February 8, 2024 With Saint John’s University of Collegeville, Minnesota, graduate Ben Bartch, a 4th round NFL draft pick in 2020, on the roster of the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers as a reserve offensive lineman, Minnesota sports fans may wonder how many other Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) athletes have played professional football atContinue reading “MIAC ATHLETES WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1960”
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JOHN CURLEY: LEAPING FROM 92ND IN STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET IN 2010 TO 11TH IN TC MARATHON IN 2022
October 26, 2022 “Now I can run and train according to how I feel,” John Curley says about his impressive improvement in running. The Duluth pharmacist had battled injuries and was squeezed for time while completing a rigorous school schedule, juggling jobs, and being active in academic and agricultural organizations. John admits his 5:43 perContinue reading “JOHN CURLEY: LEAPING FROM 92ND IN STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET IN 2010 TO 11TH IN TC MARATHON IN 2022”
GYMNASTICS AND THE STEEPLECHASE: MINNESOTA ATHLETES PROVE YOU NEED SOME OF THE SAME QUALITIES
To a casual viewer, it is still obvious that elite gymnastics requires flexibility, strength, explosiveness, speed, endurance, and hand-eye coordination. What we sometimes forget is the spatial awareness and mental toughness that is also essential to possess in the sport. Surprising to some sports fans is that most of these qualities are also attributes ofContinue reading “GYMNASTICS AND THE STEEPLECHASE: MINNESOTA ATHLETES PROVE YOU NEED SOME OF THE SAME QUALITIES”
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