PUKE

Don't laugh at the title. Because as I was running with my team around the track this afternoon, that is what I saw was puke. It was evidence that the mens soccer team had run the 'cooper test'. The cooper test requires all players to run two miles under twelve minutes. One player out of the whole soccer team past. And with that result, I can probably guess who to thank for the lovely surprise that we found.

JUST WHAT DOES IT TAKE

I posted about FAU's track meet coming up this Friday as I thought that was important to mention before the team left. But one is probably thinking how different are lives of actual athletes. When you are sleeping in until noon, most of the athletes at your school have been through a 2 hour practice and early morning classes. Florida Atlantic requires all freshmen and athelets under a 3.0 gpa to do at least eight hours of study hall a week. Yes eight hours. So no Grey's Anatomy party's for most unless you tivo it. Being an athlete in college, is more like a job. You have to put in the hours and have good results. One has to do good or it looks bad on the coaches and is dissapointing to the athlete. In classes, Athletic Advisors take part of random class checks. If an athlete is missing, they will receive there penalty at practice. But hey it's not all bad. Teams are sponsored with some free gear, tutors are given to one free, and you get the glory of walking around school and being known as an FAU soccer player, football player or track star. They are college student athletes.

RUN AROUND THE ROSIE

If you have not yet noticed that the black piece of something that use to sit behind the gymnasium is no longer in existence. Yes that is right guys. It is finally here, the brand new red rubber track with all facilities including a throwing area. You can finally run a mile without hopping over some speed bumps. With the new track, your home team is happier then ever and showing that on the track. Last week at Univerity of Florida's Intercollegiate Indoor meet, Trishauna Clarke and Frederieke Feil both broke school records in the 55 m dash and 3000 m run. With early morning practices on a golf course at six a.m twice a week, and beach runs with calves burning wanting to pop, these girls are definitly ready to run. The team leaves on Friday, January 26th to take part in the UNC Invitational at Chapel Hill.