Many college students who are active on campus complain how there is simply not enough time in the day. I myself play one collegiate sport and constantly complain about how I have no free time in season. It gets to the point where I don’t understand how my friends put up with me from September to November. The thought of my friends who play more than one sport makes me cringe.
Katelyn Driscoll plays three varsity sports, soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse. Katelyn is also a behavioral neuroscience major, a member of THINK SAFE and safety net. How she is able to balance her time and excel academically, while maintaining an active social life, is a complete mystery to me.
Katelyn Driscoll '12
It is one thing to be able to play many different sports but it is a completely different story to excel at every sport you play. Katelyn is a starter for all three sports and last year in lacrosse, she averaged 3.06 goals per game and was ranked 8th highest scorer in the NESCAC. She led the camels with 36 goals, 12 assists, 36 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers. Katelyn was named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region First Team.
Just last week the women’s soccer season wrapped up with a final record of four wins, eight losses and one tie. Their only conference win came over Bowdoin, in a dramatic overtime finish. Next week ice hockey begins and Katelyn will have to make the difficult transition from the grass to ice. Additionally, she must transition her focus from offense to defense, as she plays up front on the pitch and on the blue line in hockey. She will have to do this again in the spring and switch back to playing offense for lacrosse.
For most, it would be frustrating not having much time to take a break in between sports, however, Katelyn doesn’t mind because she says her athletic endeavors help her keep busy.
For the past few seasons the women’s soccer and lacrosse teams have been in a bit of a slump. This season the soccer team fell into last place in the NESCAC, and last spring the lacrosse team finished last as well. The women’s hockey team, however, has enjoyed a lot of success in the past years and they should look just as strong this season. The team has made it to playoffs for the past four years, each season they look to make a deep playoff run. Although hockey has been stonger than soccer and lacrosse, Katelyn is still able to maintain a positive attitude in all sports and doesn’t favor one sport over another. She was named captain for lacrosse and soccer and is an active leader on the ice as well.
Katelyn has nine siblings and five of them have attended Connecticut College. All of her siblings played a varsity sport. Katelyn’s younger brother, Teddy, is a freshman here at Conn, and will be trying out for the men’s hockey and lacrosse teams. It is obvious that Katelyn comes from a long line of smart athletes, but she holds bragging rights over all the members of her family as the only one to play three collegiate sports. •
