Witnessing History is a New Theme in My Life!!

I have had many great experiences here in Akron. Many experiences that are once in a lifetime. The first and main thing, is starting my own golf program from scratch! There wasn't even a desk in my office when I arrived that's how new the Women's Golf Program was to the University of Akron!! Starting a program has been a very rewarding experience. Seeing my ideas come to life and watching my very own recruits achieve success, has been unbelievable!! I would recommend starting a program to any coach. It's fun to have something so close to heart!

This past Fall, everyone in Zips Athletics was a part of the opening of our brand new, on campus Football stadium. Infocision Stadium is a beautiful facility and a great place to watch a football game. You can't beat having a stadium like that on your campus. It was awesome to tailgate at the golf facility and then walk to a game. I loved seeing all the fans walk through campus too. The campus has made many face lifts and many people got to see those changes for the first time this fall and it was all due to our new football stadium!! This was another moment in Zips history that I was happy to see happen!!

Another great moment that happened this past Fall semester was the great play of our Men's Soccer team! They made a great run deep into post season play. Ended up runner-up in the NCAA Championship game. They broke many school records and tied the national record for number of consecutive wins. They have a very successful record under Head Coach Caleb Porter. Such a fun team to watch too!! It was so hard to believe how close they were to winning the whole thing. Of course you feel disappointed for them because they worked so hard all year long and was undefeated forever and then lose the last game, the Championship game!! But still, it was another moment that I was proud to be a Zip and proud to witness history :)!

Another moment that I was happy to watch, was another sports moment from my Alma mater, the University of Kentucky. Just last week, I was able to watch them win their 2,000th game to become the first team in the nation to reach the coveted 2,000th victory! The Cats won the game by more than 40 points and afterwards had a nice little ceremony to start the celebration of the milestone. It was neat to see all the fans stick around the whole game (even though it was a blowout) and watch the confetti fall to the floor!!

History was never my favorite subject in school, but history is a wonderful thing. I've really enjoyed being a Zip and writing my own chapter in Zips Athletics History and proud my players get that chance as well :)!!