I graduated from Austin College in January of 2014 with a major in Psychology and minor in Exercise and Sport Science. Upon graduation, I went on to complete an internship for the Kansas City Chiefs in their one-of-a-kind educational center known as the Sports Lab. This center aligns with the NFL’s Play 60 initiative to… [Read More]
Jeremy Swisher ’17
Jeremy Swisher graduated Austin College in 2017, majoring in Biochemical Neuroscience and minoring in Exercise and Sport Science. As an ESS minor, Jeremy crafted an Honors Thesis in the discipline. He is now achieving his MD at Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine.
Lexi Beeson ’14
Lexi Beeson ’14, now assistant director of strength and conditioning at University of Texas at San Antonio, was preparing for her Austin College graduation and had a job offer on the table. “I was offered a position as a business analyst with a fairly prominent company and realized that the idea of sitting at a… [Read More]
Ransom Okpala ’14
Ransom Okpala ’14 remembers being on the B team. “I come from a very big family and I’m the oldest of seven,” Ransom said. “When you’re in a big family, everyone wants to find their niche. You want to be different and find something you’re good at.” “In seventh grade I was on the A… [Read More]
Mike Sorrells ’65
Mike Sorrells ’65 earned a business degree and expected to go to work using it. Although he had played football at Austin College and had minored in physical education, coaching was not the original plan. But, plans change. “I’ve known people who have said they wanted to be a coach for as long as they… [Read More]
Heather Sanders ’91
Heather Woods Sanders ’91 carries her coaching persona into the classroom. “I coach both volleyball and calculus to win,” she said. “I want my kids to succeed on the AP Calculus exam so we take an ‘US vs. THEM’ approach to the AP test.” Heather coaches volleyball and teaches calculus at Canyon High School in… [Read More]
Buck Buchanan ’97
Justin “Buck” Buchanan ’97 never faced a Hendrix College football team when he played for the ’Roos. Hendrix did not have a football program—and would not until 2013 when the former Austin College lineman wore the whistle as the first head coach in 53 years. “I knew I fit in here at Hendrix, and I… [Read More]