Introduction

Trinity University has had many student-athletes throughout its 150 year history. Whereas the first two sports at Trinity were baseball and tennis, now there are 9 sports for both men and women student-athletes to participate in. However, one cause for concern is the low ethnic minority representation. The majority of Trinity students and student-athletes are white and a only few handful of the students come from a ethnic minority group. Since I come from an ethnic minority group and am a big fan of Trinity athletics, I wanted to research more about the influences and the experience of former Trinity students who were part of any Trinity sports team during their time here, as well as how these athletes influenced Trinity. With that said, despite having to deal with racial microcosms and institutional disregard of ethnic minority student-athletes needs, these individuals have also been influential in Trinity athletics throughout the years in many ways.