BYU Women's Faculty Flag Football Team "A Lot"
A group of female faculty have become a storied part of BYU's campus culture through an intramurals flag football team.
And it all started in Texas.
A decade ago, a grad student at the University of Texas told her roommate that she dreamed of teaching at BYU and starting an all-women’s faculty flag football team.
Sarah Olson Brinton was recruiting before she even got the BYU job.
Her roommate, Elizabeth Jeffery Kraczek, would go on to become this dream team’s starting quarterback ¬— after finishing a Ph.D. in astrophysics.
“This is easily the best thing that happened to me while at BYU and I’m so happy that I’ve been a part of it,” said Kraczek, who taught at BYU from 2014 ¬– 2017.
That happiness comes purely from being part of an academically accomplished sisterhood — not from winning games. These professor-athletes compete against student teams full of younger, more athletic players who also have more football experience.
“In the 20 years between their average age and our average age, you lose a lot of speed and agility,” said Jessica Preece, a political scientist, running back and current head coach. “And on top of that, let’s be honest, most of us were pretty nerdy and so we were never top athletes to begin with for the most part.”
Keep reading at:
https://news.byu.edu/news/texas-football-culture-spreads-byu-faculty
Видео BYU Women's Faculty Flag Football Team "A Lot" канала Brigham Young University
And it all started in Texas.
A decade ago, a grad student at the University of Texas told her roommate that she dreamed of teaching at BYU and starting an all-women’s faculty flag football team.
Sarah Olson Brinton was recruiting before she even got the BYU job.
Her roommate, Elizabeth Jeffery Kraczek, would go on to become this dream team’s starting quarterback ¬— after finishing a Ph.D. in astrophysics.
“This is easily the best thing that happened to me while at BYU and I’m so happy that I’ve been a part of it,” said Kraczek, who taught at BYU from 2014 ¬– 2017.
That happiness comes purely from being part of an academically accomplished sisterhood — not from winning games. These professor-athletes compete against student teams full of younger, more athletic players who also have more football experience.
“In the 20 years between their average age and our average age, you lose a lot of speed and agility,” said Jessica Preece, a political scientist, running back and current head coach. “And on top of that, let’s be honest, most of us were pretty nerdy and so we were never top athletes to begin with for the most part.”
Keep reading at:
https://news.byu.edu/news/texas-football-culture-spreads-byu-faculty
Видео BYU Women's Faculty Flag Football Team "A Lot" канала Brigham Young University
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