IMPACT SEPTEMBER 2017
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A “ROYALS” WELCOME Regent’s intercollegiate athletic program takes another giant leap forward
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n Apostle Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he explains that, in doing everything to spread the Good News, he runs to win. With purpose in every step, his goal is to discipline his body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. (1 Cor. 9:23-27, NLT).
Because sports impacts society perhaps more than ever, that 2,000-year-old biblical truth still resonates loudly in today’s world. That’s also why Regent University remains committed to building its intercollegiate athletic program, which takes a giant leap forward this fall by adding six new teams: men’s and women’s soccer and cross-country track, women’s volleyball and a cheer squad.
During the fall semester of the 2017-18 academic year, student-athletes will compete as the “Regent Royals” for the first time ever. The university unveiled the official team name, logo and other branding elements at a raucous pep rally on August 25. More than C H R I S T I A N
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1,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni were on hand to celebrate and support these new teams. The event revealed the growing passion and enthusiasm for Regent sports.
According to Dr. Joseph Umidi, Regent’s executive vice president for student life, participation has more than tripled since the inaugural season of track-and-field competition this past spring. “We have seen quite a surge from 43 to 115 studentathletes,” he says. “We have also been fully approved by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) after our first probationary year for the excellence of our administration and Christ-centered focus of our staff with our students.”
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