{"id":3149,"date":"2018-11-28T16:29:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T21:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=3149"},"modified":"2018-12-18T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T21:13:12","slug":"different-strokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=3149","title":{"rendered":"Different Strokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By\u00a0Alexis Hepler<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Occidentalist<br \/>\nTraverse City West Senior HS<br \/>\n1st Place<br \/>\nDivision 2, News Writing<br \/>\nSports Feature Story<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">When sports come naturally, it is never easy to pick just one, and athletes have to make difficult choices when choosing their athletic seasons. This year, Maddie Medler \u201819 quit soccer and basketball to join the rowing team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI have played soccer ever since I was little and this would be my third year on Varsity, and I was a captain on Varsity last year,\u201d Medler said. \u201cI have played basketball ever since I was little as well and this would be my first year on Varsity. I stopped playing them because of how many injuries I have acquired from playing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I started rowing this summer just to try something new, and it was such a different kind of physical workout that I just fell in love with it. It is actually so hard, and has made me gain a lot more muscle mass. It\u2019s actually the one sport I have played that has made me feel like I\u2019m going to throw up from working so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">It was not easy to exchange two sports she both loved and was good at for rowing, but Medler has found her strength in the boat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cYou feel so great after a rowing practice because of how hard you\u2019ve worked,\u201d Medler said. \u201cOverall it was just so refreshing for me to find something so calming yet so intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The number of female-only rowing teams has exploded over the last decade which puts Medler at an advantage when applying to schools and for scholarships. Schools like Ohio State University, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan all have funding available for female rowers, including some full rides. This past fall Medler visited the rowing program and campus at Grand Valley State, however she is also interested in studying optometry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Alexis Hepler The Occidentalist Traverse City West Senior HS 1st Place Division 2, News Writing Sports Feature Story When sports come naturally, it is never easy to pick just one, and athletes have to make difficult choices when choosing their athletic seasons. 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