URI’s ultimate frisbee team rallies for a new season. Photo contributed by a past Ultimate Frisbee team. While COVID-19 changes can make full competition in practice difficult, the ultimate Frisbee club team at the University of Rhode Island has successfully been able to create a routine that balances both engagement and player safety. When the…
Volleyball player Gabi Shilling spikes the ball against the opposing team. Photo from GoRhody.com. On or off the court, Gabi Shilling is always active. Shilling is a junior member of the University of Rhode Island Women’s Volleyball Team and has been a key player for them, appearing in nearly every match since she arrived on…
Soccer player and URI alum Stavros Zarokostas now plays in the United Soccer League Championship. Photo from Rhode Island Central. Charleston, South Carolina is not much different from Kingston, Rhode Island. Both locations are close to the Atlantic Ocean, and both places are used to seeing Stavros Zarokostas score goals. The former Ram finished up…
Twins Erin and Sydney Chratian share a love of tennis. Photo contributed by URI Athletics. Born within seconds of each other, the University of Rhode Island’s Women’s Tennis duo Erin and Sydney Chratian have been teammates at every stage of their lives. The fraternal twins from Jones Creek, Georgia grew up swimming and playing tennis…
Students can still participate in fun competitive activities on campus, without needing to worry about contact with other players. Graphic from pinterest.com. The circumstances brought on by COVID-19 this semester has made it difficult for students to be active and join-in on different activities on campus, yet intramural sports has been an exception. Sean Butler,…
After their last season was put on hold due to COVID-19, Women’s Track and Field prepares for a second chance in the upcoming season. Photo from GoRhody. In March of 2020, just before a competition, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Track and Field team got news that most sports teams around the country were…
Senior golfer Chris Francoeur has been preparing for the upcoming season despite challenges stemming from the pandemic. Photo from the Boston Herald. Senior Chris Francoeur made headway over the summer for the upcoming fall golf season that ended up being nonexistent. Following his departure from Kingston in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, Francoeur…
With Election Day less than a month away, student-athletes at the University of Rhode Island are ready to have their say. Led by Sarah Dudinski, a member of the rowing team at URI, all athletes are registered to vote in the upcoming national election next month. Dudinski, a senior and president of the URI Student…
Senior distance runner, Matthew Vinacco, shares his remarkable track record. Photo courtesy of URI athletics. In a sport that has always been driven by individual success, senior distance runner Matthew Vinacco has always prided himself on being the outlier. “The team aspect is really important to me,” Vinacco said. “Some things you can’t do by…
The swimming and diving team has begun preparing for the upcoming season. Photos courtesy of URI athletics. The University of Rhode Island’s women’s swimming and diving team has officially begun preparing to make waves for the upcoming season. The team was unable to start practice until Sept. 23 per the athletic department’s decision. However, Head…