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UTAH PREPARES FOR TAKEOFF

January 25, 2013 by John Strubel Leave a Comment

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When Mike Sanfratello steps off the plane he starts with a prayer. “Lord, help me to get out of the way …” he whispers as his feet move quickly through the airport terminal in Utah. “Let me find you here and let me join you in it.”

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Filed Under: Print Bylines Tagged With: Bill Schorr, FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Mike Sanfratello, Utah State Aggies, Weber State

Wright on Time

May 25, 2011 by John Strubel Leave a Comment

The late John Wooden believed success was contingent on timing; every play required precision. Wooden drilled his players in practice, repeating schemes step-by-step until everyone was in lockstep, every movement a flawless execution.

WNBA guard Monica Wright knows about timing, too.

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Filed Under: Print Bylines Tagged With: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden, Minnesota Lynx, Monica Wright, University of Virginia Cavaliers, WNBA

A Kiss from Jesus

October 24, 2010 by John Strubel Leave a Comment

One of the first things Kylie Miraldi learned as a student at San Jose State University was the meaning of dehydration. Miraldi, the nutrition major, is studying dietetics. Miraldi, the athlete, experienced the physical symptoms. But it was Miraldi, the Christian, who’d face the spiritual showdown against the condition.

Miraldi had decided to apply at the college following a campus visit in 2008. She was certain San Jose State was the college for her. She wanted to play Division I volleyball. She wanted to stay in California, and the fact that Sarah McAtee, who Miraldi has played volleyball with since she was eight years old, was also bound for San Jose State and would be her teammate, was confirmation – or so she thought.

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Filed Under: Print Bylines Tagged With: FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kylie Miraldi, NCAA, San Jose State volleyball

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