Mike Emerick

Not happy with your current situation? Seek out another option.

In the case of Mike Emerick, that is just what he did.

Unhappy with his coach, his playing time, and the overall outlook of his career at Lindenwood University in the winter of 2008, the college volleyball player decided to explore other options.

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At 5'7", Mike Emerick is not your typical volleyball player. With the dimunitive stature of a prep football kicker, he chose to play sport where a premium is given on one physical characteristic.

Continue reading "College Athletics? Reality Check 101, Part 3"

Yesterday, we began the story of Mike Emerick, a volleyball player from Gurnee, IL who will be a junior this fall at  Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Mike fell into the less than 1 percent catagory as a good portion of his 1st year expenses were picked up by the  NAIA school.

Continue reading "College Athletics? Reality Check 101, Part 2"

AND FAST.

Take the case of Mike Emerick. A 2006 graduate of Warren High School, Emerick was an honor roll student and varsity volleyball player. While his friends enrolled in brand-name colleges, Emerick chose the decidedly off-the-radar Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, because it gave him the opportunity to continue to play the sport he loved.

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