How student-athletes balance athletics and academics at Linfield

How student-athletes balance athletics and academics at Linfield

Being a student-athlete means living in two demanding systems at the same time. One revolves around practices, lifts, meetings and competition. The other revolves around classes, assignments, exams and deadlines that don’t move just because your athletic schedule is full. Sometimes these two systems align. Most of the time, they don’t.    Here’s how Linfield student athletes work to balance both worlds:    Planning ahead before the week takes ov…