Photo illustration by Ali Levens | Photos by Ali Levens and Keona Paniauga In an April 2 tweet, Pepperdine Men's Basketball senior guard Colbey Ross declared his intentions to enter the 2021 NBA draft. For Ross, who earned a national profile for breaking numerous school records and producing heroic performances in the WCC tournament, the announcement brought a deluge of … [Read more...] about College Athletes Learn to Embrace Public Status
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Toeing the Line: Perspective of a Student-Athlete and Student Journalist
Photo illustration by Ali Levens. Photos by Ali Levens and Karl Winter. Photos Courtesy of Kyle Cajero and Jeff Golden Among other titles, I am a Pepperdine undergraduate student, Pepperdine student-athlete, Pepperdine Athletics employee and Graphic student journalist. Anytime I write a story for the Sports section of the Graphic, I grapple with the journalistic integrity … [Read more...] about Toeing the Line: Perspective of a Student-Athlete and Student Journalist
Freshman Walks On to Basketball Team and Tiktok Fame
Freshman guard Malachy Caffrey smiles in a Pepperdine Men's Basketball photo shoot Nov. 1. Caffrey, who is from Yakima, Wash., said it was his goal to play Division I basketball.Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Sports are in freshman guard Malachy Caffrey’s blood.A Pepperdine Men’s Basketball team walk-on, Caffrey said he has grown up with … [Read more...] about Freshman Walks On to Basketball Team and Tiktok Fame
Men’s, Women’s Tennis Both Win WCC
Men's Tennis Head Coach Adam Schaechterle (left) and Assistant Coach Tassilo Schmid (right) smile while holding the West Coast Conference championship trophy at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on April 23. Schaechterle returned the men's program to the top of the conference in his second season, joining the women's team, which has won eight straight titles. Photo courtesy of Jeff … [Read more...] about Men’s, Women’s Tennis Both Win WCC
Women’s Volley Bows Out of Big Dance in Round of 32
Pepperdine Women's Volleyball huddles during its first-round match against UMBC at the Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament in Omaha, Neb., on April 14. The Waves defeated UMBC in three sets but fell to Baylor in the second round of the tournament. Photos Courtesy of Mark Kuhlmann | NCAA PhotosPepperdine Women’s Volleyball’s NCAA Tournament run in Omaha, … [Read more...] about Women’s Volley Bows Out of Big Dance in Round of 32