232 MEN’S SOCCER B TH Senior Ross White returns from England to play soccer. Senior Ross White traveled from his hometown of Harrogate, England to the United States to pursue his college career. He first attended a junior college in Batvia, N.Y., where he played soccer before transferring to Harding his junior year. He was given the opportunity to run an athletic social media account at his junior college. Since then, White embraced his graphic design talent and turned it into a possible career. “I think now, even with my major being sports and recreation management, I always saw myself going into athletic department social media,” White said. “And now, I kind of feel like I’m falling away from that a little bit more, and I’m making stuff that I like.” White combined his passions for graphic design, sports and music to create an Instagram account, Raw Media Graphic Design, where he shared his digital edits of professional athletes and music artists. White also used his graphic design and technology skills to help his friends and soccer teammates, including junior Donnell Bowes. When Bowes needed a highlight reel of his athletic achievements, White made him one. “When I got the results back, it was really, really good and really, really professional,” Bowes said. “It definitely helped me going forward into this season, being able to see my best moments and try to replicate that.” Junior Grace Ann Green, Lady Bison soccer athlete, said White’s graphic design talents served as a creative outlet for him. “Sometimes, people just put athletes in a box and say, ‘Okay, you’re a sports person, and that’s your thing,’” Green said. “So, I think it’s cool that he gets to express that more creative side with other things that he enjoys doing.” story by Ava Galyean Best of Worlds
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