{"id":5092,"date":"2020-09-22T07:37:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T07:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/?p=5092"},"modified":"2020-10-08T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T13:21:50","slug":"university-spotlight-appalachian-state-university-app-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamstox.com\/en\/in-the-spotlight-english\/university-spotlight-appalachian-state-university-app-state\/","title":{"rendered":"University Spotlight: Appalachian State University (App State)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The now 20-year-old Veerle van Heertum left Valkenswaard for an adventure in Boone, North Carolina in 2017. There she became part of ‘The Mountaineers’ at App State University. As a freshman she’s already successful: she plays all matches that year. But Veerle’s second year as Mountaineer is also going very well: she is even named the school’s most valuable player! She then scored two winning goals as a midfielder in 2019 and was selected for the ‘Academic All Mac Team’: a nomination for student athletes who achieve remarkably good results both on the sports fields and in the classroom. Time to put Veerle and APU in the Spotlight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veerle has now started her last year as a Mountaineer. We asked her what makes playing hockey at this school so special:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGoing to school at Appalachian State University has been one of the best decisions in my life. I am able to combine field hockey at a high level with getting a degree and being surrounded by my best friends.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>Veerle van Heertum<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n