Category: Announcements

The following message is from the Faculty Athletic Representative:

Faculty and staff colleagues,

Thanks to all of you who attended yesterday’s Spring Jubilee at the Battleground Athletic Complex!  We appreciate your support of UMW student-athletes and hope you enjoyed the competition(s) you attended and will return to see these teams play again.

One of the players some of you saw yesterday was Seth Jordan, a baseball player majoring in business from Springfield, Va.  Seth shares why he plays DIII baseball at Mary Washington:

To be a Division III athlete means to truly be a student-athlete.  You don’t get to miss class often for events; you don’t get special treatment from professors because you are a part of a team on campus.  Most people don’t even recognize that you play a sport at the university; you are just another student fighting to get the same grades and respect in the classroom as you do on the field, court, or arena you play on.  You play for the relationships, the bonds that a small community has to offer. You play for the friendships that will last a lifetime and hopefully even into your professional life as connections to greater opportunities.  You know that being famous or recognized on a national media stage for your accomplishments is unlikely, yet the desire is there to show people that they better respect you for your talents, for your hard work, as you choose to be a student-athlete. That is why I choose to play baseball at the University of Mary Washington. 

It’s a great day to be an Eagle at the University of Mary Washington!

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business

University of Mary Washington

The following message is from the Faculty Athletic Representative: 

Faculty and staff colleagues,

It’s Wednesday of NCAA’s Division III week!  Today we hear from UMW Eagle Lindsay Raulston, a women’s tennis player and biology major from Franklin, Va.  She plays for the love of the game—DIII student-athletes receive no athletic scholarships.

My days of high school were overwhelmed by tennis, volleyball, baseball, football, and basketball games. Whether playing or watching, sports were, as they continue to be, a huge part of my life. When it came time to choose a college, I knew I was not ready to put down my tennis racquet. Requirements for my search included a nationally ranked tennis program, as well as an academically suitable University with a good biology department. Countless online searchers and college books led me back to the same place, our own University of Mary Washington. Coming from a small high school, the student population here was just right and the academics proved a picture perfect fit as well. Along with the state of the art tennis facility, the coaching staff of Patrick Catullo and Art Canizares made a positive impression on me. These last three years at UMW have been some of the best years of my life. Overall, I could not be any happier with my choice of becoming an Eagle.  

As a reminder, this afternoon you are invited to enjoy one of the four competitions being held at the Battleground Athletic Complex from 4:00-6:00 p.m.  We are hosting a Spring Jubilee celebrating National NCAA Division III Week. There will be simultaneous contests going on in men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, and softball, as well as free food and prizes.  We will be sharing information about what it means to compete in Division III and how it personally impacts our student-athletes.

Thanks for supporting the UMW Eagles!

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business

University of Mary Washington

The following message is from the Faculty Athletic Representative:

Faculty and staff colleagues:  We continue to participate in the NCAA’s Division III week by celebrating UMW’s student-athletes.  As a reminder, DIII student-athletes receive no scholarship; they play for the love of the game!

Today, David Heller, a men’s soccer player and business major from Alexandria, Va., shares why he chose Mary Washington and why he plays DIII soccer:

Being a student or an athlete has never been the end game, only building blocks to the much larger picture of life. I chose to be a University of Mary Washington student-athlete because it seemed like the best way to grow and set myself up for life. As an athlete here I’ve gained skills that a classroom could never teach and not only experienced collegiate-level competition, but a collegiate team. As a student I am on track to graduate with a double major and a minor. From this, I plan to utilize the knowledge in a way that will more than pay for itself in post-graduation years. I have found that to effectively manage my current way of life it is critical to have the support of many. From teammates and coaches to advisors and professors, I have always felt like someone has my back, even alumni, to whom I can attribute both of my summer internships. I saw Mary Washington as a place that would provide the best possible foundation for me to find and build myself into who I am to become for the remainder of life; I chose UMW to be successful.

 Thank you for supporting David and all of the student-athletes who represent UMW on the courts and fields of play!

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business

University of Mary Washington

The following message is from UMW’s Faculty Athletic Representative: 

Faculty and staff colleagues: 

April 8-14 has been proclaimed Division III week by the NCAA.  At the University of Mary Washington, we are participating by celebrating our student-athletes this week.  A week or so ago you received an invitation to the Spring Jubilee on April 10—four competitions are being held that afternoon (men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball, and baseball).  We hope to see you there to see a competition or two and enjoy food and prizes.  

But we wanted to do more than host a one-day event.  Did you know that Division III student-athletes do not receive scholarships?  We asked several of our student-athletes to share why they play a DIII sport at the University of Mary Washington.  You know these young people—they are in your classes and interact with you in your offices.  But they also represent the University of Mary Washington on the fields and courts of play.  

Each day this week one of our outstanding student-athletes will share his or her story.  Today Carol Dye, an English major and women’s basketball player from Springfield, Virginia, says the following: 

The University of Mary Washington (UMW) was an easy choice for me. It felt like a perfect fit from the moment I stepped onto campus for a visit with Coach Deena Applebury.  From that time on, no other school could compare to its charm, beauty, academic quality and great women’s basketball team. I knew that the close-knit community of UMW would provide me with an environment to grow as a student, citizen, and athlete.  I also realized that a small class size was a good fit for me—I am not a big school person. I wanted to be a “part” of class discussion and have a name, not a number.  I also realized that with small classes, professors could develop personal relationships with students and really care about them as individuals. This, of course, was an important component if I played basketball. 

And . . . I wanted to play basketball. It didn’t matter to me that it was a DIII school. DIII does not mean that we don’t work as hard. It means that we are more hard working and play for love of the game—not scholarships.  

We sweat. We lift. We cry. We cheer. We laugh. We run. We run some more. We succeed. We fail. We try again. We lead, and we lead by example. We love what we do, each and every day. We are DIII athletes at the University of Mary Washington. But more importantly, we are students at the University of Mary Washington. 

Thank you, faculty and staff, for supporting the student-athletes who represent UMW!  It’s a great day to be an Eagle! 

Lynne Richardson

Faculty Athletic Representative

Dean, College of Business

University of Mary Washington