Make It Millikin: Cal Pohrte

Millikin senior finds accomplishment in the classroom and on the soccer field

Senior year, for most college students, can stop up becoming a insane roller coaster. The moments these seniors expertise can be a terrifying, but fascinating new move in their life. Cal Pohrte, a senior sports activities management big from New Lenox, Unwell., will for good remember the good friends and reminiscences created at Millikin. 

“My capacity to make connections all through my four many years here has been a legitimate blessing,” he mentioned. “The individuals I have fulfilled alongside the way have assisted me pave the road to where by they consider is the suitable route and one particular that will allow me to mature extra as an person.”

The decision to occur to Millikin was effortless for Pohrte. He chose Millikin for a number of factors, which includes the charge of attendance, the variety of the scholar entire body enabling him to satisfy new people today from across the world, staying ready to engage in football, in his viewpoint, in the best NCAA Division III conference and most importantly the potential to grow as an unique.

Throughout his time at Millikin he was equipped to find results the two in the classroom and on the football industry. Being a student-athlete at Millikin has performed a massive aspect in Pohrte’s lifetime. 

Cal Pohrte

When asked what being a Millikin university student-athlete intended to him, he said, “By representing Millikin the finest way I can. That would be supporting out any time I can with our athletic department or even playing to the ideal of my capacity. I’m happy to be a Millikin scholar-athlete and glad I was in a position to dress in the Blue and White throughout my upper body, each and every time I stepped on to that discipline.”

Searching toward his long term after graduation in May 2022, Cal desires to show up at graduate faculty to further more his education in sports administration. From there, he desires to continue on his involvement with collegiate sporting activities, and share his understanding with those who like athletics as a lot as him.

With graduation approaching, Pohrte will be equipped to relive times at Millikin with his teammates, classmates and pals that will last a lifetime. His most unforgettable minute was in the course of the Major Blue Soup Supper in slide 2020.

“It was fantastic to assistance the Millikin neighborhood when COVID-19 was at its peak and persons were being starting off to see how life would be in the winter season months. We assumed it would be most effective to allow for our group to decide on up the soups and appreciate them at household where they can keep risk-free,” he explained.

Pohrte additional that the emphasize of his occupation as a pupil-athlete arrived in spring of his senior yr. “The most effective second in football was defeating Illinois Wesleyan back in spring 2021. It was the 1st time that Millikin defeated IWU in in excess of 11 decades and to do it on our residence turf in that atmosphere was certainly particular.”