Over the past four years, I have written countless articles for the sports section of this paper. And over the past two years, having served as the editor of the sports section, having to fill two pages with relevant and timely material 12 times a year can sometimes be tough. But in my four years here, no article that I have ever written is tougher than this one.

For the most part, it’s easy to write about other things, especially when it comes to sports. The stories write themselves a lot of the time, whether it’s a breakdown of a game, a season preview or recap, or an interesting profile on an athlete. With a reflection over four years here, though, seeing as how much I have grown and how much I have changed in that timeframe to the point where my freshman self is almost unrecognizable to me, it’s much tougher figuring out which angle to take and how to approach this. Looking back on four years worth of memories in half of a page is a tricky task, especially for myself, who often has to find a way to remove words to make articles fit.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for making these four years worthwhile and unforgettable.

For all the people who came up to me and told me how much they liked my article, I truly thank you. Knowing that I have an audience that actively enjoys what I have to say about sports is incredibly humbling.

For everybody in the athletic department who read my articles and gave me story ideas, I truly thank you. I cannot even count the number of emails of encouragement and story ideas that I have received over the years from Coach Esposito on the developments taking place in HPU track and field. I hope that over these past four years, I have helped serve the HPU athletic community well with my coverage of these teams; rest assured that even though I will not be here next year, I will always be a Panther fan and will still be actively following the teams to see how they are doing.

For everybody in SportsLink for helping me keep my energy and passion for sports going over the years, I truly thank you. While many things drew me to HPU, from the amazing campus to the professors that treat you like you’re more than just a number in a giant lecture hall, the main draw for me was SportsLink. Being able to work on broadcasts that appeared on ESPN+ and aired in front of a national audience on a nightly basis was an opportunity that I simply could not pass up. The experience of working on over 150 broadcasts for HPU, including some that wound up on SportsCenter when all was said and done, was more than I ever could have imagined. If you are reading this and have any interest whatsoever in sports, I encourage you to join SportsLink.

For everyone at the Chronicle over these past four years who has helped me keep my passion for writing, I truly thank you. I know that sometimes, it was tough meeting deadline since some big sporting events took place after the deadline that I had to cover; doing the sports section literally on the day of printing because the Super Bowl was the

Parting senior and sports editor Collin Giuliani at TIAA Bank Field prior to a Jacksonville Jaguars game. Photo submitted day after our deadline was probably nothing short of pressure. I came into HPU having served as the chief in staff of my high school’s newspaper and really wanted to continue pursuing journalism. Thank you for allowing me to continue to do that.

For all of the professors I’ve had over the years, I truly thank you. While I have had many professors in my four years here and won’t be able to name them all, there are some that I have to acknowledge at this time. Dr. McConnell was the first professor I ever had at HPU in my human communication class, and he has served as my advisor over the past three years. I cannot begin to count the number of times that I went into his office, and we spent the majority of the time talking and debating about sports. Dr. Lukow and Dr. Hemme in the sport management program helped me realize that sport law may be my calling; any time you have a class that’s either early in the morning or is an academically rigorous class and you wind up looking forward to it, that’s when you know that you have a special professor. And Dr. Hayes, who I had twice in sports journalism classes, helped me grow as a writer in more ways than one. When I look back on my time at HPU over the years, I’ll look back at how these professors helped shape me as a person and make me the man I am today.

And finally, for all the friends and family that have supported me and have been there for me in both good times and bad, I truly thank you. Seeing as I only gave myself half a page for this (it would’ve been irresponsible of me as the sports editor to not report on one of the most successful women’s basketball coaches in Big South history leaving HPU), I will not be able to name everyone; however, you know who you are, and you matter to me in more ways than I will ever be able to express in words.

Where my journey takes me after this, I’m not entirely sure. I will be going to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University to pursue a career in sports law and will be living on the West Coast for the first time. This is sure to be an adjustment, but is one that I am looking forward to, if for no other reason than the fact that it doesn’t snow in Phoenix and that football Sundays start at 10 a.m.

But for everyone reading this, no matter who you are, I truly thank you. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as the sports editor over these past two years. And no matter where HPU goes from here, both academically and athletically, I will always be a Panther.