Player’s Corner

Sport: Softball
Position: Catcher
Pregame Routine: "My morning routine eat breakfast, wake up an hour early so I can fully wake up. Put my uniform on the same, socks first, pants then jersey."
Pregame artist: "21 Savage" Photo credit: Kealoha Noguchi
Marissa Garza, 18, undecided
Sport: Softball
Position: Catcher
Pregame Routine: “My morning routine: eat breakfast [and] wake up an hour early so I can fully wake up. Put my uniform on the same, socks first, pants then jersey.”
Pregame Artist: “21 Savage”
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Qwintin Workman, 20, business management major
Sport: Track and Field, Sprinter/Hurdler
Pregame Routine: “Typically, since I don’t live out here, like, I live in Temecula. So, I drive from Temecula and I wake up early enough to eat and then I go to the store to pick up things for my meet, and then I like to get there a couple hours before so I can, like, sit down and relax and, like, calm down my anxiety. And then, I talk to my coach about the race plan.”
Pregame Meal: “It’s gonna sound weird, but my ex introduced it to me: I eat carrots and peanut butter together. That’s like my bread and butter go-to to eat.”
Pregame Music: “I have one or two [songs I listen to]. One would be Body A Canvas or Far From Perfect.”

---PRE-GAME RITUAL---
"I like to do a lot of visualization. In a quiet place for about 10 minutes and visualize the game."
---FOOD TO EAT---
"I don't eat full meals. I eat something light before a game, and drink a lot of water."
---PRE-GAME MUSIC---
"Anything from S.O.B." Photo credit: Kealoha Noguchi
Mina Nakawake, 18, communication major
Sport: Softball
Position: Center Field
Pregame Routine: “I like to do a lot of visualization. In a quiet place for about 10 minutes and visualize the game.”
Pregame Meal: “I don’t eat full meals. I eat something light before a game, and drink a lot of water.”
Pregame Music: “Anything from S.O.B.”

Pregame routine: "I try to get enough sleep as I can and try to eat well in the morning."
Pregame artist: "No I don't have anyone specific, I just try to lock in early and focus on the meet as best as I can." Photo credit: Kealoha Noguchi
Matt Thorne, 19, economics major
Sport: Swim and Water Polo
Pregame Routine: “I try to get enough sleep as I can and try to eat well in the morning.”
Pregame Music: “No I don’t have anyone specific, I just try to lock in early and focus on the meet as best as I can.”

Devyn Smith is a journalism major, senior staff writer and former sports editor at The Union. He enjoys covering and taking photos of sporting events,...

Kealoha Noguchi is the Sports Editor at The Union. His interests include anything sports-related. He enjoys having sports conversations, debates and sharing...

David is a journalism major at El Camino College and is a senior staff writer at The Union. David has an interest in covering sports and has covered the...