Junior Ella Schafer competes for women’s swim and throws discus and jevelin. Courtesy | Scott Galvin Junior Ella Schafer started swimming competitively when she was 6 years old, but didn’t throw for the track team until her sophomore year of high school. Now, she does both at the collegiate level. Schafer is a dual-sport athlete–swimming...
Courtesy | Austin Thomas Should golfers be allowed to compete in shorts? Pants only. It’s a tradition. Baseball players don’t wear shorts, and basketball players don’t wear pants. You’re a Wisconsinite — what’s your favorite type of cheese and why? It’s a tie between aged white cheddar and port wine cheese. I’ve had them all...
Courtesy | Austin Thomason If you were on offense, what position would you play? I played some running back in high school so realistically probably that. But I’d kind of want to put on 80 pounds and play O-line. Do you use ChapStick? No. I’m convinced most people have made themselves dependent on it...
Shea Ruddy at Victory Day in 2025. Hillsdale Athletic Department | Ashley Van Hoose Hillsdale College football captain Shea Ruddy was named one of 22 members of the 2026 Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team Sept. 15, recognizing his commitment to community service alongside his achievements on the field and in the...
Photo Courtesy | Hillsdale Athletic Department. What, surprisingly, haven’t you learned yet? Well, I haven’t learned it yet? Then I don’t know what it is! What’s your record in an ice bath? I’ve gone 15 minutes. After that, I think it starts to get not great for you anymore. I normally don’t time...