Athletics

A nursing major, Ricky Cantrell is studying to take care of hospital patients for a living. For now, Cantrell is taking care of business on the track, as well as building a legacy as a sprinter on the men’s track and field team. Cantrell recently took a break from his off-season lifting session to talk with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about his first two years at Capital, his new role as a team leader, and what he would with $100 at Best Buy.

Rising senior Abby Winland talks with Sports Information Assistant Bryan DeArdo in the latest segment of the "I WILL" series. Abby talks about using her final collegiate summer to improve her game and getting ready to student teach this academic year.

While many people try to hurdle through obstacles, Capital senior punter Ton Gantner kicks over them. Gantner has overcome his share of injury setbacks and has become a leader on the Crusader football squad. Gantner talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about his obstacles, the life of a punter, and what it is like to play both high school and college football with quarterback Marty Assmann.

COLUMBUS – Capital University will recognize seven with athletics awards including four new members of the Capital University Athletics Hall of Fame at a dinner following the first home football game of the fall on September 19.

2008 OAC Midfielder of the Year Daniel McCarthy sits down with Capital Sports Information Assistant Bryan DeArdo to talk about the upcoming season and his goals for his career one and off the pitch.

Capital senior Joel Eversole is no stranger to life on the run. Sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo sat down with Eversole to discuss cross country, why Steve Prefontaine is so revered by the running community, and who would win a one-on-one soccer matchup between himself and girlfriend Julie Horton, a recent Capital graduate that played soccer for the Crusaders.

Lizzy Stanton started her collegiate career walking into The Capital Center four years ago with a goal to improve both herself and the women’s track and field team. She left an outdoor three-time All-American and is the first women in school history to earn All-America honors. Sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo talked with Stanton about her career as well as her future plans.

One of four freshmen on last year’s cross country team, Hannah Childs and her classmates played a key role in the team’s success in 2008. Now a sophomore, Childs talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about the legacy she and her teammates hope to build, her preference in running shoes, and her life on campus outside of practice.

Middle linebacker Matt Heagen is one of the remaining links from the 2006 Crusader football team that at one point was ranked third best in the nation. Now a senior who has recently overcome a knee injury, Heagen talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about how he and the team will look to link together to pursue a national championship.

Post player Adam Johns will be asked to taked one more of a leaderhsip role with the men's basketball team in the upcoming season after the departure of eight players off a squad that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2008-2009. Learn more about Adam in this feature from Bryan DeArdo.

Rising senior Molly Sheils will be one of the leaders of the Capital women’s soccer program this fall following a junior season that saw her named as a NSCAA Second Team All-Region selection as well as a NSCAA/adidas Third Team All-East Region Scholar Athlete. Sheils talked with sports information assistant Bryan DeArdo about Capital’s chances at the OAC title next season, soccer’s popularity in America, and who is the best dresser on the team.

CU Sports Information Assistant Bryan DeArdo continues his "I WILL" series with women's basketball player Kristen Richardson.

Kara Guster (volleyball) and Doug Gibbons (track & field) were named Capital's 2009 winners of the Clyde Lamb award which is given annually by the Ohio Athletic Conference to the best senior student-athletes from each OAC institution. Bryan DeArdo continues his "I WILL" series with a conversation with Kara Guster.

CU Sports Information Assistant Bryan DeArdo begins his "I WILL" series by sitting down with 2008 OAC Forward of the Year Steven McCarthy.

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