Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2017

Cedarville Magazine | 29 LIVESTREAM CU BASKETBALL THIS WINTER Watch Yellow Jackets men’s and women’s home basketball games via livestreaming at yellowjackets.cedarville.edu. MEN’S BASKETBALL Nov. 17, 7:45 p.m. vs. Miami-Hamilton Nov. 18, 5:15 p.m. vs. Lake Superior State Nov. 20, 7 p.m. vs. Northwood Nov. 28, 7:45 p.m. vs. Ohio Christian Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. vs. Shawnee State Dec. 7, 7:45 p.m. vs. Trevecca Dec. 9, 4:15 p.m. vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Dec. 16, 4:15 p.m. vs. Findlay Jan. 20, 4:15 p.m. vs. Hillsdale Jan. 27, 4:15 p.m. vs. Ohio Valley Jan. 30, 7:45 p.m. vs. Malone Feb. 10, 7:45 p.m. vs. Ohio Dominican Feb. 17, 4:15 p.m. vs. Lake Erie Feb. 22, 7:45 p.m. vs. Davis & Elkins Feb. 24, 4:15 p.m. vs. Alderson Broaddus WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Nov. 10, 7:45 p.m. vs. Wisconsin-Parkside Nov. 11, 3:15 p.m. vs. Ashland Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m. vs. Ohio Christian Nov. 27, 7 p.m. vs. Indianapolis Nov. 30, 5:30 p.m. vs. Wilberforce Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m. vs. Trevecca Dec. 9, 2 p.m. vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Dec. 16, 2 p.m. vs. Findlay Jan. 15, 7 p.m. vs. Hillsdale Jan. 27, 2 p.m. vs. Ohio Valley Jan. 30, 5:30 p.m. vs. Malone Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m. vs. Ohio Dominican Feb. 15, 7 p.m. vs. Ursuline Feb. 17, 2 p.m. vs. Lake Erie Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m. vs. Davis & Elkins Feb. 24, 2 p.m. vs. Alderson Broaddus Spider No More: Transformation of a XC Runner BY TIM MILLER ’20 The attraction to compete in NCAA Division I athletics captivates many teens across the United States. You can include Andrew Testas ’20 in that category. Testas, a cross country athlete at Cedarville University, competed for the Division I Richmond Spiders last fall. Division I offers sprinkled in for Testas during his senior season of high school. He took his time fielding offers from multiple programs and visited their various campuses. "There was just that appeal of getting flown down for a visit,” he said. “The Division I life just sounded nice." However, the glamour of leaving home soon faded, and although he began to run better toward the end of the season, something still felt off about where he was. The reality of Division I athletics was not exactly what he had envisioned, and he began reassessing his decision. After praying about it, Testas decided to remain in Richmond for his spring semester, sensing that God had placed him there for a reason. But this past summer, Testas revisited the idea of coming to Cedarville. He recalled the way Cedarville’s distance coach Paul Orchard treated him during his visit: his worth to the program wasn’t based on performance. "I felt like Coach O cared about me as an individual." Orchard wasn't the only person who attracted Testas to Cedarville. His girlfriend at the time, Brooke Richardson ’20, gave Testas more reason to transfer. Testas and Richardson are now engaged and both are on track to graduate in 2020. The transition to Cedarville has been smooth for Testas, and he's enjoyed each aspect of being a Yellow Jacket. He's excited to be around a team that has the same goal in mind. He wants to grow in his relationship with God and prepare himself to be an excellent husband for Brooke. "I want to realize that whatever God calls me to do, that I do it to His glory," Testas said. Tim Miller ’20 is a student assistant for Yellow Jacket Athletics. Andrew Testas '20 races for the finish line at the All-Ohio Championships on September 29.