By Ashley Festa No need to get your eyes checked; you’re not seeing double. UIW really does have five sets of twins competing in five sports: track and field, softball, football, and women’s soccer and basketball. These student-athletes represent a wide range of ages, interests and talents. Despite their busy schedules, we were able to
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By Andrew Festa Progress in UIW’s men’s basketball program is evident everywhere you look at the McDermott Convocation Center. It’s visible from the upgraded locker room and weight room to the new basketball goals, once used in an NBA All-Star Game. Most notable, there’s progress on the court, and that’s saying something considering it’s tough
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By Catherine Duncan Soccer player helps others prevent injury Since completing her years at the University of the Incarnate Word as a soccer player and undergraduate student, Christie “CP” Powell has dedicated her life to providing physical therapy and injury prevention training to athletes while continuing to pursue her own education. “I built my physical
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UIW enters Lone Star Conference In July, UIW officially became the 16th member of the NCAA’s Lone Star Conference, a league that has nearly 80 years of history behind it. The Lone Star Conference sponsors championships in 16 sports, eight men’s and eight women’s. Incarnate Word will be the sole member to compete in all
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Davis gets award as men’s team places second at Nationals By Ashley Festa Phillip Davis is on a roll since becoming swimming and diving head coach four years ago, and he has no plans to slow down. He joined UIW in 2006 as the women’s coach and began building what was only a three-member team
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By Andrew Festa Athletes of the year Two of Incarnate Word’s top honors for 2009-10 were awarded to basketball stars. Pierce Caldwell was named Male Athlete of the Year, and Nia Torru won Female Athlete of the Year. Caldwell finished his college career as UIW’s all-time leader in 3-pointers (263) and free-throw percentage (.873) and
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By Andrew Festa UIW tennis coach John Newman stands in front of his players, who are assembled on the bleachers at Clarence Mabry Tennis Center on campus. It’s a chilly Saturday morning in January, a few weeks before the spring season begins, but he’s speaking to them as if they’re in the middle of heated
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Football has arrived at UIW, and with it came tremendous school spirit. Students, employees and thousands of others in the San Antonio community came out in droves to Benson Stadium to support the Cardinals during their inaugural season. At the first Cardinal football game against Monterrey Tech on Aug. 29, Benson Stadium was standing-room only.
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By Mike Santiago, UIW Head Football Coach I thought the most exciting time in Cardinal football history was going to be the inaugural kickoff against Monterrey Tech. I will admit, I was a little teary eyed when we did kickoff. And I was in a full-blown cry when Tech returned the ball 62 yards. At
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Football at UIW is more than just two teams battling on a Saturday afternoon, with thousands of fans tailgating before kickoff with family and friends. A football program improves the university as a whole. It injects a serious jolt of energy into the university’s campus life. Students who might ordinarily search for off-campus weekend activities
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