The University of Guam is known for a lot of great things, but for the past decade and a half, sports hasn’t been really a part of the school\u2019s track record. Besides only a few humble attempts, there really has not been any real effort to bring back sports to the university until now.<\/p>\n

The Tritons Athletics program officially kicked off at the beginning of this semester. Now the university has a variety of three different varsity sports to offer for it\u2019s students, a men\u2019s basketball team, a women\u2019s volleyball team, and both a men\u2019s and women’s soccer team.<\/p>\n

Each team is available for any eligible university students to try out. To be considered eligible, student-Athletes must have proof of health insurance to play\/practice varsity athletics at the University of Guam, students most have an athletic physical prior to beginning play\/practice for the Triton Athletic Department, students must be full-time at the university (minimum 12 credits for undergraduates and as defined by program requirements for graduate students) to play\/practice.<\/p>\n

The university has appointed Douglas W. Palmer as the director of the Tritons Athletics program. Douglas W. Palmer has a large and broad history as an athletic administrator, coach and public servant. Mr. Palmer has won a college national championship as a coach and has hosted multiple national championships as an administrator.<\/p>\n

Mr. Palmer has high hopes for the Tritons Athletics program and believes that the program will continue to grow as time goes by. \u201cWe are trying to have eight sports in two years time,\u201d says Palmer \u201cbut really depends on the money\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr. Palmer also expressed his views on how important it is for any university to have a good athletics program. \u201cit gets the University of Guam\u2019s name out there and gets people who didn\u2019t know about the university ask questions about it,\u201d says Palmer. While also adding that it can help bring some money to the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to try to make a homecoming soon so that the entire school, including alumni can get together for a basketball game,\u201d says Palmer. He also expresses that he plans to use athletics to bring the University of Guam community closer, and bring back the alumni that have lost touch with the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about time,\u201d says Wells Earnest, a Sophomore here at the University of Guam, \u201cI think this will definitely bring the UOG community closer together.\u201d Earnest also added his views of how it is \u201ca great step forward\u201d for the University of Guam.<\/p>\n

The Tritons Athletics program was crafted by a select group of staff here at the University of Guam. Known as the Athletics Compliance Committee, this committee helps with ensuring that the program runs smoothly. The committee members are, Randall Wiegand, Vice President of Administration & Finance, Douglas Palmer, Athletic Director, Dr. Michael Gunn, Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Success Dr. Michelle Santos,\u00a0Assistant Professor, Secondary Education, Remy Cristobal, Associate Dean of\u00a0Enrollment Management & Student Success, Mark Duarte, Director of Financial Aid, Jonas Macapinlac, Director of Integrated Marketing Communications.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Tritons Athletics program, visit their web site, www.uog.edu\/athletics\/ or contact Douglas W. Palmer at palmerd@triton.uog.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Guam is known for a lot of great things, but for the past decade and a half, sports hasn’t been really a part of the school\u2019s track record. Besides only a few humble attempts, there really has not been any real effort to bring back sports to the university until now. The … <\/p>\n

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