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一个姐妹
三个兄弟姐妹上同一所大学是很罕见的事。 It is an even rarer thing for three siblings to go to the same college and all participate in sports.
Ashleigh ('21), Anna ('23), and Alexis Baker ('24) are three sisters who have done just that.
威尼斯人平台运动-一个家庭传统
我在佛罗里达州的那不勒斯长大。在美国，贝克家的女孩们知道很多关于圣约的事。 的ir mother, Jennifer (Morris) Baker, and their aunt, Jill Morris, both attended Covenant. Jennifer played on the women's soccer club team for the Scots from 1990-93.
不用说，这座山对贝克一家来说是一个熟悉的地方。
Ashleigh became the first Baker sibling to attend Covenant in the fall of 2017, as a member of the cross country and track teams.
"I chose to come to Covenant because I wanted to be in a Christian community and be able to run," said Ashleigh.
Now a senior, Ashleigh has racked up two All-USA South honorable mention awards and become a leader on the team. 在2019赛季中，她两次进入前10名。
Ashleigh's younger sister, Anna, also was a runner and was the next Baker to choose Covenant as her new home.
"的 fact that my older sister was already here and my younger sister wanted to come to Covenant definitely played a factor in my decision," emphasized Anna. "I also chose Covenant because I wanted to go to a college where the classes and environment would prepare me for life after college, and my professors would encourage me in my relationship with Christ and help me grow in my understanding and knowledge of Him.
"I also was excited about going to Covenant because I would have the opportunity to run track and be on the team with my sister in the spring."
上一季，作为一名大一新生，安娜在田径队上留下了自己的印记。 She participated in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump, becoming the first Covenant female athlete to compete in that event. Anna currently holds the program records for both those events and earned USA South All-Academic honors as well.
有了两个面包师，再多一个又怎么样？
Alexis is the last Baker sibling to choose Covenant, coming in as a freshman this year. Although she deviates from her sisters as she is a member of the women's tennis team.
"I chose Covenant because of the Christ-centered culture and feeling of home," said Alexis. “我想去一个大家都知道我的地方，而不仅仅是一个号码。 I love how the professors have personal relationships with the students and how the coaches take a personal interest in me as well.
兄弟姐妹运动员在圣约并不罕见
Even though student-athlete siblings are a rare occurrence, it does not seem to be so at Covenant. In fact, over the years, several groups of siblings have played for the Scots.
的 softball program had two sets of twins on the team from 2015-18 in Jami ('18) and Joni Johnson ('18), and Tyler ('18) and Shade Epes ('18). 的 baseball team also had a set of brothers, Daniel ('18) and Joel Johnson ('18). In men's soccer, current sophomore Aaron Riggs followed his All-American brother, Jesse ('20), sharing one year on the team together. For the women's soccer team, Summer Bader ('17) and Callie Bader ('18) shared a couple of years on the pitch as well.
Surprisingly, the Bakers are not the only trio of sisters to participate in athletics at Covenant.
的 Moore sisters -- Ginny ('18), Schuyler ('19), and Emily ('21) -- played together for two years and were standout members of the volleyball team and helped lead the Scots to the NCAA Tournament in 2017.
的se are just a few of the many occurrences of siblings playing alongside each other over the history of Covenant athletics.
Covenant is important to me because it has brought me so many good friends and challenged me to grow in my faith. It has brought my sisters and me closer because it's another shared experience. 既然我们离家这么远，有家人在身边真好。
姐妹们一起在基督里成长
Now that all three Baker girls are at Covenant, they credit the school with helping them grow closer to Christ and to each other. Being so far away from home in Florida, they value the time they get to spend together on the mountain as family and as teammates.
As the newest Baker to step foot on the mountain, Alexis believes that Covenant has made her more intentional about making time to spend with her sisters:
"It has been really cool for us all to be in the same stage of life experiencing the same things. Being at Covenant together has made us much closer because we all trust and respect each other and value each other's opinions."
Anna and Ashleigh echo their sister's sentiments, and as upperclassmen are thankful for the impact Covenant has had on them.
"Covenant is important to me because of all the experiences I've had here as well as the relationships that I've built," said Anna. "Being at Covenant has also encouraged growth in my relationship with Christ as I see the godly examples modeled by my professors and coach, as well as the ways that He has worked in the lives of my friends."
阿什利将于2021年春季毕业，她也有类似的想法。
"Covenant is important to me because it has brought me so many good friends and challenged me to grow in my faith. It has brought my sisters and me closer because it's another shared experience. 既然我们离家这么远，有家人在身边真好。”
Undoubtedly, the rich history of siblings becoming Scots makes Covenant a unique place to play.
当球队说他们像家人时，他们是认真的。 通常字面上。
Top photo: 的 Bakers (L-R): Alexis, Anna, and Ashleigh (photo credit: Emma Grimes/Sports
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Article 出版 Nov. 6, 2020 on athletics.covenant.edu.