Quote of the Day

I was just going through a folder of articles and ideas and came across a great Vince Lombardi quote:

Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don't do what is right once in a while, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.

Champions Dinner

The R-MC Yellow Jacket Club (YJC) hosted the Champions Dinner this past Saturday evening. All award winners and championship teams were honored. In addition, all senior athletes were recognized. The Class of 2010 is one of the most successful classes in the history of R-MC athletics. Our two seniors, Renee Stein and Molly Ariail, certainly were big contributors to our team and the entire department.

Toward the end of the evening, Molly Ariail was presented The Susan Locke de Nagy Award. The de Nagy Award is presented to a senior female student-athlete in recognition for her outstanding athletic accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership, and sportsmanship. Molly is certainly a very deserving recipient. It was a great night celebrating our R-MC student-athletes and their many accomplishments.


Renee Stein and Molly Ariail

Research Day

This past Friday was Research Day on R-MC's campus. Many students presented their research with a variety of presentations. Several women's basketball players completed some interesting research this year. Madison Dulaney '13, displayed her research from her FYEC class, The Minding Class. Her First Year Experience class completed work related to Overcoming Disabilities. Jordan Cantrell '13 also had research displayed from her First Year Experience Class, Measuring Athletic Performance: Biological and Statistical Views. Jordan and her research partner focused on Michael Phelps. And finally, Renee Stein, '10 was very busy with two research projects on diplay. Her first, "Money and Politics," was the culmination of her political science research methods course. And her political science senior capstone project was entitled: " Judicial Appointment and the Administration of Justice in the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, and Chile." All of the research projects were very well done; I enjoyed learning some new information as I walked around the library to check out each project.

The afternoon was capped off with our Honors Convocation. During the program, Stephanie Grune '11 was presented with a German Department award for her academic excellence. Congratulations Stephanie!

End of Year Cookout

Last night our team got together at Coach LaHaye's house for an end of the year cookout. It was perfect weather, a great evening to jump in the pool. During the year we split our team into three groups, each was responsible for cooking a team meal throughout the year. The final group got it's turn last night and did not disappoint. We feasted on burgers and hot dogs, cooked up on the grill by Renee Stein '10. Renee made some great burgers marinated in A1 sauce and her own secret combination of herbs and spices. They were delicious. Molly Brown '12, Katie Williams '11, and Jordan Cantrell '13 prepared the side dishes, some mac and cheese as well as a green bean casserole.

We had a wonderful time together, with good food and lots of laughs.