Lake Forest College
1) Sit ups. Obvious choice for an abdominal exercise that does not require equipment. Typically, shoot for 3 sets of 25+ 2) Jumping Jacks. If you are looking for a cardio exercise in a limited space, here you go. Complete 50 and then take a 30 second break. Continue for 3-4 sets. 3) Running in place. If you want to mix things up, alternate between running in place and jumping jacks. Shoot for 1 minute…
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Being a student is not easy. Being an athlete is not easy. Being a student-athlete is even tougher. Lake Forest College allows student-athletes to succeed both on and off the court, the rink, the field, and the pool. Athletes spend at least two hours a day five days a week on practice alone, not including weekends away from school to play. Most students have to spend their weekend away focusing on their sport, but also their…
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The Lake Forest College men’s and women’s club rugby teams headed to the Tournament of Champions (TOC) hosted by Northern Illinois University in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois on Saturday, April 11. The tournament included more than 20 men’s and women’s collegiate and club rugby teams from around the area, including Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana. The women started out the day against the Fox Valley Vixens, a women’s club team from St. Charles, Illinois. Lake Forest dominated…
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Dan Andrews has been confirmed as the new men’s soccer coach. The news was announced February 27 by Lake Forest College Director of Athletics Jackie Slaats, on the Forester athletic website. Andrews, an assistant with the men’s soccer team in 2014, will take over for Chris Bergmann, who recently left the College to become the head women’s soccer coach at the Virginia Military Institute. “This is the best option that the school chose,” said team…
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The ultimate goal is to graduate with a degree. However, with the four years students are given, it is also an opportunity to write a chapter in one’s life with experiences defined by more than just academic components. College athletics are a necessary component of the college experience. Whether you are an athlete on the field or a student cheering feverishly in the stands, college athletics manages to unite campuses through their unrelenting pride for…
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The Lake Forest College men’s soccer team adopted seven-year-old, Highland Park native, Jonathan Lucas Barragan in June 2014. Jonathan goes by his middle name Lucas. Lucas was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome two weeks before his second birthday. He was in need of a life-saving kidney transplant with a type-O blood match. “Coach Bergmann [past men’s soccer coach] wanted to give back to the community. Lucas was not able to go to school for a while, making…
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