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Corey Annan

April 17, 2019 // By Corey Annan

Student Athlete Profile: Jesse James West

Many student athletes struggle between balancing school and their respective sport, but Jesse James West is able to manage both and run a popular YouTube channel. West has become a well-known figure around campus for his YouTube channel, where he posts game day lacrosse videos and fitness videos. He has reached nearly 800,000 views in the two years he has been making videos. He often has his teammate, Dave Figueiredo, film his lacrosse videos, which feature highlights from his games. However, We...
// By Corey Annan

Student Athlete Profile: Jesse James West

Many student athletes struggle between balancing school and their respective sport, but Jesse James West is able to manage both and run a popular YouTube channel. West has become a well-known figure around campus for his YouTube channel, where he posts game day lacrosse videos and fitness videos. He has reached nearly 800,000 views in the two years he has been making videos. He often has his teammate, Dave Figueiredo, film his lacrosse videos, which feature highlights from his games. However, We...
April 10, 2019 // By Corey Annan

#FocusImmigration: Student Athlete Profile: Lazaro Valdes

Before Lazaro Valdes was breaking records for the Union City High School swim team and a top swimmer for the Montclair State University Red Hawks men’s swimming team, he had to figure out a way to reach the United States. Growing up in La Havana, Cuba, Valdes’ father left him for Spain when he was just a baby. For most of his time in Cuba, he was raised by his mother, who was a doctor. Despite not having a father figure in his early childhood, Valdes stated that he had a very pleasan...
April 9, 2019 // By Corey Annan

#FocusImmigration: Student Athlete Profile: Lazaro Valdes

Before Lazaro Valdes was breaking records for the Union City High School swim team and a top swimmer for the Montclair State University Red Hawks men’s swimming team, he had to figure out a way to reach the United States. Growing up in La Havana, Cuba, Valdes’ father left him for Spain when he was just a baby. For most of his time in Cuba, he was raised by his mother, who was a doctor. Despite not having a father figure in his early childhood, Valdes stated that he had a very pleasan...
April 3, 2019 // By Corey Annan

Montclair State Softball Swings their way Past Centenary

A great first inning for the Montclair State Red Hawks in the first game of the season gave them all the momentum they needed for a two-game sweep of the Centenary Cyclones on a cold and windy day at the Montclair State University Softball Park. The Red Hawks grabbed momentum from the start of the first game and never looked back. After a quick three outs for the Cyclones in the top of the first, Montclair State kicked off the bottom half of the inning with a RBI double by junior infielder Kayle...
// By Corey Annan

Montclair State Softball Swings their way Past Centenary

A great first inning for the Montclair State Red Hawks in the first game of the season gave them all the momentum they needed for a two-game sweep of the Centenary Cyclones on a cold and windy day at the Montclair State University Softball Park. The Red Hawks grabbed momentum from the start of the first game and never looked back. After a quick three outs for the Cyclones in the top of the first, Montclair State kicked off the bottom half of the inning with a RBI double by junior infielder Kayle...
March 21, 2019 // By Corey Annan

Men’s and Women’s Swimming: Season in Review

Often overlooked with regards to some of the top athletic programs here at Montclair State University, both the men’s and women’s swim teams have proven this year that they are an emerging threat in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). For the men’s squad, a 3-5 record may be frowned upon when you look at just their season. However, the team has had a fairly tough schedule this season, featuring two Division I opponents in Seton Hall and Monmouth University, and the event...
// By Corey Annan

Men’s and Women’s Swimming: Season in Review

Often overlooked with regards to some of the top athletic programs here at Montclair State University, both the men’s and women’s swim teams have proven this year that they are an emerging threat in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). For the men’s squad, a 3-5 record may be frowned upon when you look at just their season. However, the team has had a fairly tough schedule this season, featuring two Division I opponents in Seton Hall and Monmouth University, and the eventual NJAC cha...
February 21, 2019 // By Corey Annan

Montclair State Football Deserved the Opportunity to be in a Bowl Game

For many teams, an 8-2 season would be a highly successful season with the likely chance to play in a bowl game. The Montclair State University Red Hawks football team was left out of the bowl game picture, and many were shocked to see teams with worse records and weaker schedule strengths get invitations to bowl games. This is the case simply due to the fact that Montclair State is no longer a part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a conference that sponsors bowl games and othe...
// By Corey Annan

Montclair State Football Deserved the Opportunity to be in a Bowl Game

For many teams, an 8-2 season would be a highly successful season with the likely chance to play in a bowl game. The Montclair State University Red Hawks football team was left out of the bowl game picture, and many were shocked to see teams with worse records and weaker schedule strengths get invitations to bowl games. This is the case simply due to the fact that Montclair State is no longer a part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a conference that sponsors bowl games and othe...