A Global Game: Bringing Lacrosse Abroad
The Tenacity Project prides itself on having incredible alumni who continue to uphold the values of “Tenacity” long past their time with us. In this case, international lacrosse player Lauren Goerz continues to show grit and tenacity nearly 15 years after her time...
Emerson Bohlig: Let’s Talk About Grit
Emerson Bohlig, a proud Tenacity alum, made her Tenacity Project debut as a young sixth grader. Now as a collegiate player, that lime green jersey has been replaced with the iconic Northwestern purple. The legacy that Bohlig left with Tenacity and continues on with...
Playing to Win: The Entrepreneurial Spirit of a Lacrosse Player
Lacrosse player. Radio show host. Small business owner. Sadie Dodson, currently a sophomore at Tuft’s University, is the epitome of a “Tenacity Project athlete.” Born and raised in the Bay Area in Northern California, Dodson played for Tenacity and graduated from...
Championship FIT
Annie Mattimore is part of what we call Original BearLaxers: players, coaches, and families who have been around since 2007 when the program that gave birth to the Tenacity Project was founded. One of five Mattimore children in the San Francisco Bay Area, all of...
Tenaciously Returning to Play: Life Post ACL Tear
Anna Whitworth’s “tenacity tale” just got a little more interesting. In late February, she had broken into the starting lineup for her Amherst College team, playing midfield for the #15 ranked squad, when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament: the ACL. It was a...
Feature: Randy Gross – A Tenacious American Hero
Randy Gross Growing up watching sports with my parents, we always admired the championship athletes shown on TV, but I learned from an early age that real heroes are people found off-screen. I have been lucky enough to be around someone who embodies the word hero...
Tenacious Clemson Tiger: Nakeeya McCardell
Nakeeya McCardell Some people really are the best. Nakeeya McCardell transferred from the University of Oregon to Clemson University before her junior year of college to be part of Clemson’s “Team One” – the first year of Division One lacrosse at Clemson. The...
Alumni Feature: Malina Hatton, Tenacity Class of 2019
Malina Hatton Do you ever wonder what a hard worker looks like? Well, meet Malina Hatton, a former Tenacity player and a recent West Point Military Academy graduate, Malina is now a student at Harvard Medical School. As one of just sixteen West Point cadets to...