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…
Despite the pandemic, women’s club soccer is still kicking. Photo courtesy of women’s club soccer. While COVID-19 has made it difficult for club sports to recruit new players, the University of Rhode Island women’s club soccer team has taken advantage of the resources they have to recruit athletes and successfully hold tryouts. Despite seeming like…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Rhode Island athletic department has established protocols to allow its student-athletes to practice and play in a safe and responsible manner. Andy Llaguno, the associate athletic director for health and performance and the chair of the University of Rhode Island COVID-19 athletic action team, has…
Stephen Cirella is still training for competition season. Photos contributed by Michael Bedford. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused issues for athletes around the world and many have had to get creative in how to stay ready for when competition resumes. Rhode Island-native and University of Rhode Island track star Stephen Cirella is certainly one of…
On-campus gyms are still open for students as long as they follow the COVID-19 guidelines. Photo by James McIntosh. Any other year, students would walk into Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center or Mackal Field House and experience a gym flooded with people crowding all aspects of the facility. That took a dramatic change this…
Specialist Kelli Kidd offers nutrition counseling for athletes at URI. Photos contributed by Kelli Kid. For Kelli Kidd, all components of living a healthy life come down to nutrition; especially her career. Kidd, a nutrition specialist in sports nutrition in her third year at the University of Rhode Island, holds nutrition counseling sessions for athletes…
To say that University of Rhode Island’s women’s tennis has had bad luck over the last several years would certainly be an understatement. For the past two seasons, the team has faced one unfortunate situation after another. Halfway through the 2018-2019 season, then-head coach Gordon Ernst resigned from the University after being indicted in connection…