Sports
Injury and Mental Health in College Sport
November 22, 2025
College athletes account for more than 1 million injuries per year, with some causing an athletic career to end. While most attention falls onto the physicality of the injury, what many sports fans do not take into account is the mental toll that an injury can take on athletes. Dr. Andrew Ahrendt, a former collegiate baseball player turned clinical psychologist, shares some insight into the minds of injured athletes.
Throughout his studies, he shares some common psychological responses of injured athletes that contribute to poor mental health. These include depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, identity crisis, and overconfidence. All of these responses are unique to the athlete and their specific injury. For instance, if the severity of the injury is high enough for an athlete to be out of sport for an extended period, that athlete is more prone to feeling depressed and unmotivated to regain their health.
New Men’s Basketball Head Coach Leads First Home Game of the Season
November 22, 2025
Centenary Men’s Basketball had their opening home game against ETBU on Friday November, 14. The game was new Head Coach Anglin’s first match at the Gold Dome and had a large home crowd turnout. The young team fell 67-73 after coming back from an 11-point deficit at the half. This comes after losing to Berry and Pfeiffer at Viking Tip-Off Classic and against D1 school Tulane in an exhibition match.
Prior to becoming Head Coach at Centenary, Coach J.A. Anglin coached at Bossier Parish Community College where he faced off against nationally ranked teams. During his time at Bossier Parish Community College, Anglin said, “I got a lot of good experience coaching against great coaches and great players.” Under his leadership as Head Coach, the Cavaliers had five solid seasons and Anglin is third all-time in program history wins.
Spirit, Tradition, Celebration: Centenary’s 2025 Homecoming Week
October 11, 2025
Every fall, the atmosphere of Centenary’s campus electrifies with school spirit, excitement, and beloved traditions. That’s right - Homecoming Week! Homecoming highlights the true community that is Centenary with a fun-filled week of athletic and alumni events as well as an abundance of school spirit, unity, and memories. This year's homecoming takes place the week of October 20th-25th, and is jam-packed with athletic and alumni events centered around the traditional homecoming football game.
To start things off, the Cheer Team will be hosting “Homecoming Kick-Off” on the Caf deck at 11:45 am on Monday, October 20. Students are encouraged to bring as much school spirit as possible. Sports fans will not want to miss Centenary’s volleyball team, which will be in action on Tuesday, October 21, at 6:00 in the Gold Dome, where they will face Southern Arkansas University. On Wednesday, October 22, head back to the Gold Dome at 8:00 pm for one of the most exciting events of the week -Maroon Madness! This pep rally will allow students and faculty to celebrate the beginning of basketball season with the men’s first game vs Tulane on October 28, and the women’s first game on November 3, vs Southeastern Louisiana University. After this celebration, there will be the announcement of this year's homecoming court- you do not want to miss it!
