Student Athlete

Life is filled with unexpected twists and turns. In the case of George Mason University lacrosse twins Kaitlyn and Regan Bestick, that road has split and come back together several times. Now, as they compete in their final season together and prepare to separate again, they reflect on their time in the Mason Nation.

Tip Sheet: How proper nutrition fuels hoop dreams during March Madness.

Twenty years after George Mason’s own Cinderella story, sports dietitians Quinten Patterson and Allison McKay share their chalk-talk for fueling and recovery during the Big Dance.

Swimmer and electrical engineering major Ryan Serbia bounced back from adversary and is off to a promising start in the pool and in the classroom.

This software engineering student-athlete turned her opportunities into a graduate degree and a pending job in national security.

The 2026 Peter N. Stearns Provost Scholar-Athlete Awards have been announced. Meet the four Schar School students who are not only elite athletes but elite scholars.

For just the second time, more than 70 George Mason University student-athletes have earned the Peter N. Stearns Provost Scholar-Athlete Award for their outstanding academic achievements. Following a record-breaking 78 honorees last year, 74 student-athletes were recognized during a ceremony held in February.

The athlete and competitor in her fuel George Mason’s Jaylin Lott’s love for volleyball, but it’s the inner serenity that singing brings her that she treasures away from the court.

In addition to fostering student-athletes' wellness, the collaboration will offer applied learning for nutrition students in the college.

Schar School senior June Johnson is a leader on the women’s rowing team, an advocate for athletes’ mental health, and in her spare time rejuvenated the Patriot Pre-Law Program. Read how she does it all.