Northwood Athlete Series Episode 1: Lily Jordan
Listen to Lily Jordan talk about her life as a junior member of Northwood’s golf team in the first episode of the Northwood Athlete Series.
Listen to Lily Jordan talk about her life as a junior member of Northwood’s golf team in the first episode of the Northwood Athlete Series.
As Northwood students begin to settle in comfortably to their new class schedules, clubs and extracurricular activities, the fall sports season is back in full force. Games for most athletics are already underway, with a full list of events to buy tickets for, and a growing prominence of jerseys in the hallways. A few student athletes spoke with The Omniscient about how they feel about their personal athletic performance and this year’s outlook for their teams.
On Monday, April 26, the Northwood Girls Golf Team traveled to Durham for the Big 8 Championship. Northwood’s team won the tournament and two other accolades.
This spring season, the Northwood Charger Varsity Football Team has 48 players on the roster and seven coaches in total, one of them being Head Coach Cullen Homolka.
The issue of gender equality in sports has been a hot topic over the past week as the NCAA came under fire for disparities between the men and women’s basketball tournament amenities.
Jake Mann, Northwood senior and member of the Northwood Varsity Football Team announced his commitment to the University of Oklahoma on Feb. 3 on Twitter. This announcement comes after his original decision to commit to Florida State back in April of 2020.
Northwood’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have both had historic runs this year, especially in the playoff season.
On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Northwood’s Varsity Swim Team traveled to the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC to compete in the Big 8 Conference Meet. The men finished fifth overall and the women finished third overall. Junior Mia Corrado tied for the most individual points scored for women’s swimming, which makes her one of the Big 8 Conference Women’s Swimmers of the Year.