For Senior John Pietkiewicz the main reason for the men’s basketball team’s success this season is team chemistry.
Pietkiewicz said there is no attitude among the players on the team which is not commonly found in a college basketball program. Most teams he said have players who are unhappy about minutes and shots.
By Stephanie Seltzer | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Do you ever wonder what the black and teal flutter flags are for outside of the Pepsi Plaza in Jacksonville? Those mark the colors of the Jaguars and their tailgating event called Teal Town.
By Nick Cardoso| gargoyle@flagler.edu
When playing with a group of people for so long, there is a time when a sports teams stops being a team and becomes a family. Senior women’s soccer midfielders Erin Buning and Caleigh Hodgkins can both relate.
Hodgkins has played on the women’s soccer team since she was a freshman but said that she was familiar with the team even before she began attending Flagler.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Gorge Gallardo
Assistant coach Andrew Garcia of the men’s basketball team said Hurricane Katrina has made him a better person.
In August of 2005 Garcia was a junior at Tulane University in New Orleans, La. when Katrina hit. He said he evacuated his apartment the day before the storm arrived and did not return until December.
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After high school, Jared Hammock never thought the opportunity would arise to play college basketball.
Hammock, originally from Melbourne, Fla., played high school basketball at Covenant Christian. As a senior, he led the county in several statistical categories.
By Angela Daidone | gargoyle@flagler.edu
From a C.I.A. agent to a play-by-play commentator, Clayton Coffman, Flagler College Sports Information Intern/Athletics Broadcaster, has always aspired to pursue what he loves most.
The good-humored 23-year-old admits his childhood love for James Bond is what made him believe one day he’d become a C.I.A. agent. His job aspiration shifted while in middle school to a movie critic and shifted again as a college sophomore to a sports journalist.
By Taylor Laskoski | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Even though the Flagler College volleyball team lost in the regional tournament for the second year in a row, senior Meg Weathersby said that doesn’t mean the team has given up.
“I think that it means that the Flagler volleyball program is strong and will continue to be competitive in the Peach Belt Conference,” she said.
By Keith Hayes | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The future looks bright for the men’s soccer team who will bring back a young and experienced team for next season.
Four seniors will be graduating from the team which include: goalkeeper Matt Gilman, defenseman Kevin Partel and midfielders Conor Killeen and Arnel Selman.
By Taylor Laskoski | gargoyle@flagler.edu
No matter what happens during the regional tournament, Flagler College junior Jillian Unitas says that the season has already been a huge success for the volleyball team.
“It’s hard for a team to win regular season and conference tournament two years in a row, especially since we added and incorporated different players into our roster,” Unitas, the teams outside hitter, said.
“However, it would be an incredible season to get to go to Nationals again.”
By Nick Cardoso | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler women’s basketball team opened its season on Nov. 13 with a 70-63 win over Ave Maria University at Flagler Gym.
Flagler women’s guard Charlsea Owen said the win over Ave Maria was a confidence booster.