Over a hundred Gladiators participated in the second Pep Rally of this academic year, and what a night it was! Athletics and Student Services departments organized the now-traditional Gladiators Night in honor of the upcoming matches against Rome Tre and the Università Cattolica.
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Despite the break, our Gladiators never stopped! Some trained in our gym, while others spent a beautiful weekend in the snow in the Alps. Some competed in a half-marathon, and others challenged themselves to the long hiking Cammino di Santiago.
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It has been an eventful week for the Gladiators, with four out of six teams participating in matches. The week started on a rough note for the men’s 5vs5 soccer team under coach Franceschi, who played a tough game but couldn’t overcome the Cattolica University, the actual leader of the ranking. However, Wednesday was the day that will go down in history for the fantastic result that the men’s soccer team, under coach Marian, achieved in an away game against Sapienza. They won by a stunning 7-1, the biggest victory in the 16-year history of the Gladiators.
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After presenting the new rosters for the soccer, volleyball, and basketball teams, it is finally time to announce the members of the first and incomparable cheerleading squad of the universities in Rome. The already cohesive group from last semester has been enriched with new members and is intensively preparing, with three weekly practices, for the first performance of 2023, which will be announced shortly.
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Last week was an exciting one for JCU Gladiators as almost all of our teams participated in the Rome University Championships. For the first time in our history, our brand new tennis team also participated in the tournament, playing a tough match against Campus Biomedico and losing 3-0, but facing well-trained opponents. Our team is just starting out and Marco Iorio, our Athletics Coordinator, stated that “it was more important to start this new adventure than the result, our players will have time to train and grow”.
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The tryouts for JCU’s varsity teams have come to a close, and the coaches are thrilled with the level of participation from the student body. With so many talented and dedicated athletes trying out, the selection process was certainly a challenging one.
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