Mercer lacrosse player Cole Branch is always on the go. From class, to practice, to homework, to workouts, this athlete always has a busy schedule. At 7:00 a.m., Branch rolls out of bed and turns on the shower to start his day. Each morning for breakfast, the standout athlete consistently prepares himself ...
The 2012 college football season has brought us some memorable stories: the first freshman to win the Heisman, Alabama’s third national championship under Nick Saban, Penn State rising from the ashes of a massive scandal. The biggest story of the season, though, comes to us courtesy of the off-season. ...
The Mercer men’s Tennis team kicks off their season at Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 19 while the women begin on Friday, Jan. 25 at Alabama State. After a solid fall season, the Bears look to continue their success throughout their spring season when winning is most important. On the girls’ side, there ...
Within the past few months, two Bear athletes have garnered some of the most prestigious honors in their respective sports. Senior midfielder for the Mercer men’s soccer team Will Betts was named a Capital One First Team Academic All-American while junior designated hitter for the Mercer baseball ...
In 2010, the Auckland, New Zealand native, Kate Alemann, decided to take her basketball career out of her home country and into the United States. For her freshman and sophomore year of college, Alemann played basketball at Mineral Area College, a two-year public community college located in Park Hills, ...
The mantra, “Two is better than one,” is something the Mohanty twins believe to be true. Fraternal twins Arnav and Arsav Mohanty play on Mercer University’s Division I Men’s Tennis Team. Every day the brothers eat, sleep, and practice together with dreams of one day playing professional tennis. As ...
History is in the making this spring semester, as Mercer University welcomes a women’s track and field team. A group of 16 girls expressed interest in being on the team. Mercer’s head coach Ryan Bailey has been coaching Mercer’s cross country team for 11 years and will now coach women’s track ...
Precious Bridges is a sophomore from West Palm Beach, Fla. Bridges is majoring in communication with a minor in criminal justice. Bridges is a point guard and shooting guard on the Mercer Women’s Basketball team. Coming straight from practice, she sat down with the Cluster to talk about her life as ...
On Nov. 8, Mercer faced off against East Tennessee State University in the Atlantic Sun Men’s soccer championship semifinals at the FGCU Soccer Complex. Mercer men’s soccer came out on top against all odds with a 4-2 penalty kick shootout. Having won against ETSU, the bears advanced to the A-Sun ...
Texas A&M’s quarterback Johnny Manziel has put up absurd numbers this year. So absurd, that his play has garnered him the nickname “Johnny Football.” Through 12 games this season, Manziel has 3,419 yards passing and 24 touchdowns to go with 1,181 yards and 19 touchdowns rushing. His 4,600 yards ...
Seeking a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, preparing for practice and having a social life keeps Jake Gollon’s agenda quite full. Gollon is one of the most successful and recognized members of the men’s basketball team. The Mercer men’s basketball team keeps making progress and was ...
After two three-set wins against Kennesaw State and USC Upstate and some help in other conference match-ups, the Mercer women’s volleyball team claimed a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament as the number six seed under first year head coach, Damian Elder. The Bears traveled to host Lipscomb ...
The Mercer women’s basketball team has had a busy schedule of late. Their first game of the year came against Brevard in their homecoming game. The game began with Brevard coming out strong with a 13-3 lead in the first five minutes of the game, but Mercer came back with vengeance. The Bears buckled ...
Despite their disappointing season-ending loss in the Atlantic Sun Championship, there were many high notes this season for the Mercer women’s soccer team. This season was arguably one of the best seasons in program history. Not only was their record outstanding, but six players racked up personal ...
The Mercer cross country teams traveled to Tallahassee, Fla. to conclude their 2012 season at the NCAA South Regional Championships. The men placed 12th and the women finished 24th at the Apalachee Regional Park course. In the history of the Mercer men’s team, the 12th place finish out of the 26 teams ...
With a lavish Homecoming celebration, Mercer men’s basketball opened up the 2012-2013 season against Sewanee at Hawkins Arena. Predicted to finish first in the conference this season, the Bears have their sights set on the ultimate prize, a trip to the NCAA tournament and a chance to experience March ...
The Mercer women’s volleyball team has dropped four of their last five matches, pitting them in a race against three other teams for a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. In the first match, the Bears lost a thrilling match in four sets (17-25, 25-23, 18-25, 19-25) to conference rival ...
After a hard fought 2-1 win over Northern Kentucky on Thursday, Oct. 25, the Mercer men’s soccer team clinched a spot in the Atlantic Sun Tournament for the fifth-straight season. This has been Mercer’s best record after 16 games since 2002. The win over Northern Kentucky extended the Bears’ undefeated ...
After having such success this season, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams had arguably their best showing in the Atlantic Sun Championship meet on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Buckingham Cross Country Course hosted by Florida Gulf Coast. For the second consecutive year, the women’s cross ...
Veteran NCAA Division I coach Susie Gardner became Mercer University’s 10th head women’s basketball coach on Jun. 24, 2010. Throughout Gardner’s career she has established herself both as a player, and as a coach in women’s basketball. Gardner was a member of the University of Georgia women’s ...
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