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Eagle of the week: Chandler Vaudrin

Matthew Shealy

Chandler Vaudrin had quite the growth spurt in high school. From 5-foot-10 as a freshman to 6-foot-5 by his junior year, he quickly realized he had the potential to play…

Eagle of the Week: Alexis Brindley

Lily Fremed

Swinging into her senior year at Winthrop University is Alexis Brindley of the women’s golf team. From Marietta, Georgia, Brindley graduated in just three years this past May with a…

Eagle of the week: Laurin Uptegrove

Matthew Shealy

If you knew Laurin Uptegrove before high school, you probably knew her as a basketball player. Growing up in Springboro, OH, Uptegrove said her middle school didn’t have a soccer…

Recuperating

Lily Fremed

When students went home on March 13 for spring break, nobody expected to spend the rest of their semester off campus, especially athletes who still had numerous games scheduled. The…

In recognition of September being National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the Winthrop University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted a virtual town hall on Sept. 23 featuring the Hilinski’s Hope Foundation. Hilinski’s…

Eagle of the week: Jeremiah Boyd

Lily Fremed

“I think it is important for college athletes to be team-oriented and hard-working. It is also important to be focused on school first. My favorite part about being a college…

Wins for Winthrop Esports

Matthew Shealy

Winthrop Esports saw its first action of the season as the League of Legends team competed in the Harrisburg University Esports Invitational on Sept. 19 and 20. The Eagles opened…

Scoring and soaring

Matthew Shealy

Coming off a spectacular season in 2019-2020, the Winthrop University men’s basketball team has strengthened its championship-caliber roster. Toneari Lane and Kelton Talford enter as true freshmen, while Nate Buss…

August 26, 2020

The Johnsonian

Winthrop at your humble abodes

La J’ai Reed

As COVID-19 continues its sweep across the nation, citizens are constantly transforming the way they live their daily lives. This story is no different for Winthrop Athletics. The Winthrop sports…