Green Girl Goes for the Goal

Green Girl Goes for the Goal

By: Hannah Hoffman

Standing in the huddle with black paint slicked across her cheek bones, brown hair tied tight in a bun, and uniform caked in dirt, Katie Minter leads the Tigers in another game-winning play on the Rugby pitch. Equipped only with a mouth guard, she approaches the field with aggression and focus every day ready to tackle and throw. Although only a first-year, Minter, 20, shows dedication and intensity as the starting scrum-half for Wittenberg.

A Springfield, Ohio native, Minter grew up in a small family riding horses and playing sports. She sees that horses, Mustangs in particular, are representative of her free-spirit attitude on life.

“I am not a girly-girl, that’s for sure,” Minter explains. “We joke that rugby is an anger-management tool.”

Rugby, a combination of American football and soccer, is arguably the most dangerous sport around. Prone to major spine, neck, and head injuries, possibly resulting in paralysis, Minter is “willing to sacrifice it all” for the love of the game. She truly shows passion and great commitment to doing what she loves.

While Minter, a sophomore, gets down and dirty in the mud, she is doing the opposite on campus. As an active member of Green Wittenberg, Minter feels passionate about making not only Wittenberg, but the world, a more “green” and environmentally-friendly place.

Minter finds that getting involved in campus has made her college experience truly rich. It is clear through her participation in Green Wittenberg, her Environmental Science major and her title as Kappa Delta’s Green Greek representative that this is truly her passion. Not to mention if she were a computer, she would be the Mac Book Air because it is “the most environmental friendly Mac out there.”

In 2008 Minter had the opportunity to study in Costa Rica for a month. After experiencing this vibrant culture, she would hands-down choose the Central American country as her place to live abroad. An International Education Office employee, Minter finds that exploring and traveling is how she would spend her days if money were no obstacle. She finds that living life to its fullest is an essential value.

Through her two years at Wittenberg, Minter finds the university to be a good fit for her well- rounded personality. Involvement in the stress-relieving rugby and the eco-friendly Green Wittenberg, she is really taking advantage of the college experience. This mighty environmentalist is just looking to have fun and make a difference.