{"id":236025,"date":"2016-09-08T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=236025"},"modified":"2016-09-08T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T20:00:47","slug":"jewell-starts-collegiate-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jewell-starts-collegiate-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewell starts collegiate career"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hunter Jewell, seen here doing warm-up drills before the CNMI\u2019s game against Macau in the EAFF E-1 Football Championships 2017 Round 1 in Guam in June, is now playing for Beloit College in NCAA Division 3. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few months after donning the colors of the CNMI, Blue Ayuyus\u2019 Hunter Jewell found himself wearing another uniform last week as he began his collegiate career.<\/p>\n

Jewell, who suited up for the CNMI Men\u2019s National Team that played in the EAFF E-1 Football Championships 2017 Round 1 in Guam in June, was in college blue and Vegas gold as he debuted with Beloit College last September 1 against the Wisconsin Lutheran College.<\/p>\n

Beloit competes in NCAA Division 3 under the Midwest Conference. The Buccaneers are in the North Division of the 11-team conference, which is made up of schools in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was recruited out of high school and I play as a defensive mid or as an attacking mid,\u201d Hunter said in a message sent to Saipan Tribune yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always had a dream of playing college soccer. Everyone on island, from the coaches I had to other players, is very supportive of this dream and I appreciate all they have done for me. I\u2019m just so grateful to have this opportunity and be in this situation,\u201d the former Paire Football Club player and CNMI youth national team members said.<\/p>\n

Jewell\u2019s new team is mentored by five-time Midwest Conference Coach of the Year Tim Schmiechen, who is also the winningest coach in the group and used to be the assistant at University of Massachusetts in NCAA Division 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coaches (including assistant Duncan Gillis) are intelligent and know a lot about the game and I feel I can learn a lot from them. My teammates are also very welcoming,\u201d the Lawrence High School (Kansas) graduate said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goals as a freshman are to soak up everything the coaches and upperclassmen are telling me and try and learn as much as possible from them. I also hope to contribute as much as I can to the team and hope we have success,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers lost their season debut to Wisconsin Lutheran College, 1-2, but bounced back quickly after a 2-1 victory over Bethany Lutheran College last Sept. 4 with Jewell scoring one of Beloit\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, scoring a goal is awesome. To be fair, it was a great service on the corner from my teammate (Emmett Hendrickson) and all I had to do was head it in. More than anything I\u2019m just glad we won the game and it was a well played match from everyone,\u201d the Buccaneers freshman added.<\/p>\n

While not busy in games and practices, the 6\u20191\u201d Jewell is spending time taking courses in Chinese, economics, and sociology.<\/p>\n

\u201cI plan on majoring in business economics,\u201d said Jewell, who would love to see more CNMI student-athletes playing in collegiate level.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would encourage all of them to just keep playing. When you get to the high school age, it is important to make a highlight tape that you will be able to send to coaches. Coaches, more often than not, will not reach out to you so you must make contact with them. Also when choosing a school, make sure it is for academics first because playing soccer is not going to get you as far as your education will,\u201d the Blue Ayuyu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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