Name |
School |
Major |
Hometown |
Comment |
Allen Zhao |
University of Michigan |
B.S. in Materials Science and Enginnering |
Novi, Michigan |
College boxing has largely made me the person I am today. As captain, VP, and this year’s team president, there are few things I am prouder of than watching the development of my teammates, both from a boxing perspective, and also from watching them grow as people. Competing has humbled me, inspired me, taught me to be mature, and taught me to be confident, and passing on these lessons to the younger members of my team has been the highlight of my college experience. |
Christine Le |
Univeristy of California, Riverside |
B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing) |
Riverside, California |
I remember my coach telling me I would be the first female to compete for our school and being the first at something sounded appealing. But as I started putting more time into running and tuning up my technique, I found myself amongst a supportive community of boxers with the same goals as me. Competing in college boxing became more than I initially thought, it became a lifestyle and positively transformed my mindset completely. |
Genesis Green |
Univeristy of California, Riverside |
B.A. in Psychology |
Eastvale, California |
Personally, competing in boxing was about moving forward past all the fear, uncertainty, and the paralyzing urge to run away, to finally find out what kind of a person I truly am. I knew what most of the world thought of people like me, carried the weight that I would be the first official transwoman to fight in this organization, and that I would face a determined man with the imposing testosterone that I no longer had. Yet I remained resolved, fought with all the power I possessed, and I will forever know that I was never a coward, but a woman who will fight to the end, and stay standing. |
Enrique Ojeda |
Univeristy of California, Riverside |
B.A. in Liguistics, B.A. in Education |
Hollister, California |
Boxing at USIBA and for the UCR boxing team has shown me the amount of discipline and heart you must have in order to compete in the sport of boxing. |
Donovan Awrow |
University of Michigan |
B.S. in Civil Engineering |
Sterling Heights, Michigan |
Competing in college boxing has easily been one of my favorite college experiences. The sport has allowed me to push myself mentally and physically in ways I had never thought possible. The lessons I have learned in the ring will follow me for the rest of my life and I am incredibly thankful and blessed to have participated in the sport. |