By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After being the preseason favorites and having an impressive 14-win season last year, the Flagler College men’s soccer team experienced a devastating loss in the Peach Belt Conference Championship game to the Falcons of Montevallo and a season ending loss to Clayton State in the NCAA D2 Tournament.
By Donna Styron | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Earlier this month, it was announced that coach Dave Williams resigned as head coach of Flagler College’s cross country teams. Williams had been the coach for the men’s team for 14 years and the women’s from 1997-06.
Rising senior Rebecca Hoadley reflected on her time with Williams this past semester.
By Nora Breedlove | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College surf team competed in the National Scholastic Surf Association East Coast Championships this past weekend.
The team placed in third place and is not advancing to the rounds in California.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Lionheart Relay not only raised money for charities but helped the men’s and women’s cross country teams bond together as one.
Alex Bonus, a junior on the men’s cross country team, said at the beginning of the semester head coach Dave Williams of the men’s cross country team, took over both the men’s and women’s teams.
By Michael Potkay | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler’s men’s tennis team ended the season Monday, April 11th with back to back victories against No. 45 Florida Tech and No. 15 Georgia College.
They finished the season ranked No. 12 (Campbell’s/ITA Division II Rankings) with an overall record of 10-6, a conference record of 7-2 and is seeded No. 3 in the Peach Belt Conference Men’s Tennis Championships. The tournament begins on Friday, April 15th in Augusta, Ga. Their first match will be at 5 p.m. against Georgia College.
By Anthony Norwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu
At Flagler College, one of the biggest complaints is the lack of a football team. Students have found a way to cope with this though by turning to intramural football.
Jeff Greene, a student who participates in flag football, said it is the most popular intramural sport at Flagler College and is also the intramural game taken the most seriously.
By Michael Potkay | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Harry Snoxell has been playing tennis at Flagler College for four years.
Born in Dorset, United Kingdom, Snoxell learned to play tennis at the age of 5 when his father built a tennis court in his backyard for his older brother. Soon Snoxell began to compete in several tournaments in Gloucester, U.K.
By Zach Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Former Nease High School football standout Matt Roth understands the relentless work ethic that is required to become a top player.
For the past two seasons, the 18-year-old Ponte Vedra Beach native has been the fixture of Nease’s defense and an absolute terror for opposing quarterbacks. Roth’s accomplishments for his senior season include 65 tackles, a team leading 10 sacks, three fumble recoveries, and most importantly, a full scholarship to continue his career at Virginia Tech University. He was also named to the all-county team for the 2010 season and was ranked in the Gainesville Sun’s Top 50 players in Florida that same year. Despite such impressive achievements, Roth is the first to acknowledge that the journey into the limelight has been anything but a walk in the park.
By Donna Styron | gargoyle@flagler.edu
For the Flagler College men’s tennis team, there is one player who has more than playing on the court on his agenda.
As a communication major and a men’s tennis player, junior Adam Hunt has been busy during his first year at Flagler. Hunt is native of Woking, England, a small town in South East London. He came to the United States to play tennis for Mercer University in 2008 but transferred to Flagler’s tennis program this past fall.
By Zach Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It’s certainly not by happenstance that junior Jennifer Saviano shines on the tennis court. Her 9-5 singles record and 7-2 doubles record for the 2011 season is the product of a relentless work ethic that started a long time ago.
A native of Davie, Fla, Saviano picked up her first raquet at only 5-years-old and started playing competitively at 10. Her father, who played professional tennis for nine years, owns Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, a premiere facility that is notorious for producing collegiate and professional-caliber players. Saviano is one of those players, and her dad has undoubtedly been a major influence on her career.