Trinity Female Athletes Dominating Male-Dominated Sports

By Abby Holland and Makenna Bentley

Victoria Trabysh, junior psychology major from Amarillo, Texas, found a passion for boxing after her senior year of high school. She found inspiration in her favorite professional female boxers Ava Knight, Mikaela Mayer and Claressa Shields, and dreamed of one day becoming a boxer like them.

“A lot of people think of combat sports, boxing in particular, as violent, but I don't see it as that at all,” says Trabysh. “I see it as a way to express yourself. In a lot of ways it gives me confidence.”

Trabysh has a rigorous training schedule. Going to the gym five to six times a week and training one to two hours each day. She is typically one of the few females to box at her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gym and does so with pride. “As hard as it is being one of the only girls, it also kind of motivates me,” she says.

Emily Daum: From Trinity Athlete to Trinity Coach

By Colton Hawkins

Emily Daum has had a successful career not only as a student athlete for Trinity University, but also as the head coach of men's and women's cross country teams.

Daum started her running career when she was in high school. At Trinity, she continued to shine as a cross country runner. She made it to the Nationals as a freshman in the steeplechase, and became an All-American during her undergraduate years at Trinity.

Annie Wise: Varsity Basketball and Tennis Player

By Abby Holland

Sophomore Annie Wise always dreamed of playing her two favorite sports in college. Her dream came true at Trinity.

Wise is one of the few dual sport athletes at Trinity, playing for both Trinity’s women’s basketball and tennis team. “It’s really important to have a blessed unrest about who you are as an athlete and to understand that it’s really humbling to get to be apart of two teams,” she says.

Dave Smith: Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger

By Mark Tindall

Dave Smith went straight from graduating from college to working for the same college, and from playing for a team to coaching the same team within one year.

Graduating from Trinity in 2003 and becoming the full-time pitching coach in 2004, Smith, 39, has been the pitching coach for Trinity baseball for 16 years, the same team he once played for as a pitcher. During his coaching tenure at Trinity, the baseball team won a national title in 2016, after having made the program’s first NCAA College World Series the year before.

Daniel Martinez: Trinity University Head Strength Coach

By Matthew Thomas

The multiple championships that Trinity took home every year are not just won during the competitions, but start with training, and that is where Daniel Martinez comes in.

Martinez became the coordinator for Trinity’s Sports Performance Center (SPC) and the head strength/conditioning coach in 2017. He customizes workout plans for all Trinity athletes based on their specific sports, and supervises the workout sessions of each team.

Adam McGuire: Newest Addition to Trinity Football Coaching Staff

By KaDarius Lee

Adam McGuire, a Baytown, Texas native and 2015 Texas Lutheran University graduate, has embraced his role as one of the newest Trinity Football coaches.

Officially joining the coaching staff last semester, McGuire's job involves setting up daily morning workouts for the players and recruitment. “I do a lot of recruiting, getting ready for camps that we have coming up, and talking to guys we plan on staying in contact with throughout next season to make sure we have grades for them on the front end, so that in the fall it is a lot easier,” McGuire describes his role.

Cameron Hill: Embracing Failure to Win

By Sam McWhorter

Cameron Hill is a husband, a father to two sons, 11 and 10, and a sneakily good pool player. Oh, and he’s also among the best active coaches in NCAA Division III women’s basketball.

He’s certainly in the conversation as far as regular season feats are concerned, with the best win rate (.812) per season in D3WBB history during his seven seasons with Trinity. Bring it up to him, and he finds a characteristically logical way to deflect: “Wins can be scheduled, if I’m being honest with you.”