While the rest of the student body has finals on its mind, the UT women's softball team is focused on one thing: regionals. The team ensured a spot in regional play after ending their season with the defeat of the nation's top ranked team, Barry University.
Many things just come naturally to most athletes while on the court or the field. The line drive hit into left field, the powerful shot into the goal, the gallant leap for the rebound-all things that, after hours of practice, become effortless. They have spent their time molding their bodies into exactly what they want them to be.
With the conclusion of the NCAA Basketball Championships, the world has had the opportunity to take a front row seat to all the guts and glory of collegiate athletics. Sponsorships, rings, trophies, hats, nationally broadcasted games-you name it-these athletes are living the good life.
For the past few weeks, the University of Tampa women's volleyball team has made a dramatic change to their practices: they took their game off the court and onto the sand. In preparation for the first-ever Sunshine State Beach Collegiate Volleyball Championship, the women trained at the beach volleyball courts outside of McNiff Fitness Center instead of their usual practice inside the Bob Martinez gym.
As classes are winding down for the finals and the end of the semester, exciting campus recreation events are just getting started. At the end of April, UT Campus Recreation will be hosting the Softball Home Run Derby, Tennis Doubles Tournament, and Deep Sea Fishing.
Before winter break, the men's lacrosse team thought they had it all: a prestigious new coach ready to bring elements from his college National Championship to Tampa, a team made up of over 20 members, most with previous lacrosse experience and an opportunity to become a varsity sport in the coming years.
