Are Division III Sports Worth It?
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Jennifer Rauch, Kevin Curry
Subject Area
Journalism and Media Studies
Description
My project is a long-form written piece on Division III athletics, and if the time, money, and effort put into it are worth it. As a Division III athlete myself, I have experienced just about every high and low there is to college athletics. With a lack of an athletic scholarship, the argument could be made that more work is required in Division III collegiate sports. I will be interviewing coaches, athletes, and ex-athletes here at Linfield, and asking about a variety of things: How they started their sport, why they decided to continue in college, how their sport has negatively/positively affected their mental and physical health, how their class workload and athletic workload evens out, if they feel the effort they put in is similar to what they get out, and some other additional questions. In this project, I will explore more on the workload D-III athletes have mentally, physically, socially, and academically. I think it is crucial that this topic is discussed more, considering almost half of our student population here at Linfield University is an athlete, including myself.
Recommended Citation
Schuller, Tori L., "Are Division III Sports Worth It?" (2025). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 4.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2025/all/4
Are Division III Sports Worth It?
My project is a long-form written piece on Division III athletics, and if the time, money, and effort put into it are worth it. As a Division III athlete myself, I have experienced just about every high and low there is to college athletics. With a lack of an athletic scholarship, the argument could be made that more work is required in Division III collegiate sports. I will be interviewing coaches, athletes, and ex-athletes here at Linfield, and asking about a variety of things: How they started their sport, why they decided to continue in college, how their sport has negatively/positively affected their mental and physical health, how their class workload and athletic workload evens out, if they feel the effort they put in is similar to what they get out, and some other additional questions. In this project, I will explore more on the workload D-III athletes have mentally, physically, socially, and academically. I think it is crucial that this topic is discussed more, considering almost half of our student population here at Linfield University is an athlete, including myself.
