How Two Of Temple's Female Student-Athlete's Balance College Life As Army ROTC Cadets

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How Two Of Temple's Female Student-Athlete's Balance College Life As Army ROTC Cadets

11.12.21 | Field Hockey, Women's Track and Field

By: Brent Baum

Being a student-athlete presents the daunting task of balancing class, homework, practice, games and life on the road, while still managing to get enough sleep. It can mean ending practice at 6 p.m. with sore muscles just to wake up at 6 a.m. the following day for strength and conditioning drills. It requires sacrifice, time management, unwavering dedication and grit.

McKenna Burkhardt and Sophia Gulotti, both of whom are Class of 2023, understand the experience firsthand: They are two of the three female cadets in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) who are also student-athletes at Temple.

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