Stress and the modern college athlete
By Jake Powers | May. 2, 2016There’s a certain paradoxical mental state most athletes try to reach when they’re in the thick of competition that seems too elementary to actually be true.
There’s a certain paradoxical mental state most athletes try to reach when they’re in the thick of competition that seems too elementary to actually be true.
Madison has always been perceived as a biking community, and as the weather has started to turn this spring, that’s all the more evident, with thousands of bicyclists hitting the network of trails that interconnect most of the city.
On select seats sat a plastic bag containing a pair of cardinal red crew socks with white toes and heels, the word “Badgers” emblazoned on the foot, a depiction of the Madison skyline wrapped around the ankles and a white motion “W” stitched near the elastic band encircling the cuff.
Alex Erickson, Tyler Marz, Joel Stave and Derek Watt were named to the Hampshire Honor Society Thursday, according to a UW press release. The Hampshire Honor Society, a ten-year-old recognition for college football players with a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average, is commissioned by the National Football Foundation. According to NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell, “The Hampshire Society plays an important role in highlighting that college football players clearly play a leadership role in the classroom as well as on the playing field.
Green Bay, Wis. — After Saturday’s morning practice in Green Bay, Dare Ogunbowale switched out his No. 23 jersey for one with the No. 12 embroidered on it.
Bobby Dunn’s favorite place to sit in Camp Randall Stadium is Section M. You can get a nice tan up there.
Wisconsin will introduce its new men’s hockey coaching staff and women’s basketball head coach this week, according to a Tuesday UW release. The Badgers are expected to announce Tony Granato as the new men’s hockey head coach Wednesday and Jonathan Tsipis as the women’s basketball head coach Thursday.
Wisconsin will hold one of its practices at the Green Bay Packers’ practice facility this spring, according to a Wednesday release. In preparation for its Sept.
For the first time since the Joel Stave versus Tanner McEvoy competition began brewing in 2014, the Badgers are working through spring practice without knowing who their starting quarterback will be come fall camp. With the graduation of both Stave, who left as Wisconsin’s all-time winningest quarterback and McEvoy, who found his niche at wide receiver and safety, redshirt senior Bart Houston and redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook have both been working with the first team in UW’s first two practices at Camp Randall Stadium.
Six-seeded Wisconsin and 10-seeded Pittsburgh will meet for the 18th time Friday in St. Louis, Mo., in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.