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Patriot Brew 5/13: Digging For Gold
Patriots Claim Slew of Golds During Busy Weekend
Patriot Brew Crew
May 13, 2024
Good Morning Mason Nation. When it comes down to the final few days of a collegiate career, there’s only one thing left to do…..
While it was more like Saturday afternoon, that’s exactly what Joseph Queen did this past weekend on the track.
In today’s Brew, we’ll recap a busy weekend for the Patriots! Check it out below!
👟 Digging For Gold
🚣 Give ‘Em Gold
👏 Champion, On And Off The Field
⭐ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Digging For Gold. While some of their classmates were busy adjusting their tassels, grad students Joseph Queen and Bobby Kestyn added another accessory to their collection: gold medals.
The veteran duo claimed individual titles at this past weekend’s IC4A Championships, hosted in Fairfax.
Queen blitzed the track on Saturday for a personal best in the 800m and earned the victory, while Kestyn unleashed a throw in the discus on Sunday to claim the top spot.
Overall, the men’s squad finished second in the event, while the women finished fifth.
🔺 Row, Row, Row Their Boat. Joseph Queen wasn’t the only one picking up gold this weekend.
On one of the biggest rowing stages in the region, the Mason rowing squad put on a show, led by the Novice 4+ boat, who were champs at the Historic Dad Vail Regatta.
The boat swept all three of its races on the weekend, punctuated by Saturday's grand final victory.
After claiming wins in Friday's time trial and semifinal races, the Novice 4+ saved its best for last, rocketing off a weekend-best time by 33 seconds. The Patriots excelled on the water and finished nearly eight seconds ahead of second-place Jacksonville and almost 14 seconds ahead of third-place Georgetown.
🔺 Champion, On And Off The Field. On the field, Zoe Vozick was part of the 2023 historic championship for the softball program.
Off the field, Vozick was a champion in the classroom.
Recently, Vozick was named a 2024 School of Integrative Studies "Outstanding Student of the Year,” by the George Mason College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The award, which is nominated by the faculty of the School of Integrative Studies, is given to students "based on their academic achievement, extracurricular interests, research, civic and community involvement, equity and sustainability, and overall contribution to the Mason community."
The Basalt, Colo., native helped restart the George Mason chapter of the Food Recovery Network, a nonprofit rooted in college campuses across the country that collects fresh food that otherwise would have been thrown away and is donated back to its community to fight against both food waste and hunger. In the first four weeks of its reestablishment, Vozick and her team recovered 553.2 pounds of food, equivalent to 461 meals. As of spring of 2024, that total has jumped up to 864.71 pounds.
She will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in environmental and sustainability studies with a concentration in environmental justice, as well as a minor in Spanish.
⏪ ICYMI
We like our Brew hot n’ fresh. But we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…
🔺 Speak Of The (Blue) Devil. Bring on December.
A trip to a historic venue to battle against on of the nation’s best is on tap for the Mason men’s hoops squad as it was announced this week that the Patriots will travel to Durham, N.C. to take on Duke.
The two teams will square off at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 17 with a time to be announced.
🤔 PATRIOT TRIVIA
In addition to winning the 800m at IC4As over the weekend, Joseph Queen set a new PR in the event in his final collegiate meet.
How many seconds did he improve his career best time by?
Got a guess?
Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!
Patriot Trivia is sponsored by our official Student Housing Partner,
The Main on University
📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?
Tuesday, May 14th
⚾️ Baseball vs. William & Mary @ 2pm
Thursday, May 16th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Davidson @ 3pm
Friday, May 17th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Davidson @ 2pm
Saturday, May 18th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Davidson @ 1pm
🚣 Rowing at Atlantic 10 Championship (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Almost three seconds.
Queen’s previous PR in the 800m was 1:51.06 at the Raleigh Relays earlier this spring. HIs time on Saturday was nearly three seconds faster at 1:48.75.
Patriot Trivia is sponsored by our official Student Housing Partner,
The Main on University
⭐️ Let’s get this week started!