Eastern Illinois

Syracuse opened its newly renovated Carrier Dome in style, picking up the Orange’s first victory of the season by taking out fellow Uplifting Athletes Chapter Georgia Tech. All three phases of the game played a vital role for the Orange, as the offense was powered by 100-yard rusher Sean Tucker, Syracuse’s defense nabbed four interceptions […] Continue Reading »

Each week during the college football season we will feature a player who is an officer for an Uplifting Athletes Chapter for our Beyond the Trophy series. Name: Luke Paladino College: Marist College Height, weight, class, position: 5-11, 143 pounds, redshirt sophomore, kicker High School: Penfield Senior High School in Rochester, New York About Luke: […] Continue Reading »

Powered by running backs Ricky Person Jr. and Zonovan Knight, NC State won its 2020 season opener in a wild back-and-forth affair with Wake Forest. Person and Knight combined for 196 yards on the ground with three touchdowns. Person scored the winning touchdown on a 3-yard run late in the fourth quarter and finished with […] Continue Reading »

Each week during the college football season we will feature a player who is an officer for an Uplifting Athletes Chapter for our Beyond the Trophy series. Name: JD Bertrand College: University of Notre Dame Height, weight, class, position: 6-1, 228 pounds, sophomore, linebacker High School: Blessed Trinity High School in Alpharetta, Georgia About JD: […] Continue Reading »

Georgia Tech overcame a tough first half that included two interceptions and a pair of blocked field goals to rally from 10 points down to win its season opener on the road against fellow Uplifting Athletes Chapter Florida State. True freshman quarterback Jeff Sims accounted for 341 total yards in his first start and Jude […] Continue Reading »

Each week during the college football season we will feature a player who is an officer for an Uplifting Athletes Chapter for our Beyond the Trophy series. Name: Jake Froschauer College: Colgate University Height, weight, class, position: 6-3, 210 pounds, senior, quarterback High School: Summit High School in Summit, New Jersey About Jake: A three-sport […] Continue Reading »

Kaci Adams isn’t a doctor, but sometimes she has to feel like one. The married 43-year-old mother of three has the rare disease Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS).   Klippel-Feil Syndrome is an extremely complex disease with many potential symptoms and disease paths. Finding a medical specialist or expert to advise and help with her rare struggle has […] Continue Reading »

Spend more than five minutes with Marni Cartelli and there is no possible way to miss her passion. She proudly wears it on her sleeve. What drives her passion is a will and commitment to battle a difficult and complex rare disease that makes a day without pain nearly impossible. Marni was diagnosed with Complex […] Continue Reading »

The loss of hope and that feeling nobody is listening when you are screaming out for help came roaring back for Marni. It was a road she had been down before when she was originally diagnosed in 2016, and didn’t think it was a bridge she would have to cross again. “That anger and frustration […] Continue Reading »

Spend more than five minutes with Marni Cartelli and there is no possible way to miss her passion. She proudly wears it on her sleeve. What drives her passion is a will and commitment to battle a difficult and complex rare disease that makes a day without pain nearly impossible. Marni was diagnosed with Complex […] Continue Reading »