Former Flagler men’s basketball player signs pro contract
By Latesha Johnson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse
Flagler College alumni and former basketball star, D.J. Ferguson, signed a professional contract in Germany this summer.
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Minor leagues hold dreams for Flagler men’s baseball players
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Former pitcher for the Flagler College Saints, Jonathan Armold has just completed his first season of Minor League Baseball pitching for the Milwaukee Brewer’s affiliate in the Arizona League.
Athletics not all about the athlete
By Cristina Coca | gargoyle@flagler.edu
You may have noticed some of the new faces in the athletic department here at Flagler College over the past few weeks, many of them coaches. But there is one new face that is even more important to those new coaches, staff members, and most of all the student athletes here.
She doesn’t call the court or the field her home, her home is the Athletic Training Room. She is the newest Associate Athletic Trainer. Eva Beaulieu joins an already strong athletic training staff with Head Athletic Trainer Jennifer Rinnert and fellow Associate Athletic Trainer JJ Wetherington.
Women’s volleyball set to overcome challenges
With the season under way, Brian Heffernan looks for success in his first year as head coach of the women’s volleyball team.
With five starters returning, younger players moving up the ranks and the acquisition of three freshmen, Heffernan faces the challenge of incorporating his style of play to those who are unaccustomed to his tactics.
Men’s golf to showcase Guatemalan talent
A new Guatemalan golfer, Sebastian Barnoya, has joined the Flagler men’s golf team this year.
Cultural mash-up: Men’s soccer shows diversity
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With 11 foreign players sporting accents from England, Ireland and Bermuda, this year’s men’s soccer team has become a cultural mash-up that makes games feel more like spectating at an international match.
Men’s soccer looks to continue streak against GSW
By Clay Grubman | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College will be hosting Georgia Southwestern in a grudge soccer match this Wednesday at Saints Field. The GSW Canes has not scored a goal against the Saints since the first game they played in 2008. In the Saint’s last…
After big 2011 season, men’s soccer hungry for national title
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury
The Saints men’s soccer team returns this season with the scent of a national title as fresh as the night they were knocked out of the NCAA Division II tournament last year in a grueling shootout with Lynn.
Saints men’s basketball hopes to ‘learn through adversity’ for next season
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury
With the Flagler College men’s basketball season shelved until next fall, the Saints have a whole lot to think about. After going a disappointing 2-16 in conference play and 9-17 overall, it appears to be time to reflect, make changes and improve for the next season.
Women’s tennis athlete follows in her sister’s footsteps
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse
The Ospina sisters are more than just blood; they are a team. With all three having played tennis at Flagler College, the youngest – Laura (19) – looks to make her mark during her freshman season, joining the ranks among her sisters and begin her own legacy.
“We all started playing tennis at the same time; however, since they are my older sisters, I would say they have been my role models for everything in life, including tennis,” Laura said.