McCombs said Taiwo is a quiet leader that leads by example by always giving her full effort in everything she does, which allows the freshmen and senior peers to earn a lot of respect for her daily effort.
Off the court, Bishop is described as a “laid-back guy with a sense of humor” by Caputo, who said he’s a fun player to coach due to his relaxed attitude.
The team also had a 15-game winning streak, which they previously achieved in 2019 after averaging 449 goals overall with a .489 attacking percentage that led them to dominate their opponents.
Junior goalkeeper Luca Castorina and graduate student center Theodoros Pateros have catapulted the Colonials (16-2) to the top of their conference.
Sailing has continued to hang with top-level national competition in its second year as a club team after the University cut the program in 2020.
As the only two Hispanic athletes on GW’s seven-player tennis roster, Ramirez and Giraldo have risen to integral roles on the team.
Junior opposite Liv Womble has steered volleyball to an 11-9 record while exploiting the opposing team’s weaknesses in the court’s empty corners.
After transferring to GW during her sophomore year, senior Elizabeth Rowland has become a leader as women’s rowing only international student.
Men’s golf set a team score record in its first tournament of the year earlier this month, clinching its highest ranking there since the 2018-19 season.
Andras Levai and Sierra Lange were star athletes during their GW careers, and now they’re back with their former teams as graduate assistants.