Mendes joins Northwestern volleyball staff: ‘I could tell there was something special going on here’
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports Coming off their winningest season in the past decade in 2022, the Northwestern volleyball team has added a new member to the coaching staff. Pedro Mendes comes to the program after most recently working as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for the 2022 season. TRANSCRIPT: [Video […]
Big Ten basketball success runs deep in Loyer family
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports On Thursday afternoon at the Barclays Center, Foster Loyer took off his black and red Davidson jersey after playing in the final game of his decorated five-year-long college basketball career. On Friday morning at the United Center, Fletcher Loyer suited up in his No. 2 Purdue jersey to play in […]
Super Bowl Experience employees, Phoenix residents call Super Bowl 57 week the ‘craziest’ in city
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports PHOENIX — Alongside the blocked-off street stood a lengthy line of fans wearing an abundance of NFL jerseys representing almost all 32 teams awaiting to be let inside the Phoenix Convention Center doors for Day 5 of the Super Bowl Experience. It was 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, just a mere […]
‘Togetherness’ of Eagles team similar to 2018 championship Super Bowl team
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports PHOENIX — Green-and-white confetti fell onto the field at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis five years ago, as Fletcher Cox, Lane Johnson and Brandon Graham embraced one another following the first ever Super Bowl title for the Eagles and the first of their careers. Now, those same key guys are […]
WATCH: Spirit of the team: Athlete turns tragedy into inspiration
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports The Northwestern volleyball team’s 2022 season was one for the books. The Wildcats reached their highest rating percentage index (RPI) in program history and had their winningest season in the past decade. A huge part of the team’s success? Junior Captain Natalie Chizzo. The “light” on the team, Chizzo inspired […]
