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Tis past April, Kristian Eanes ’21 (bottom left) found out that Jen Brown was going to be Queens’ new women’s basketball coach. Tough the basketball guard didn’t meet Brown in person until the team moved back on campus in October, she had already bonded with her new coach as well as her teammates. “Coach Brown just hit the ground running. We were doing RingCentral meetings and team bonding activities throughout the summer,” said Eanes. “It wasn’t all about Xs and Os with her. She cared about us and that was helpful, especially for me because my grandmother got COVID-19, and they didn’t think she was going to make it. Coach told me not to worry about basketball and to take care of my family, and that’s what I needed.” In addition to emotional support, the team benefitted from


speakers Brown lined up for RingCentral meetings like Marissa Hudley ’11, the leading scorer in women’s basketball at Queens. “We were sitting there and then boom, she [Hudley] popped up and started talking to us,” remembered the nursing major. “Not only did we have engagement with alumni, but we were also able to engage with one another. I got to hear my teammates ask questions, and it allowed me to see their personalities.” As much as Eanes enjoyed those meetings, she said that


the group text chat Brown set up for the team was the most beneficial. “I learned so much about my teammates through that group chat. We talked about everything but basketball,” she explained. “Tat really enhanced our ability to get to know each other, and I think honestly built the chemistry because when we first got on campus, it was like we already knew each other.” Added Brown, “I wanted to know them as people first, get to know their stories because it helps me understand how to coach them,” she explained of her approach. Mens’ Lacrosse Coach Chris Panos also looked beyond athletics to support his players. Tat included helping players keep the right frame of mind. “I told my guys that this experience is good practice for life because you’re not going to play lacrosse forever, but you will have to manage change forever,’’ he said, adding that he wanted them to conduct themselves with integrity just as they would on campus. “Do what you say you’re going to do,” he advised them. Tat meant waking up early, getting in fitness drills and staying focused on academics. Many of Queens’ coaches reached


out to Darryl White Sr., assistant dean for


diversity, inclusion and community engagement, because they were concerned about their players and wanted to be intentional about having conversations regarding the racial injustice happening across the country.


ABIGAIL CENDEJAS ’21 (LEFT) CELEBRATES WITH HER TEAMMATES. THANKS TO COACH KATIE WURST, THE TEAM HAS STAYED CONNECTED VIRTUALLY FOR THE PAST TEN MONTHS.


After White spoke with the men’s lacrosse team, players Kevin Barry and Kyle Hornik came up with the idea for leaders from all of the teams to have a broader discussion about how to help fight systemic racism. “We brainstormed ways to make substantive change and


maintain open dialogues on the topic of race,” recalled Hornik ’20, who will begin the MBA program at Queens in January and play the NCAA waiver year for athletes who lost this past spring season because of COVID-19. “We were able to use RingCentral to have virtual discussions with leaders from many of the teams at Queens and came up with some ideas to fundraise for groups advocating for racial justice and show our solidarity with them.” Jacob Farquhar ’22, of Dallas, Texas, has been playing


lacrosse since fifth grade and said that the coaches were great about helping his team through this challenging time. “Everything at Queens is so tight-knit,” Farquhar said. Cendejas agrees. From the moment she received Coach


Wurst’s text about campus closing, the women’s rugby team stayed connected virtually. Tey adopted a new social media account called Sports You, where their team had a private page for posting workouts and personal updates. Weightlifting Coach Travis Sullivan created workouts and options for every scenario—from those with access to a gym to those stuck at home. Te team also conducted virtual meetings every week. “Coach Wurst has been incredible about keeping tabs on all of us,” she said. “Even if there are no new updates, it’s a chance to see each other’s faces and check in on personal changes.” For Cendejas, the pandemic has allowed her to engage


with Queens in a different way and do things she might not have had time to do on campus. “I could breathe and observe everything and really experience it with no distractions,” she said. “I have built myself into a successful person outside of just doing well in academics…. It has made me appreciate the community we have.” 


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