by Brittany Johnson
“I had to juggle practice, film and weight lifting, while still having to go to class and study like a normal student,” senior, Stanley Fleurant said.
College is a juggling act on its own. From trying to manage a social life, find time to sleep and praying that you remember half the things you’ve studied, college can be stressful.
When adding on extracurricular activities, you really have a show. However, Fleurant has spent the last four years doing it with ease.
Being a student-athlete comes with a commitment to be more than the average student. Fleurant, a Homestead, Fla., native admits that life as a student athlete had its challenges. On the roster for both the school’s football and track & field teams, Fleurant has proven himself to be determined in his accomplishments at Gardner-Webb.
Most college athletes have been training, practicing and participating in sports their whole life. So as graduation approaches and Fleurant begins a new chapter in his life it is almost certain that the burning question will be, “So what’s next?”
Fleurant says his next plans are to join the United States Army and hopes that after serving four years he’ll come out and start his career as a social worker.