Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Hilton Head to the Dominican Republic, the many spring break destinations of Webster sports teams
The Webster baseball team is in Florida, the Softball team is in Arizona, the tennis teams are in South Carolina, and the volleyball team is in the Dominican Republic. Each team has a different agenda behind their spring break trips, from improving their strength of schedule and preparing for conference play, to building memories and…
Read MoreGorlok Spring Sports Roundup
Baseball A new era has fallen upon the Gorloks as long-time veterans Ben Swords, Matt Staker and Ben Kowalski have switched roles from players to assistant coaches. With a combined 18 seasons on the Webster roster, the three hope to help Webster make it back to the College World Series, even after their playing days.…
Read MoreWebster’s Pickleball Club Gets Set for Nationals
By Sriram Chidambaram Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America and Webster’s Pickleball Club is advancing at a similar rate. Having been formed only last semester, the club is already sending a team to participate in the inaugural NCPA Pickleball Nationals to be held in San Diego next month. Webster will be represented in…
Read MoreStudents come first for mentor & athletics coach Matt Saitz
For more than a decade, strength and conditioning coach Matt Saitz has been a mentor for student athletes at Webster University. His philosophy, “devalue the numbers and value the athlete,” has served him well over the course of his professional career. Saitz has been a strength and conditioning coach since 2007 and a personal trainer…
Read MoreWinter Gorlok Roundup
Men’s Basketball The Gorloks had a successful season, as they finished with over a .500 winning percentage for the first time since their 2019 – 2020 season. Their record against St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) opponents was impressive as well, ending their season with ten wins and only four losses against SLIAC teams. Senior…
Read MoreWebster University Athletics: 100 conference championships in the making
Webster University is the first school in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) to win 100 conference championships. Prior to the start of the 2022-2023 school year, Webster had 98 conference championships, which is 23 more than Greenville University who is second in conference championships. It was Webster University’s Women’s Basketball team who snatched…
Read MoreWebster Volleyball player Cassie Gray comes out as gay, slays
Webster volleyball player Cassie Gray recalls a recent conversation with her parents. Gray was trying to explain to her parents, Rodney and Terri Gray, the meaning behind the word “slay.” “We looked at Urban Dictionary, and it said ‘to do something well,’” Gray said. This season as a sophomore, Gray stepped into the role as…
Read MoreJordan Bilyeu returns to the field after suffering ACL injury
No athlete wants a serious injury to end their season early. Senior Jordan Bilyeu experienced this during her final year with the Webster Women’s Soccer team, as she suffered an ACL injury only seven games into the season. “I felt like I was living in a nightmare or something,” Bilyeu said. “It didn’t feel real.”…
Read MoreJan Antonin Wdowka moves to US to golf for Webster
Traveling over 5,000 miles to attend Webster University, golf player Jan Antonin Wdowka has one main goal he wants to achieve: to become a professional golf player. After his mother introduced him to golf, Wdowka has been playing the sport since he was 6 years old while he grew up in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Wdowka began…
Read MoreSoftball team looks for second consecutive conference title
Working as a team with a competitive edge is the path to victory.
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