2008 Woodie Awards
Athlete Profile Sarah Lussier, Golf
Chris Brown
Issue date: 10/24/06 Section: Sports
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The West Chester University women's golf team recently finished eighth at the 2006 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship in Hummelstown, Pa.
The 36-hole, two-day tournament was held at the Wren Dale Golf Club on its par 72, 7009-yard course.
Sarah Lussier fired a 175 to tie for 34th overall and finish first for the Golden Rams. She recorded an 83 on Sunday afternoon, the best 18-hole round for any of the WCU women.
Lussier is not your typical student-athlete. The first year golfer is from St. Lambert, Quebec, where French is as common as English. In fact, French is her first language.
Lussier said that although she spoke both languages in Quebec, she has always studied and learned in French. Going to school in a 100 percent English environment for the first time has taken some getting used to, but Lussier takes it all in stride.
"Professors have been very nice and helpful," said Lussier. She is majoring in Communication Studies, and although she seems completely fluent with only a slight accent to give her away, she still struggles as she gets used to all of the slang and dialects.
"When I am studying, I always have a dictionary open next to me," she said with a smile. She doesn't mind having to study more than most students, "because thinking about it another way, I am learning [English]."
When asked about why she chose to come to West Chester, she said that the oppurtunity to play on the women's golf team was a big factor, but also because of an uncle who lives in nearby Malvern who told her it was a good school. "Good size, not too big," she said referring to the size of the University.
"I wanted to have the experience of coming to the U.S. to study. It looks great on a resume."
Lussier also raved about the weather conditions and abundance of golf courses in the United States. "In Canada, there are only two really good golf months (July and August), and you can only play between May and September and maybe October."
The 36-hole, two-day tournament was held at the Wren Dale Golf Club on its par 72, 7009-yard course.
Sarah Lussier fired a 175 to tie for 34th overall and finish first for the Golden Rams. She recorded an 83 on Sunday afternoon, the best 18-hole round for any of the WCU women.
Lussier is not your typical student-athlete. The first year golfer is from St. Lambert, Quebec, where French is as common as English. In fact, French is her first language.
Lussier said that although she spoke both languages in Quebec, she has always studied and learned in French. Going to school in a 100 percent English environment for the first time has taken some getting used to, but Lussier takes it all in stride.
"Professors have been very nice and helpful," said Lussier. She is majoring in Communication Studies, and although she seems completely fluent with only a slight accent to give her away, she still struggles as she gets used to all of the slang and dialects.
"When I am studying, I always have a dictionary open next to me," she said with a smile. She doesn't mind having to study more than most students, "because thinking about it another way, I am learning [English]."
When asked about why she chose to come to West Chester, she said that the oppurtunity to play on the women's golf team was a big factor, but also because of an uncle who lives in nearby Malvern who told her it was a good school. "Good size, not too big," she said referring to the size of the University.
"I wanted to have the experience of coming to the U.S. to study. It looks great on a resume."
Lussier also raved about the weather conditions and abundance of golf courses in the United States. "In Canada, there are only two really good golf months (July and August), and you can only play between May and September and maybe October."
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