Did you know that the NCAA women’s gymnastics competition is only 38 years old? First established in 1982, only six universities have won team titles, while only 11 gymnasts have achieved the GymSlam with only two having achieved it twice – Margaret Mary Nichols (Oklahoma) and Kyla Ross (UCLA). Such exemplary role models are among […]
15 Best Colleges for Football Scholarships in 2020-2021
The NCAA rules dictate that Divisions I and II schools disburse more than $3.6 billion in athletic scholarships every year. While $3.6 billion seems huge, it is not considering that more than 180,000 student-athletes share the amount – and it is $20,000 per year per student-athlete if you will. In comparison, the average cost of […]
15 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball Scholarships in 2020-2021
Did you know that women’s college basketball is almost similar to men’s college basketball except for the smaller ball? But the interest in women’s college basketball isn’t small, far from it! More people watched the 2019 NCAA’s Championship Game between Baylor and Notre Dame than the WNBA’s take-all Game Five – 5.5 million viewers and […]
15 Best Colleges for Girls’ Volleyball Scholarships in 2021
The women’s volleyball tournament was introduced 40 years ago, and it has since made impressive strides. In 2018, 18,000 female players in all three NCAA divisions attracted bigger crowds than their male counterparts. The sport isn’t considered inferior in athleticism to many other men’s and women’s college sports. No wonder then that top-notch high school […]
14 Best Colleges for Cheerleading Scholarships in 2021
Cheerleaders make it seem so effortless to perform backflips, basket tosses, and pyramids – all while smiling for the crowd! Like their fellow athletes, cheerleaders have a high risk of injury because of the dangerous stunts. The common injuries among college cheerleaders are muscle strains in the hips, lower back, legs, elbow and shoulder dislocations, […]
15 Best Colleges for Golf Scholarships in 2021
With the current pandemic, all NCAA-recognized sports have been adversely affected due to the suspension of classes and social distancing measures. Few other sports have been more affected than golf because of its setup at the college level. Golf is considered as the only college sport with meaningful competition during the entirety of the academic […]
15 Best Colleges for Basketball Scholarships in 2021
The NCAA Final Four can give the NBA Finals a run for its money, viewership-wise! While the NBA Finals is still the most-watched basketball event worldwide, the NCAA Finals aren’t far behind. Take the 2013 NBA Finals Game 7 (Heat vs. Spurs), for example, with its 26.3 million viewers on ABC compared to the NCAA […]
15 Best Colleges for Women’s Track and Field Scholarships in 2021
Did you know that the first modern college track competition was held in 1864 in England? Oxford and Cambridge fielded their best track athletes, and the match ended up in a tie. Of course, the track and field traditions have their origins in prehistoric times since running, jumping, and throwing were natural human movements. Nowadays, […]
15 Best Colleges for Baseball Scholarships in 2021
Baseball has always been in the top three of America’s favorite sports, the other two being football and basketball. Most baseball fans know the greatest players, from Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, and Joe DiMaggio to Alex Rodriguez, and stick to their teams through strikes and storms. Indeed, baseball is America’s national pastime! But why is it […]
15 Best Colleges for Tennis Scholarships in 2021
Did you know that many of the greatest professional tennis players we look up to used to be collegiate champions? Dennis Ralston won several NCAA championships while a University of Southern California (USC) student; the Bryan Brothers, Bob, and Mike, played for Stanford University while on full-ride tennis scholarships; and Patrick McEnroe was also a […]