The University of Guam Triton Athletics Department will begin open tryouts for each of the six varsity sports during the first week of August. The department is excited to welcome back returning student-athletes and give new students a chance to compete at the varsity level. <\/p>\n
Varsity Athletic Tryouts are set for: <\/p>\n
\u2022 Men\u2019s Soccer: 4pm-6:30pm. Aug. 2-3, at the UOG soccer field behind the Calvo Field House <\/p>\n
\u2022 Women\u2019s Rugby: 4pm-6:30pm, Aug. 2-3, at the UOG rugby field behind the Calvo Field House <\/p>\n
\u2022 Women\u2019s Basketball: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Aug. 2-3, at the Calvo Field House <\/p>\n
\u2022 Women\u2019s Soccer: 4pm-6:30pm, Aug. 4-5, at the UOG soccer field behind the Calvo Field House <\/p>\n
\u2022 Baseball: 4pm-6:30pm, Aug. 4-5, at the George Washington High School baseball field <\/p>\n
\u2022 Men\u2019s Basketball: 7pm-9:30pm, Aug. 4-5, at the Calvo Field House <\/p>\n
Tryouts are open to all full-time and part-time UOG students for the fanuch\u00e5nan (August – December) semester of 2021. Current UOG students must be taking at least six credits and have a 2.00 GPA. First-time freshmen must have a 2.50 GPA out of high school to play their first semester at the University. Transfer students must have a 2.00 GPA from their previous school to play at UOG. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter years of planning, we expanded our athletic program to offer six varsity sports for our student-athletes. We are excited to give them more options to find a sport they enjoy and compete at the varsity level,\u201d said UOG Athletics Director Doug Palmer. \u201cWe hope to continue growing the program and provide more offerings in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n
Grants available for basketball and soccer <\/strong> Students must have a 2.50 GPA to be eligible for a grant, first-time freshmen must have a 3.00 GPA out of high school to be eligible for a grant, and transfer students must have a 2.50 GPA to be eligible. <\/p>\n COVID-19 safety requirements <\/strong> To submit COVID-19 documents and for more information on the tryouts, call Doug Palmer at 735-2862 or email palmerd@triton.uog.edu. (PR) <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Guam Triton Athletics Department will begin open tryouts for each of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[310,445],"class_list":["post-348192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-basketball","tag-uog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348192\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPartial tuition grants are available for men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball and soccer. The grants can be earned at the discretion and recommendation of the head coach with the approval of the athletics director. <\/p>\n
\nAll students participating in tryouts must provide proof of partial or full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within seven days of both tryout dates. Prior to starting practice sessions, all student-athletes will need to obtain an athletic physical and provide proof of partial or full vaccination or a weekly negative COVID-19 test. Prior to playing in outside competition, student-athletes will need to be fully vaccinated. <\/p>\n