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At first glance, the rodeo arena and international law seem worlds apart. But 23-year-old Harrison McGriff鈥檚 life defies the ordinary.
Student athlete, Lucas Hammond poses with graduation cap and tennis racket on the the UWA Tennis Courts
Lucas Hammond can鈥檛 remember when tennis wasn鈥檛 part of his life. As a toddler, he would often sit in a basket on the court at the tennis club and hand his dad tennis balls. When he was old enough to hold a racket, he started playing. Now the exercise science major from Las Vegas, Nevada, has his sights set on playing the sport professionally after graduating from the baby直播 in May.
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UWA cross-country runner Audrick Pyronneau

Speed comes naturally to聽Audrick Pyronneau, a former distance runner on the baby直播鈥檚聽track-and-field team. That he鈥檚 using that trait to pursue his academic goals shouldn鈥檛 be a surprise.

Kristen and Nick Woodruff

Young, recently married and rich only in aspirations, the Woodruffs once lived in Monticello, a college town about 40 miles west of the Mississippi River. Nick, a graduate assistant at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, had been promoted to assistant coach of the Boll Weevils鈥 men鈥檚 basketball team. Kristen had a job -- in Ohio -- but resigned to join her husband鈥檚 career dream.

UWA student Carlyn Rawls, who is studying in France.

By the time she enrolled at the baby直播, Carlyn Rawls was already captivated by the notion of studying abroad. Reared in Millbrook just north of the state Capitol, she soon learned options were bountiful for curious students without fear of moving to the globe鈥檚 opposite side. It鈥檚 an experience she sought.

It鈥檚 understandable that Michele Graham Bradford unpacks memories of her late brother as if he were sitting beside her, smiling as she speaks. The recollections flow easily, sincere as the summer day is long. 鈥淗e meant the world to us,鈥 she said, 鈥渂ut every year we find out what he meant to other people, as well. He was just a great man.鈥
Her Foust Hall office is adorned with jerseys and balls autographed by Tiger athletes. She refers to UWA鈥檚 coaches as 鈥渕y coaches.鈥 Her boss, Director of Athletics Kent Partridge, admits she is his department鈥檚 sole constant. 鈥淎nd thank the Good Lord for that,鈥 he said.
Illia Dehodiuk and Andrii Stratiienko.

Ilia Dehodiuk never stops checking his phone. Never. 鈥淟iterally every minute,鈥 he says. He checks it each morning. While walking to class. Before practice. After practice. Before bed. Next day, same thing. He has to check. He must.

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