建立激情和目标的遗产：克里斯·基尔科因如何提升霍林体育

体育运动, The Climb 新闻letter

2025年10月27日

与克里斯·基尔科因的问答，体育总监

问：回顾过去，最初是什么激发了你对大学体育运动的热情，这种早期的火花如何影响了你在霍林斯大学的领导方式？

从我记事起，我就一直是大学体育迷。我记得在上世纪80年代末和90年代初，每周四我都会“感冒”，看一整天的东部大篮球锦标赛，那是我真正着迷的地方。

我的热情在大学里发展起来，一次偶然的机会，一份勤工俭学的工作让我在体育信息办公室工作。我看到了体育部门的内部运作，我又一次被吸引住了。从大学三年级开始，我就知道我想成为一名体育主管，从那时起直到今天，我尽我所能去研究不同的哲学、想法、方法、系统等，如何管理最好的部门，这样我就可以为下一个大挑战做好准备。我很幸运有一些不可思议的导师，他们有着广泛的领导风格，我相信他们每天都在影响和指导我。

Q: What was it about Hollins — the people, the mission, the potential — that made you say, “Yes, this is where I want to lead?”

I admittedly did not know much about Hollins or the campus when I arrived, but I remember being immediately struck by the potential. As I met the people in administration, faculty, and staff, I got an immediate sense of a campus-wide desire for athletics to succeed. I quickly identified a 赌球在线 coaching staff, and I saw Hollins 体育运动 as a hidden gem just waiting to have its untapped potential cultivated. I saw a clear, concise, and consistent set of expectations and commitment from the administration. 我知道这就是我想去的地方。

Q: From your perspective, what sets Hollins student-athletes apart, both on the field and in the classroom?

他们做每件事的激情和使命感。无论是在球场上，在训练中，在教室里，为社区服务，还是相互支持，支持他们所信仰的事业，他们都带着非凡的激情去做。他们不仅关心自己的个人成功和实现个人目标，而且他们也相互支持和支持。

Q: What has been the most rewarding part of guiding Hollins athletics – perhaps a moment, a team milestone, or even a quiet everyday victory that reminds you why this work matters to you?

As we have built the program over the last few years, we have celebrated a lot of growth. One that I’m most proud of is the growth of the soccer program. In 2021, we had to stop a match and forfeit because we ran out of players. Today, I look out my window, and we have 26 student-athletes practicing. They have beaten Sweet Briar in each of the last two years, and the program has made remarkable strides on the field, led by a pair of fantastic coaches. In addition, they hold the highest team GPA in the athletics department at 3.6.