By Megan Swan Outlined against the backdrops of torn pulled muscles, sobbing athletes, screaming fans, broken wrists, and frosty 6am practices is every sports team at Mesa State and the common thread that links each them together; The athletic trainers.…
Making it Tradition
By Colton Little The best college traditions are not bringing an axe onto the field to show how powerful you are. It’s not slapping a sign on your way out of the tunnel. It’s not rubbing the hair of a…
The Strategic Game
By Asa Fix You walk into a crowded room and turn on a baseball game and everyone leaves. Why is this? Is this not America? Where are we, Europe? What’s more American than baseball and apple pie? We will talk…
Can’t Be HERD
By Dom Lewis Tradition usually exists and thrives on college campuses across the America. Mesa State College on the other hand, has an identity crisis. As fans trickle into Brownson Arena and stadiums on campus, many students stop and ask…
Rugby on the Rise
By Anthony Himes When you take a look back at Mesa State’s athletic history, you can easily be impressed with some of the teams that have played here or by some athletes that have put a jersey on. It’s a…
The Queens of the Derby
By Delaney Juliet When you think of sports teams you simply think baseball, basketball, football, and track- right? Wrong. Roller Derby is just as much a sport as any of the typical ones. In Grand Junction, Colorado, one roller derby…