Katie Tuck, Mallory Short and Melinda Johnson are Ë¿¹ÏappKC School of Pharmacy students who juggle being athletes with doctorate-level studies. Photo by Brandon Parigo.
At Ë¿¹ÏappKC, the coaches say there’s a reason they’re called student-athletes: they’re students first, athletes second.
“People want to hire athletes because they can juggle and manage a lot,” said Kendell Hale, head coach for Ë¿¹ÏappKC Men’s and Women’s Tennis. “Only a select few student-athletes are going to go pro in their sports so our job is to give them the memories and tools to be successful in the workforce.”
Ë¿¹ÏappKC coaches have been able to accommodate nearly all graduate-degree programs, and they can create special one-on-one practice sessions to interact with the academic schedules of student-athletes.
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Reviewed 2017-10-18