It’s only Mia Spinola’s second year at Mercer, but she is already a co-captain of the Bears’ dance team. Spinola loved dancing when she joined the team during her freshman year. However, she never realized how much she would end up loving her teammates. “I truly love to dance and the fact ...
Mercer Women’s Basketball team hosted a “Tipoff Picnic” on Oct. 17 to let fans get introduced to the players before this upcoming season. The event took place at Morgan View Farm, which is located thirty minutes from campus. The venue was outdoors and the tickets cost $35 for each person. This ...
There’s a dominant religion in the southern United States, and it’s not what you think. It’s college football. Saturdays are the most important Sabbath in the land from September to December, and no Saturdays are bigger than home games. Mercer’s campus truly comes to life whenever the Bears ...
During October of her freshman year, Willow Stuckey was in the middle of adjusting to the wild world of college. Then, she received a devastating call: one of her family members was placed in hospice care. “I was just freaking out and I didn’t know who to call — I just called one of my section ...
With colorful skates, bold personalities and unwavering determination, the Derby Demons are hard at work preparing for their season’s final skirmish at the end of the month.The Derby Demons, founded in April of 2011, consist of both experienced and novice female skaters in the Middle Georgia area. ...
Mercer’s court and sand volleyball teams were recent recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for the 2018-2019 academic year. The AVCA’s award honors high school and college volleyball teams for academic excellence through their maintenance of a 3.30 cumulative ...
With the crack of a bat in Seattle on Sunday, a Mercer Bear made history. Former Mercer Bear baseball player Kyle Lewis hit his fourth home run during his sixth Major League Baseball appearance, helping lead the Seattle Mariners to a comeback win against the Chicago White Sox. “I’m just trying ...
A rising star has been spotted on the Mercer Women’s Soccer team; freshman Nicole Icen from Marietta, Georgia, scored three goals in a single game against Davidson College, leading the Bears to victory. Icen, who plays center forward, first got into soccer after seeing her dad and older sister’s ...
The road from Durham, North Carolina, to Mercer University has been paved with hard work and determination for Dorian Kithcart. The redshirt senior nose guard has played with drive and determination since he first played football in seventh grade. As a current graduate student pursuing his master’s ...
Athletics is an important part of Mercer — it has several Division One sports teams, including football, basketball, lacrosse, golf and soccer. For fans who can’t make it to the games, several of these sports are broadcasted on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Plus through a partnership ...
The men’s and women’s cross country teams are welcoming a new coach, John Hayman, for the 2019-2020 school year. “Our team now runs with a sense of passion and grit like I've never seen before during my time at Mercer,” junior runner Anna Grzeszczak said. “Just one big dorky family working ...
The U.S. Men’s National Golf Team won the Walker Cup in England on Sept. 6, defending the title they won two years prior. The men’s team completed the tournament in Hoylake, England, with a score of 15.5, edging out the British-Irish team’s score of 10.5. The U.S. team was captained by Nathaniel ...
The momentum of two early wins on the road seemed destined to carry the Bears to a win in their first home game of 2019. In fact, it seemed certain it would happen when David Durden, returned the opening kickoff 78 yards to set up the Bears inside the red zone on their first play from scrimmage. The ...
After three years of what seemed like a revolving door of coaches and players, it is finally cross-country runner Marc Reiser’s senior year. Reiser is the only boy left in his year, having started with 13 athletes his freshman year. He competed in all five events last season for the Bears with ...
Every sports team needs athletes to make plays and win games. While these players are important, every program also needs good coaching to make it successful. Mercer Athletics has given students an opportunity to coach a team under Mercer’s very own coaching staff. John-Allen Stone is entering his ...
Mercer’s women’s soccer season is in full swing, and the team is looking to reestablish their Southern Conference dominance after a loss to Eastern Tennessee State in the first round of the playoffs last year. So far, the Bears hold a 4-1 record coming off of a 9-7-4 record last year. The first ...
The men’s soccer team played against the Cincinnati Bearcats Aug. 30, just days after the preseason preparation ended. Head Coach Brad Ruzzo said they had “six days to prepare for opening night, to button up something and get some final details down.” Their training did not start when classes ...
This is an opinion article. Any views expressed belong solely to the author and are not representative of The Cluster. When college athletes take the field, the roars of fans fill their ears. The huge fanfare of college stadiums surrounds them, and the games are even televised, often nationally. They ...
This is a letter to the editor submitted to The Cluster by Dr. Douglas Pearson, vice president and dean of students. Welcome, Mercerians. For those of you who are new to Mercer, I think you will find that you have selected an exceptional institution of higher education, and one that is rich in heritage ...
Mercer’s football program has been a crucial part of the school’s spirit and public image since the university revived the long-extinct football program in 2013. While the Bears have been formidable in some seasons, the team has never been truly consistent enough to snag a shot at a Southern Conference ...
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