A flare for excitement
Kasey Rogers Year: Junior Major: Public Health Hometown: Sykesville, Maryland If you’ve watched halftime shows at Pirate football games, you’ve probably seen Kasey Rogers. She’s the one twirling fire. “The...
Pirate Spirit Archives
‘Gritty, quick, smart’
Elizabeth Wilson Year: Senior Major: Business Administration Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina It’s been said lacrosse is a game that combines soccer, basketball and hockey, with the ultimate goal of getting...
Overcoming it all
Raven Johnson Year: Graduate student Major: Kinesiology Hometown: Lilburn, Georgia For a basketball guard who’s constantly busy, Raven Johnson’s injuries forced her to slow down. On Sept. 30, 2020, she...
Untapped potential
Nyah Gore Year: Freshman Major: Anthropology Hometown: Evans, Georgia When Nyah Gore was recruited by East Carolina University sprints coach Udon Cheek, he learned she had been involved in many...
Ready to take off
Sommer Knight Year: Senior Major: Nursing Hometown: St. George, S.C. Sommer Knight has her sights set high — in athletics, academics and beyond. The senior ECU women’s pole vaulter is...
Go-to Teammate
Grega Popovic Year: Graduate Student Major: Chemistry Hometown: Maribor, Slovenia Grega Popovic has traded his swim goggles for safety glasses. Popovic, a four-year member of the Pirates swim team, saw...
Making an impact
Alex Turner Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience and psychology Hometown: Houston When he’s not taking down opponents as the anchor of the Pirates’ defensive live, Alex Turner is tackling some of...
Batter up!
Bryant Packard Year: Junior Major: Communication Hometown: Greenville Pirates baseball coach Cliff Godwin calls him “one of the best left-handed hitters in the country.” And junior Bryant Packard is living...
Fairways and greens
Kathryn Carson Year: Sophomore Major: Exercise physiology Hometown: Mooresville Kathryn Carson spends a lot of time sending balls soaring through the air at ECU’s golf facility at Ironwood Country Club...
5 MINUTES WITH KEITH PARNELL ’88
Position: Senior aerospace science instructor, Jones Senior High School, Trenton Degree: Bachelor’s degree in biology Hometown: New Bern “It is easy to say that my days at ECU helped shape...