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Craig Virgin: Life in the fast lane

Virgin, president and founder of his own company, is no stranger to success, but he has always worked hard for his achievements.

Playing for Two

Kaneisha Atwater got pregnant at 18, but her dreams didn’t die when her son was born. What she thought was her mistake is now her motivation – she plays basketball so she can go to college so she can give him the childhood she never had.

Larry Tucker: Being a student-athlete was "principal" to his success

The former basketball standout at Lewis University leads by example in helping his Marist High School students in Chicago set goals, work hard and never give up.

Debunked

We can’t set the record straight on every myth in college sports. But for a few of the most common assumptions, NCAA researchers hit the books on a fact-finding mission. The team pored over, crunched and analyzed a bevy of surveys, numbers and charts. And now, we share the truth.

Beth Brooke-Marciniak: Failure is not an option

A pioneer of sorts, in 1977 Brooke-Marciniak was in the first class of women recruits at Purdue University to receive a basketball scholarship. She continues to pave way for women in the workplace today and has been named to Forbes Magazine’s listing of the world’s 100 most powerful women seven times.

Able to Stay Golden

Teammate. Friend. Collegiate competitor. Before she goes pro, Missy Franklin wants to seize every opportunity.

"My art will make me a better physician."

When Megan Stuart tells people about her two majors at South Dakota State University, she receives a common reaction.

"I’m not a dream stealer. I’m a realist."

For more than two decades, Greg Goings has juggled his day job as a sports information director with his role as a men’s basketball on-court official at the NCAA.

"Fly-fishing is just as nerve-racking as playing goalie."

Huh? That is no Mad Lib; it’s Cody Burgdorff’s life. The Augustana College (Illinois) senior tends goal for the school’s lacrosse team and doubles as a world-class fly fisherman.

Debunking the myths: How the NCAA works

Every January, many travel from campuses and conferences around the country to gather at the NCAA Convention. The Convention is at the heart of the NCAA rule-making structure, which underscores that the NCAA is a membership organization. But this fact is often misunderstood.

Bison show championship mettle

When some of the current seniors on the North Dakota State football team were being recruited, the Bison were finishing up a 3-8 season in 2009.

Athletes find their voice

For the first time, the Atlantic 10 Conference will invite athletes to attend conference meetings, reflecting a national trend of athletes increasingly taking part in the decision-making process.

A Perfect Match

Ron Vilardi’s final season of college football will be memorable – a fact that has nothing to do with the sport he plays.

UCLA returns to winning ways

The University of California, Los Angeles, is a regular contender for the NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship. Going into this year’s championship, UCLA had won nine times overall, including in 1969, the inaugural year. But, the Bruins hadn’t won a title since 2004.

Tufts bounces back for title

Tufts University went into the Division III tournament following a disappointing loss in their first game of the New England Small College Athletic Conference tourney. Tufts responded by winning its first national title with a 4-2 victory over Wheaton College (Illinois).

Wisconsin-Whitewater tops old rival

Wisconsin-Whitewater coach Lance Leipold, who took the head coaching job of Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member Buffalo before the Division III playoffs concluded, received a going-away gift from his team as the Warhawks downed Mount Union, 43-34, for the Division III title.

Lynn’s dream realized again

When the soccer season began this fall, about half of those listed on the men’s roster at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, had already experienced the elation of winning a national championship.

Colorado State-Pueblo: mission accomplished

Colorado State-Pueblo’s completion of a restoration project that began in 2008 culminated with winning the NCAA Division II Football Championship with a 13-0 victory over Minnesota State University, Mankato, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Tough love powers Penn State

Penn State ceded only two sets through six matches, including a 3-0 championship-clinching win over Brigham Young University in Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the Nittany Lions won their second consecutive title and sixth in eight years.

New role, familiar result for Virginia

The University of Virginia, which atypically entered this year’s tournament as an underdog, defeated the No. 2 seed, UCLA, 4-2 in penalty kicks in the tournament final Dec. 14 in Cary, North Carolina.

Starting slow, finishing big

Discovering her career dream helped Asia Foster make up for lost time. She’s a standout on and off the court at Brooklyn College.

Breakthrough performance

When Elmira College made its debut in women’s ice hockey, the program wasn’t the only thing in its first year; all the players except two were freshmen. One of those first-year students, however, became perhaps the best player in Division III women’s ice hockey history.

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