Cj Wrzesien

C.J. Wrzesien is a junior Communication major with a Journalism minor at Bethel University in St.Paul, Minnesota. He likes watching baseball, playing the guitar and going on long drives while listening to his favorite rock and metal albums. Looking for an internship in sports communication working for a team or a newspaper.

The Clarion •

Johnson’s final game epitomizes legacy

[Editor’s note: The headline has been changed for clarity]

Six NCAA Division III national championship flags pointed northeast as the orange streamers above each field goal post at Perkins Stadium in Whitewater, Wisconsin fluttered in the 13-mile-per-hour wind Saturday.

The Bethel University Royals made the nearly five-hour drive to take on the fifth nationally ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks in the first round of the Division III football playoffs. The Royals lost 42-14, fi
The Clarion •

Embracing the challenge

Bethel University freshman Nainoa Hayashi fields the two-hop ground ball at third base and fires it toward freshman second baseman Loren Owan. Owan completes the around-the-horn double play with a throw to first during infield drills. It’s 8 p.m. on a Friday night, but instead of hanging out playing video games in their dorm, Hayashi and Cannon are at baseball practice in the Sports and Recreation Center.

The pair are more than just a double play duo, however. Hayashi and Owan, along with Chris
The Clarion •

Chasing history

Chris McKelvie looks on from behind the bench as his Royals take a 4-0 lead over 10th-ranked St. Scholastica in their Feb. 2 matchup. At the west end of Bethel University Arena McKelvie sees the gold banner of the 2006-2007 Royals, the only team in program history to win a conference title. With a win tonight, the Royals will move into first place in the MIAC — a place McKelvie has been working to get the program to since he took over six years ago.

McKelvie began his journey to Bethel first as
The Clarion •

Royals’ season survives, Johnson’s legacy kept alive

Steve Johnson paced around a huddle of Bethel University football players following the team’s 31-14 win over Concordia College. Johnson announced to his team Monday, and later to the Bethel community, that this season would be his last.

While his career as a whole lives on for one more week, Johnson gave his traditional post-game lesson – often about the privilege of God’s freedom, handling challenges in real life and being a “soft-hearted, tough sucker” – extracted from the game.

In his post
ROYAL REPORT •

The game that transcends race

Jeremy Iwaszkowiec glances around his office on the second floor of the Robertson Center at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Surrounding him on the walls of his office are team photos of previous soccer teams, each one telling a unique story of a different team and a different season. Iwaszkiewicz is the head coach of Bethel’s men’s soccer team, a group with a more diverse collection of players than any other on campus.

Iwaszkowiec came to Bethel after assistant coaching at the Divisio
The Clarion •

Royals’ hockey earns sweep at the ROC

The Bethel women’s hockey team ended its weekend series against Marian University 2-0 with its 3-1 win Saturday at the Recreation Outdoor Center in St. Louis Park.

The Royals came out strong offensively, outshooting the Sabres 14-2 and 1/3 on special teams in the first period. With three minutes left in the period and Bethel on a power play, junior defenseman Sydney Eckert scored her first career goal 15 seconds into the man advantage with assists from Malia McKinnon and Kallie Abrahamson.

Mar
ROYAL REPORT •

Bethel running back transfers closer to home

Beyond his home life, Kinney’s motivation on the football field comes from the desire to live up to some of the biggest influences in his life– his uncles and his cousin. All of whom became collegiate football players.. Kinney remembers watching his uncles play football at a boy’s Catholic High School while he grew up in Chicago. “ It was amazing to watch them play,” Kinney said. “They were always doing good at their job and just having fun with the game.” He also watched his cousin Fabian McCre
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Dreaming of immigration

Hana Ko is not new to the topic of immigration. She was born in Korea and raised in Guatemala. After completing high school, she went to college and graduated from a liberal arts program, with a concentration in visual arts. She befriended and graduated with Nataly Basterrechea, who introduced her to the Textura project. That was when she met Scott Winter and became a key participant in his vision. Being from Guatemala, the concept of the Textura documentary, Border of Dreams, would hit close to