{"id":18181,"date":"2021-04-26T10:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/slamstox-news-english\/university-spotlight-lindsey-wilson-college\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:31:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:31:21","slug":"university-spotlight-lindsey-wilson-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/in-the-spotlight-english\/university-spotlight-lindsey-wilson-college\/","title":{"rendered":"University Spotlight: Lindsey Wilson College (LWC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is Kingsday in the Netherlands, we celebrate the King’s birthday. We do this by keeping 1,5m distance from eachother and with very few people, but: we do celebrate! At the same time, it is also just a regular Tuesday, so if you are enjoying a piece of orange cake at the moment: take some time for this week’s University Spotlight. Because once again we will talk about an awesome university & student-athlete!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The King of high jump: Jelle Golbach. You may have seen that name before on our socials. Because at the end of March, Jelle did an Instagram take-over and gave our followers a glimpse into his life as a student-athlete. And for Jelle, that life started in January this year. After many successes on the athletics tracks in the Netherlands, Jelle left for Kentucky to strengthen the track & field team and to follow a study in Business Administration & Marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Jelle chose for Lindsey Wilson College? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I chose LWC because I immediately felt a great connection with the coach. I believe they can help me achieve my athletic and academic goals!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Jelle Golbach – Student-athlete<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to know more about Jelle’s new home base in the USA? Keep reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lindsey Wilson College is a private university located in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903, the school has approximately 2600 students annually, of which 1100 live on campus. In total there are about 50 different buildings on campus with different facilities. Below is a photo of part of Lindsey Wilson’s campus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lindsey Wilson College – Campus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As in every spotlight, we zoom in on the (for us) most interesting part of the campus: the atheltic facilities! American schools look after the group of student-athletes as best they can. Below are some of the athletic facilities at Lindsey Wilson College!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a number of cool sports facilities on campus. One of those facilities is the ‘Biggers Sports Center’, it is the place where both the wrestling, volleyball and basketball teams play matches. It is a beautiful stadium in which the university colors can be easily found! There is seating for 1500 fans. Check out a photo of the stadium below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Biggers Sports Center – Lindsey Wilson College <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The ‘Doris & Bob Holloway Health and Wellness Center’ is another beautiful facility that can be found on campus. A large sports pool but also a 40-person hot tub can be found there! In addition, there is a ‘Wrestling Room’ to optimally prepare the wrestlers for matches. You can see a photo of the sports pool below<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doris & Bob Holloway Wellness Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The tennis courts and soccer field can also be found on campus. Other facilities are located in the Lindsey Wilson Sports Park, including the Blue Raider Stadium! This is where the American Football and Track & Field matches are held: it is also the place where Jelle can often be found! There is seating for 1500 spectators, has its own ‘press box’, fitness room and much more. All sorts of beautiful things that are certainly not common for athletic tracks in the Netherlands. You may already have seen the athletics track in the photo at the top of the article, but you can see it again below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Raider Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The baseball and softball field are also located in the Lindsey Wilson Sports Park. Furthermore, the golf course and BMX facility can be found at other locations close to the campus. Too much to show in this article alone! Would you like to see more of the campus? Check the campus tour video below that the school made!<\/p>\n\n\n\n