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    Three student athletes at Penn State Beaver expressed feeling underappreciated by faculty and students. As a smaller campus, the athletics department receives less attention than other Penn State branches. A baseball player said favoritism is shown to other teams with new equipment. A basketball player wished faculty understood the time commitment of their sport. Despite this, the athletes described their teams as like families who support each other.

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    Penn State Beaver’s student athletes feel ‘underappreciated’

    By: Eva Pratte

    Penn State Beaver’s Nittany Lion Shrine. Monaca, Pa. Monday, April 17. (Photo by Eva Pratte)

    MONACA, Pa.  Three Penn State Beaver student athletes from the men’s basketball team,
    baseball team and volleyball team shared their perspectives on being student athletes at the
    collegiate level. The majority expressed how they often felt undervalued by faculty and students
    on campus.

    Penn State Beaver, one of the 24 branch campuses of Penn State University, offers five sports
    teams for student athletes.

    Every year, new athletes join the campus’s teams from all over the United States and beyond.
    However, due to the campus’s smaller size, the athletics department is often overlooked by
    many.

    This has led to not much being known about the teams’ success or players, as it is not frequently
    advertised to students and staff at Penn State Beaver.
    “I wish the faculty knew how undervalued and underappreciated we are as a team,” said Parker
    Walden, a senior on the baseball team.

    Walden hails from Simi Valley, California, a city 37 miles northwest from Los Angeles. He
    came to play for Penn State Beaver since it was one of the only schools that gave him an athletic
    scholarship. Prior to coming to campus, Walden had never been to the East Coast.

    According to Walden, favoritism comes into play when the athletics department decides which
    teams get new equipment.

    “Lots of favoritism goes towards the softball team or other teams within the athletic department,”
    he said. “Especially with new gear and utilities.”

    Tre Johnson, a senior point guard for the men’s basketball team, feels similar to Walden in the
    sense that he feels that the hard work that he and his team puts in gets overlooked by people
    outside of the athletics department.

    “I wish the faculty were aware of the amount of time and work that goes into competing at this
    level,” said Johnson. “We wake up at 6 a.m. just to practice and have to compete for months on
    end. It takes a toll on your body and your mental health,” he added.

    Johnson grew up playing both football and basketball in Dayton, Ohio. He ultimately decided to
    pursue basketball in college due to the serious injuries that can come with playing football.

    “It’s fun continuing to play the sport we all know and love,” said Johnson. “It’s stressful but
    rewarding at the same time. Most of us dreamed about playing collegiate basketball since we
    were kids,” he added.

    Collegiate level sports are much more difficult than the sports these athletes played in high
    school.

    According to College Athlete Insight, the training, intensity of practice, living situation, diet
    restrictions and advanced level of competition are all factors of playing collegiate level sports
    that people have to adjust to. Some adapt more quickly to it than others.

    Hannah Biro, a junior on the volleyball team, began playing volleyball during her freshman year
    of high school since her school had a well-known program. She decided to come and play for
    Penn State Beaver because she loved the atmosphere of the team.

    However, once she started playing at the collegiate level, she realized it was a lot harder than her
    previous experiences.

    “Everything was a lot more precise,” said Biro. “Which means you need to develop your skills at
    a higher level.”
    On top of the advanced playing requirements, student athletes also have to figure out how to
    balance both sports and schoolwork in a way that works best for them since each student has
    different workloads and schedules depending on their majors.

    “To be a student athlete at the college level forces you to learn how to properly manage your
    time and how to cooperate with others on the importance of being a team player,” said Walden.

    Although the Penn State Beaver sports teams may not feel appreciated by those outside of the
    athletics department, they still all have some sort of positive team atmosphere.

    “The volleyball team was like a family,” said Biro. “A team atmosphere has to be like a family
    for me. If the team doesn’t, for some reason, get along, it can make playing the sport very
    difficult.”

    “It feels like a brotherhood,” said Johnson. “You grind with 15 other people for months and get
    to battle against teams from all over. By around mid-season, you feel like your team is your
    extended family,” he said.

    “To be part of a team atmosphere is incredible,” said Walden. “It’s a great feeling to know when
    you are down or struggling, your teammates have your back whether it’s on or off the field.”
    The Tweet:

    #PennStateBeaver student #athletes discuss feeling ‘underappreciated’ by student body and


    faculty.

    Works Cited

    n.d. 16 April 2023. <https://psubeaverathletics.com/landing/index>.

    At a Glance. n.d. 16 April 2023. <https://www.simivalley.org/our-city/at-a-glance>.

    High School vs. College Sports | 7 Major Differences. n.d. 16 April 2023.

    <https://collegeathleteinsight.com/differences-hs-vs-college-sports/#:~:text=College

    %20sports%20is%20going%20to,up%20to%20a%20whole%20year.>.

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