{"id":18844,"date":"2021-06-01T09:48:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/?p=18844"},"modified":"2021-06-01T10:10:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:10:59","slug":"university-spotlight-samford-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/in-the-spotlight-english\/university-spotlight-samford-university\/","title":{"rendered":"University Spotlight: Samford University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this week’s University Spotlight, we’re going to talk about the university of one of our Slamstox tennis players: Jim Hendrikx! You may have seen Jim pass by before, because he was featured in the article about the top 10 UTR College Tennis players<\/a> a little while ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim comes from Heeze in Brabant and was trained at Amjoy Tennis<\/a> during his youth. He was always one of the best players in his age, obtained his VWO diploma at Sint Joris College in Eindhoven and left for Samford University in September 2020. With that, Jim transformed from ‘Amjoy Tiger’ to ‘Samford Bulldog’!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim is studying at Samford and is part of the Men’s tennis team. The team consists of 10 players from America, England, Argentina, South Africa, Spain, Peru, Tunisia and the Netherlands. So his team is very international! Jim’s teammate from Peru, Victor Chaw, is his regular doubles partner. Together they form ‘the golden duo’ since they managed to secure a place in the history books of the university. But you will read more about that later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samford is a great university that wants the best for the bulldogs athletically, Jim told the ED<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the facilities at Samford are comparable to those at PSV. If I call now, I will be on the treatment table with the physiotherapist in five minutes. And there is a coach ready within ten minutes if I want to start training.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Jim Hendrikx – Student-athlete<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Want to know more about Jim’s university? Keep reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samford University is a private university located in Birmingham, Alabama. The university has been in existence since 1841 and about 5800 students are part of the university annually. That is not much by American standards, but that is normal for a private university. The campus is in good shape, you can see part of it in the photo below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samford University – Campus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Just like in any university spotlight, we take a look at what we find most special, the sports facilities! Samford University also wants the very best for the Bulldogs. Two special facilities of Samford can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Football, one of the biggest sports in America and also for Samford University it is an important part. The American Football team has two facilities that they can use: the ‘sullivan-cooney family fieldhouse’ and the ‘seibert stadium’. You can see the stadium in the photo below. It has been the home stadium where the bulldogs play their games since 1958!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seibert Stadium – Samford University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The ‘Pete Hanna Center’ is another great facility at the university, it is the stadium where the basketball and volleyball teams play their games. A beautiful stadium with space for no less than 5000 fans at the same time! This all includes a cool Bulldog in the center of the floor. You can see it in the photo below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pete Hanna Center – Samford University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the above facilities, there are also outdoor and indoor tennis courts, an indoor and outdoor athletics track, a golf course, a baseball and softball field and much more.. Want to see everything? Then check the facilities page<\/a> on the athletic website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you want to see more of the campus, check out the university video below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n