022 started. “It is a special moment since this is most likely my last World Cup, my last chance to get that big dream I have and achieve what we all want.” Said Messi
When we think of sports, we often think of the usual: soccer, hockey, golf, and tennis… But have you ever heard of ultimate frisbee? What about unicycle hockey or even quidditch? No, these are not made up. These are weird real-life sports that are turning heads all over the world!
For their second home meet of the season, the men’s and women’s swimming teams competed against Lynn University on Friday, November 4, with mixed results.
Verticchio proved her solid golf skills at her first college tournament playing for the Saint Leo Women’s Golf team, where she shot an impressive eight-under-par in three rounds at the DBU women’s classics in Denton, Texas in September. As a team, the Lions placed third in a strong field with 16 teams.
For such a sunny, tropical city, Tampa Bay certainly has a large following of ice hockey fans. The Tampa Bay Lightning won back-to-back during the Stanley Cup Championships in 2020 and 2021, and you would be hard-pressed to find a car in this city without the signature lightning bolt decal on the back.
The parking lot closures, noisy construction, and office transplants of Spring 2022 paved the way for the triumphant completion of Saint Leo University’s most recent remodeling project—the Marion Bowman Activities Center.
