For the second straight week, a senior women’s athlete has given her team a huge win and earned a Chimes Athlete of the Week distinction. This time around, the honor belongs to senior libero Tess Van Grouw, whose ability on the defensive end of the court has carried Biola’s volleyball team all season long. That especially proved true on Sept. 16, when the Eagles needed every single one of Van Grouw’s season-high 30 digs to come out on top of a five-set nailbiter on the road against the Concordia University Eagles, the defending PacWest Conference champions. Van Grouw also recorded two service aces in the monumental victory. However, a big game from the senior leader known as “TVG” can hardly be surprising at this point in her career. After a breakout junior season in which she set school records for most digs in a season (612) and in a single game (39), Van Grouw earned a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American honorable mention and a first team All-Golden State Athletic Conference nod. She picked up right where she left off this season, averaging over 22 digs per game over the Eagles’ first nine contests.
Chimes’ Athlete of the Week: Volleyball’s Tess Van Grouw
Van Grouw’s defensive prowess earns the senior libero her second Chimes’ Athlete of the Week award.
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Austin Green, Managing Editor
Austin Green is a junior journalism major who was first among his friends to predict that LeBron James would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. When not focused on school or work, he enjoys watching sports, going to the beach or coffee shops, and hanging out with the guys on his dorm floor.
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I laughed the first time I heard a former editor-in-chief use the line “once you join the Chimes, you never really leave.” Now in my third year here, it turns out the joke’s on me. After two years in the sports section, including last year as sports editor, I’m thrilled to be serving this year as managing editor to help build upon the legacy of such a great publication.
My aspirations remain in sports journalism, but experience has deepened my love for dedicated local news reporting and its importance in communities. Much of my appreciation for that type of journalism came through working as a digital production intern for NBC Los Angeles last summer. There I helped cover stories such as the Trader Joe’s hostage crisis, the Cranston and Holy wildfires, and the Lakers’ overhaul of their iconic uniforms.
I am so excited to help build this next chapter of the Chimes as we become a web-first publication with a deeper, dedicated focus on the communities in and around campus. I also contribute a print sports column, “Everything Eagles,” which provides a deeper look into Biola Athletics.
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