{"id":4152,"date":"2012-08-01T07:32:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T11:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4152"},"modified":"2012-08-01T07:35:44","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T11:35:44","slug":"robs-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4152","title":{"rendered":"Rob’s Away…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…so JMUSB is in dangerous hands this week. \u00a0But thankfully I at least get to begin with really cool news. \u00a0Former Dukes Archer Jacob Wukie was part of the USA Men’s Team that took a surprising and thrilling silver medal <\/a>earlier this week for the very first medal earned by Team USA in any sport in London! Seriously, say that again. \u00a0A JMU Duke athlete won a silver medal at the Olympics! \u00a0Yes, yes, we know we’ve never covered Archery or it’s untimely budget and Title IX -related demise in the ‘Burg, but there’s no way everyone can’t be happy for the guy. \u00a0We know nothing about the sport, but they damn near won the whole shootin’ match, losing by a single point to Italy in the final. \u00a0Congrats to Jake and hopefully this starts a new Olympic trend for the purple and gold.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Also on the Olympic front, JMU Head Field Hockey Coach (and awesome friend of JMUSB) Antoinette Lucas is a former Olympian herself and still does a lot of coaching and consulting for USA Field Hockey. \u00a0We know she’s super-proud that the team, never a shoe-in to even make the games, followed up their historic Pan-Am games upset of world power Argentina that got them into London with another massive upset yesterday of that same squad! \u00a0Another sport we claim zero knowledge of, but we do know the upset at Pan-Am (the entry tourney for London from our region) is considered to be in contention for GOAT status of field hockey upsets. \u00a0We can only imagine what yesterday’s victory means.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Lawless, the movie based on the adaptation of JMU alum Matt Bondurant’s book Wettest County in the World, comes out later this month with premieres in various cities throughout the month so keep your eyes peeled.<\/p>\n

Be back Friday with actual football coverage! \u00a0Less than five weeks till opening day!<\/p>\n