Many of us ran track or cross country in high school, seeing it as an easy way to stay in shape – and spend time with friends. Little did we know, that these seemingly easy activities would become more equitable to ancient Chinese prisoner torture. Running as fast as one can for miles on end…
During the fall season, CisternYard Sports will feature a weekly story on a different student athlete at the College of Charleston that our sports staff thinks you should know. This week, we highlight Tyler Wood from the men’s cross country team. Like plenty of children, Tyler Wood played almost every sport growing up. Even though…
Most students spend their summers relaxing, working and trying to save money, catching up on sleep or catching up with friends. This is not true for for Hannah Ruegner, a CofC graduate as of December, or for Megan Shea and Matt Jordan, two current CofC students. These three are doing something a little non-traditional with…
Each week throughout the fall, CisternYard Sports will be featuring a senior athlete at the College of Charleston who has made an impact on his or her respective team. This week, we sat down with Trish Rein from the women’s cross country team. Arriving as a freshman at the College of Charleston, Trish Rein was…
Each week throughout the fall, CisternYard Sports will be featuring a senior athlete who has made an impact on his or her respective team. This week, we sat down with Adam Seften from the men’s cross country team. As one of three seniors on the College of Charleston’s men’s cross country team, Adam Seften is…
During the final eight weeks of the spring semester, CisternYard Sports will be releasing a feature story each week on a student athlete at the College of Charleston that our sports staff thinks you should know. This week, we highlight junior MacKenzie Johnston from the men’s cross-country team. If you have been paying attention to…
The College of Charleston volleyball team returns to TD Arena on Friday after a tough trip to the Midwest, but the rest of the Cougars are scattered up and down the eastern seaboard this weekend. The volleyball team ran into a buzzsaw last weekend in Kansas, dropping straight-set matches to the host Kansas Jawhawks and…
Last weekend, the College of Charleston athletic teams won just about everything they touched. This weekend, they will try to keep that momentum going. The men’s soccer team defeated Stanford and Dayton, both of which received Top 25 votes in the NCAA coaches poll, last week at home. This weekend, they will travel three hours…
Five College of Charleston sports teams are in action this weekend, highlighted by the men’s soccer team’s home game against Stanford on Friday night, and the volleyball team’s exhibition against the Slovenian Junior National team at noon on Saturday. The Stanford match, slated for 7:30 p.m. at Patriots Point, is the Cougars’ home opener, and…
A slew of personal bests up and down the roster, including a new school record from sophomore Dena O’Brien, lifted the College of Charleston’s women to a fifth-place finish at the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships on Johns Island on Saturday, to tie for the school’s best-even finish at the conference meet. The men’s team…
As Dena O’Brien shatters another school record, people are starting to ask: Just how good can she be? She doesn’t play in front of a packed arena of 6,000 screaming fans. She’s never showcased her talents on national television. Her top YouTube clip has fewer than 300 views. But as sophomore sensation Dena O’Brien pushes…
