Thursday, October 28, 2010

Haunted Hallways

Last night the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) celebrated Halloween with it's annual Haunted Hallways trick or treating event. Each year hundreds of local children and their parents attend to celebrate Halloween and trick or treat in a fun and safe environment. Teams and other groups on campus each have a table and tons of candy that the children can circulate through and trick or treat. We saw a lot of different animals and princesses, along with several different renditions of Buzz Lightyear, and many other great costumes. It was a fun event enjoyed by not just the young trick or treaters, but the college students too.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Midnight Madness

Last night we officially introduced both the women's and men's basketball teams at F&M's Annual Midnight Madness event. Our team went through a 10 minute warmup, and then each player was introduced to the crowd. We finished our portion of the evening with a ten minute scrimmage. It was a great chance for the fans to catch an early glimpse of our team. We are looking forward to our first game on November 16. The countdown is on!


Players streak down the court during warmups.


Ben & John take in the action.

Friday, October 15, 2010

October 15 is No Ordinary Day

October 15 is no ordinary day, it's a new season, a fresh start. Today is one of my favorite days of the year. The whole season is before us and anything is possible. We got off to a great start early this morning with our timed mile and pushup test. We had a team goal for each, and we met and surpassed both challenges - a great way to begin the year.

One of my favorite quotes at the start of the season comes from J.B. Priestly:

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.