Lady Gaels Supporting Fellow Athletes as Cross Country Meet

Hynes Center Receives Renovations

Our home floor, the Hynes Center, has had major improvements over this year’s summer vacation. New wooden floors were added to our two practice courts that sit to the side of the Hynes Center’s game court. With these two wooden floors, which use to be rubber, all Gael indoor sports can use the gym more efficiently and safely.

Beginning a Season to the “Next Level”

The Iona Lady Gaels once again started their pre-season with a bang! On a sunny Saturday the Gaels went on their annual team retreat. This year the players took part in Mindset Combat Training which involved pushing themselves mentally, physically and emotionally to the next level. They were led by Eric Kapitulik, the founder and CEO of The Program, a fitness and leadership training business that works to instill commitment, courage, and integrity through two different training programs; Judgment Day (which Iona took part in last year), and Mindset Combat Training.

This year the players began with learning what a true competitor is and how she can overcome many daily obstacles through a 45 minute informational session given by Marine Joe Morgan. They then moved to the field to prove that they could live up to the next challenge. They went through a thirty minute Marine drill session followed by team Tug of War and Combat Pugil Sticks competition. The final challenge was a one mile uphill mountain run through the woods and rocks carrying sandbags. All the players did fantastic, with Anda Ivkovic winning the hardest worker award. It was a great day that most definitely helped take our team’s first steps to the “Next Level.”