Senior Cheickna Traore entered the 2023 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Alabama qualifying for three events (60m, 200m and 400m) but opted to compete in the 200m and 400m races. In both the 400m and 200m events, Traore was crowned NCAA Champion. With […]
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NCAA acknowledges student athletes’ mental health crises
With an increased realization of the connection between physical and mental health, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released a Mental Health Best Practices guide in 2016 that offered recommendations, resources and procedures for coaches, athletic departments, administrators, athletic trainers and others to assist student athletes with mental health related […]
Women’s basketball earn overwhelming victory against Westbury Panthers
The Ramapo College women’s basketball team showed no signs of slowing down on Friday night after they earned their second win of the season over Old Westbury College, 76-29. The Roadrunners move to 2-0 overall while the Panthers fall to 0-1 overall. The Roadrunners’ defense did not allow a single […]
Transgender collegiate athletes compete against discrimination
Estimates of the number of transgender collegiate athletes range from about 4,600 to less than 40. This uncertainty stems from systemic transphobia and gaps in how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) operates. “When we’re looking at the men’s and women’s teams, that’s it. Not that there needs to be […]
Historic Sweet 16 and Elite Eight set the table for Final Four
Photo courtesy of Dominick Sokotoff, Michigamensian. The thrilling games of March Madness in the men’s college basketball tournament have yet to slow down. The Sweet 16 round was played on Thursday March 24 and Friday March 25, and the Elite Eight took place over the weekend on March 26 and […]
Transgender athlete’s skill is reduced to debate fodder
On March 17, 2022, Lia Thomas, a senior at Penn State University, made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I championship after winning the women’s 500-yard freestyle. The aftermath of Thomas’s groundbreaking victory, however, lacked focus on Thomas herself but rather shifted into […]
Student athletes’ mental health has its importance highlighted
Photo courtesy of Inzmam Khan, Pexels. On the checklist of everything a college athlete must succeed at, mental health is usually not included. Instead, mental health is becoming the quiet crisis in college sports. Alarmingly, a recent National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) study found that college athletes will experience more […]
Ramapo athletes learn to cope with remote training
Photo courtesy of Sam Walker The coronavirus pandemic has completely altered the lives and daily routines of many. This is especially the case for athletes as professional sports associations like the NBA and MLB have postponed all games until further notice, and the Olympics have been postponed to next year. […]
March Madness brings suspense and expectations for teams
Photo courtesy of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March Madness is finally here, meaning 68 teams will be given the opportunity to hear their names called on “Selection Sunday.” There will only be a select few with an advantage over the rest, however. March 17 cannot come soon […]
New Jersey basketball teams may qualify for NCAA Tournament
Photo courtesy of Rutgers Athletics Rutgers basketball is looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991. On Jan. 20, they were ranked in the AP Poll Top 25, ranked 24 for the first time since March 13, 1979. Seton Hall, on the other hand, is […]