Sports at Stanislaus State: Is there enough school spirit?
By: John Sumser
Issue date: 5/20/09 Section: Sports
Not everyone agrees that the campus has lost its school spirit. "Lost" implies we used to have it.
"A lot of students are into attending the sporting events, and many students seem to make friends with the athletes which helps add more support," said Robyn Sahota, a second year student. "There is a lot more notice given to the sports program at CSUS than at my high school and I feel as though it's because they want to get more students involved."
Elenna Gardner, a second year student, agrees.
"I believe they do support us. You can tell by the amount of people who show up to our events. For example, a lot of people have been showing up to our basketball games this past season," Gardner said. "And once the track stadium is done, I know that we should have a lot more school spirit."
Gardner, who is currently on the track and field team, practices five days a week for about two hours a day. Even after all that, she and her teammates are still expected to go to the gym and weight train. However, all that work seems to pay off when the athletes can hear cheering sounds coming from the student body.
"Hearing people cheering you gives you that much more adrenaline to kill the race and win. It's good to hear cheering," Gardner said.
Whether a student believes that there is enough student body support or not,it never hurts to go out and support one's athletes.
"We need to support our teams much more, like at the basketball games. They never really sell out and you never really see that big crowd of people going crazy for their team," said Freddy Rodriguez, a first year student.
Perhaps, as time goes by, the students of CSU Stanislaus will be able to take more time out of their busy schedules to support the athletes at athletic events. Having more students attend the sporting events will not only help boost school spirit, but also help boost up the spirits of CSU Stanislaus' athletes.
"A lot of students are into attending the sporting events, and many students seem to make friends with the athletes which helps add more support," said Robyn Sahota, a second year student. "There is a lot more notice given to the sports program at CSUS than at my high school and I feel as though it's because they want to get more students involved."
Elenna Gardner, a second year student, agrees.
"I believe they do support us. You can tell by the amount of people who show up to our events. For example, a lot of people have been showing up to our basketball games this past season," Gardner said. "And once the track stadium is done, I know that we should have a lot more school spirit."
Gardner, who is currently on the track and field team, practices five days a week for about two hours a day. Even after all that, she and her teammates are still expected to go to the gym and weight train. However, all that work seems to pay off when the athletes can hear cheering sounds coming from the student body.
"Hearing people cheering you gives you that much more adrenaline to kill the race and win. It's good to hear cheering," Gardner said.
Whether a student believes that there is enough student body support or not,it never hurts to go out and support one's athletes.
"We need to support our teams much more, like at the basketball games. They never really sell out and you never really see that big crowd of people going crazy for their team," said Freddy Rodriguez, a first year student.
Perhaps, as time goes by, the students of CSU Stanislaus will be able to take more time out of their busy schedules to support the athletes at athletic events. Having more students attend the sporting events will not only help boost school spirit, but also help boost up the spirits of CSU Stanislaus' athletes.
Be the first to comment on this story