Striker's friends, immediately impressed, asked her to join the fifth-grade travel basketball team. Mystic Striker: Great Lakes Christian College's Overcomer. Check community organizations, employers, unions, and banks for scholarship opportunities. How a group of 'last-chance' college basketball players transformed a winless program. But when she settled down at Great Lakes Christian College, she inched towards something missing since she was about 9 years old - a sense of normality. "If she stays healthy she'll be the first player to reach 1, 000 points and potentially the first player to get 500 rebounds in a career at Great Lakes, " Long said. That didn't stop him from proclaiming the Crusaders one of the best teams in the NCCAA before he even saw them pick up a basketball. Striker played in every game and averaged 12.
No shiny trophy cases. GLCC's school code is 002269. Get Discovered by college coaches. 0 Committed Roster Athletes. Great Lakes Christian College, 6211 W Willow Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917, USA. The players woke up at 4:30 a. m. and completed 500 burpees before the sun came up. Kaleb Smith had a huge four-point play, drawing a foul on a drained 3-pointer to give the Trailblazers some momentum at 55-50. This information is very valuable for all high school student-athletes to understand as they start the recruiting process.
Daniel Cluster led Spring Arbor in scoring with 20 points and collected his first double-double of the season, as he finished with 13 rebounds. She set the school record with a time of 6:23. Unfortunately, Great Lakes Christian College does not have a (NCAA sanctioned) basketball team at this time. Everything seemed normal for Striker as a kid. Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. Off the court, his personal life suffered. Shop Great Lakes Christian College Crusaders apparel, clothing, gear, and merchandise at the Great Lakes Christian College Shop on Shop for the latest selection of Great Lakes Christian College Crusaders fan gear and apparel. Read our blog and news articles to stay current on the latest updates coming from Great Lakes Christian College. Could Striker score a simple three points? I don't know if Tom (Izzo) would ever schedule me. The Crusaders went 19-11 this year, including 11-2 against National Christian College Athletic Association Division II opponents.
"When we heard he was coming, we didn't know what to expect, " said Reed, a Flint native and junior guard. "I want to be a senior, " Striker says. In his first season at Crossroads, his team won a national tournament. I'm not scared of anything. Although Striker had very little time to process this tragedy before her fourth season started, she still has "big expectations" for the Crusaders.
The Collins family gladly opened their arms to Striker. Served by air and bus; major airport serves Detroit (90 miles); train serves East Lansing. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Then her Aunt Davie, along with "Gramma Bede, " made that wish come true for her and one of her brothers. A coach at a crossroads. We apologize for this inconvenience and invite you to return as soon as you turn 13. Not knowing what had happened yet, Striker could only notice a dripping on her leg. But plummeting boulder fast? But the foster parents kept their licenses and continued to house the children.
So what's the spark for this turnaround? "This whole time, I'm helping my grandma take care of my six younger siblings, " Striker says. Bushong learned about her situation and wanted to adopt Striker just as much as Striker wanted to move to the Bushong household. "I enjoyed the moment, we celebrated after and my [adoptive] mom was there with a big poster that said '1, 000 points', " Striker says. 1) in her sophomore season, the one without her finger, than her freshman year (12. Just having a recruiting profile doesn't guarantee you will get recruited.
The coach lit into Westerlund about his drinking. "I don't know how many coaches would have recruited the guys that we got, " Westerlund said. It took 45 minutes to get from her grandmother's house to the foster home in the small town of Hays, Montana. "A lot of the players on this team faced a lot of adversity, " Seidu said. It features starting center Basit Seidu, who grew up in a single-parent home and feared he'd lose his mother, too, when she battled breast cancer … twice. "With her, that's when everything changed, " Striker says. He began his coaching career at Harford with great expectations … and then the team went 6-22. As a kid, Westerlund used to tell people he was going to become the youngest Division I coach in NCAA history. Crossroads cut his pay from $30, 000 to $8, 000. Striker had always been fast, really fast. The only thing stopping them was her hometown tribe. "She had to overcome a lot and she just keeps going. Workshops, retreats, guest speakers and more.
"We all grew up in bad parts of where we come from. "She seems to have relentless energy, " says head coach CB Long, who was hired for the 2021-22 season, says. The Trailblazers have a big test up next when they open conference play hosting the University of Rio Grande this Saturday at 3 p. m. If you can't quickly find and message any college coach you want, then you're not solving your biggest problem in getting recruited for Basketball. "That's what made me look up to her because I know many people who would give up, " teammate Randi Fitzgerald says. They transferred her to another hospital and she arrived accompanied by an ultimatum. Pushed to their breaking point, the players learned something about themselves. That's about all she had till basketball season.
That left the first-year coach with just three players when he started. That talk has stayed with me forever. Little did Westerlund know that he was there for more than pancakes. Bible/Biblical Studies.
When Westerlund took the job as the coach and athletic director this offseason, he became GLCC's third coach in as many seasons and inherited just three players. "I want to play Michigan State. Scholarships for students 2023-2024. After beating Goshen on Saturday, the Cougars have won two straight games, and six out of seven since resuming play on Jan. 16. He started that journey at 19, when he was attending Lancaster Bible College in Pennsylvania, taking 15 credits and playing two varsity sports (baseball and soccer). "All of us girls were improving, " Striker says. For this reason, the Bushong's never ended up adopting her.
The cops arrived at Striker's house and took her mother away. He took those three players, added a handful from his previous coaching stop at Wright State University Lake Campus in Ohio and then brought in a full recruiting class thanks to a little help from his wife, Tricia, a flight attendant with some free Delta flights. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. She even dug in sand to find objects. For the moment, everything pointed in the right direction for Striker. Half of Striker's middle finger on her left hand – her dominant hand – barely hung on. © 2023 FieldLevel, Inc. Visit us on. After dealing with the instability of her Fort Belknap home for a few more years, Striker knew she had to leave again if she was going to find normal.
She also earned a spot on the all-region second team and was one of five players in all of the National Christian College Athletic Association to average a double-double. He parlayed that success into his first college job just days before his 22nd birthday at a small school in Minnesota. Striker screamed in pain while rocks continued to tumble her way.