With 114 marathon wins, Justin Gillette ’05 runs toward free pizza for life
Justin Gillette has won 114 marathons, more than most people have entered, and he's hoping to win many more
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GC GOATs: Cassie Greives ’11 went from reluctant to play to Maple Leaf WBB great
Cassie Greives '11 currently ranks first in program history in rebounds (1,016) and field goals made (622), second in points (1,614) and third in blocks (77) and free throws made (370).
Melanie Meyer ’15 introduced as new Goshen High School volleyball coach
Melanie Meyer '15, a two-sport athlete at Goshen College, will be the Goshen High School Redhawks new volleyball head coach.
Dining A La King: Improvisation is a necessary skill in wilderness cooking
You need a lot of food for 11 college students and their three guides as they prepare a seven-day trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness during a May term class.
Jay Smith ’74 offers secrets to longevity, excellence
Jay Smith '74 is retiring as a high school basketball official after 48 years, having been named the IHSAA Outstanding Girls Basketball Official in 2001 and the same for the boys in 2010. In 2009 he was awarded the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Circle Center Award, and in 2015, he was awarded the Mildred Ball Award for excellence in basketball officiating.
Katie Sowers ’09, Goshen and Hesston alum, becomes second female NFL coach
Katie Sowers is making history. In accepting a position as an offensive assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers, Sowers is primed to become only the second woman in the National Football League’s history to hold a full-time assistant coaching position throughout the NFL season.
A classroom in a canoe: GC students spend May term on the Boundary Waters
While most GC students spent their May term in classrooms, labs or studios, 13 students embarked on a self-contained canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).
Pat Vendrely ’85: Staying true in a murky world – MEDA Marketplace
How global sports marketer Pat Vendrely '85 survives with ethics intact.
For the love of the game: Katie Sowers ’09 to make NFL coaching debut – Hesston College
From July 24 through the second preseason game on Aug. 20, Sowers will work with the Atlanta Falcon’s wide receivers through the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship, an internship program
In the media: The Bolden story
After serving 22 years in prison for crimes he didn’t commit, Eddie Bolden was released and able to see his son, Dominique, graduate from Goshen College in the same week. Read their story: