By Lindsey Boyd — Sports Editor of The Spartan Daily Less than 5% of Spartan Foundation money intended for athletic scholarships was distributed to San Jose State athletes from 2013-2016, according to sources and confirmed by documents reviewed by the Read more
By Hannah Hall — Staff Writer Trading in football cleats and protective pads for a heavy, silver discus in between his hands is what freshman football player Jaime Navarro will be doing this spring. Navarro will be one of few Read more
By Nancy Alexandra — Staff Writer San Jose State Athletics has a $28 million budget for the 2018-19 season. Since 2010, the football program has brought in $9.4 million in revenue games according to reports from the San Francisco Chronicle. Read more
By Madyson Montoya — Staff Writer Having the opportunity to compete at the college level is one that nearly every athlete dreams of. For senior Eri Tamada, it took 15 years for her achieve her goal, which was to be Read more
By Richy Zajic — Staff Writer It is no secret that the San Jose State basketball program has been struggling — and this is nothing new. Let’s start with the SJSU women’s basketball program. The team has not won a Read more
By Jessica Jimenez — Staff Writer Swimming is not for the faint of heart. It takes passion, endurance, drive and many other qualities to be able to push yourself both physically and mentally in the pool. San Jose State senior Read more
By Aniyah Cusseaux — Staff Writer Sarahvaughn King etched her name into the history books of the renown San Jose State track and field program. With only a few collegiate track meets under her belt, the sophomore set a new Read more
By Marissa Scott — Managing Editor Mozzarella sticks, a flatbread pizza, a cookies and cream pizookie and three glasses of water — a pre-game dinner ritual that has repeatedly proven successful for San Jose State’s ace Andrew Mitchel. Because of Read more
By C.J. Peterson — Staff Writer Noah Baumann still has the screenshots saved on his iPhone. Two years removed from high school ball, the San Jose State guard can swipe through his photo gallery and find archived player rankings from Read more
By Hannah Hall — Staff Writer Megan Anderson and Danae Marquez have spent the majority of their basketball careers side by side. The history and memories they’ve made on and off the basketball court for the last 10 years have Read more
By Jose Trujillo – Editor There is really no other way to put it. For the San Jose State women’s basketball team, 2017 was a rebuild year. The second youngest team in Division I experienced plenty growing pains en route to Read more
By Austin Turner – Staff Writer Over the course of a football game, coaches and players adapt. Strategies and game plans change. A common adjustment made by opposing coaches and kickers in games against San Jose State, is to stop kicking Read more
By Ernie Gonzalez It wasn’t until the early days of August that DeJon Packer proved he fit in the preseason six-man mix after he tried out for the team. Fast forward nearly 10 months and the local kid who once Read more
By Lindsey Boyd (@lindsboyd3 ): San Jose State softball players sport diamond-like championship rings on their middle fingers for a reason. It’s a fitting choice considering the real diamond they want — the kind that comes engraved in white chalk Read more