All over the country, there are thousands and thousands of college students that compete in playing sports at the collegiate level whether it’s Division I II or III. Some just attend college to play their sport as well as get an education after four years, while others just attend to play their sport and not bother trying to get an education, which in some cases is not the best path to go down. When attending college it’s very important to get a degree in something whether than just attend to play whatever collegiate sport it is that a student plays. Some students think that they’ll make it on to the big level once they’re out of college but that’s not always the best step to take.
Millions of people around the world play different kinds of sports while only about hundreds of those people make it to the big league level. As a high school student I’ve played baseball and practiced six days a week and everyday after school and also managed to get homework and studying for tests in. Now at Cabrini I’ve learned that they don’t have a baseball team making it easier for me to get schoolwork done but with the schoolwork it’s all the same as in high school where I did both instead of one, and I feel if I played baseball at the collegiate level I would probably suffer academically in school. Playing a sport at the collegiate level and getting an education both at the same time is not easy and really stressful, and is much harder work than it is in high school.
Students at Cabrini also take part in playing sports here at the college, while trying to pursue in getting a degree in their major as well. Austin Edelman a senior Marketing Major who competes on the lacrosse team has so much in his daily life while on the team and academically. “When I’m done playing sports I’ll be upset but I’ll have no regrets.” Edelman said. “I made a lot of friends and had some great times, and I plan to have a degree once I’m out of eligibility.” Other Cabrini Student Athletes work hard in both their sport and academically. Nick Erik a sophomore Science major who is on the swim team at Cabrini keeps in a lot when it comes to life afterwards. “It’s gonna be sad leaving all my teammates and friends from college, but hopefully I’ll move on with a job that I like.” Said Erik. It seems as if lots of students who compete both athletically and academically graduate in four years with a degree in something and possibly working full time in the next couple months, which also happens hear at Cabrini as well.
