When Alan Page spoke at Grinnell College on April 4, 1984, he had recently concluded an exceptional career in the National Football League, highlighted by a Most Valuable Player award and four Super Bowl appearances with the Minnesota Vikings. At that point, he had achieved a profound level of athletic success only few manage to.
Hot on the heels of defending their Midwest Conference championship title, one might expect the Grinnell women’s soccer team to draw large crowds to their competitive home games. Yet anyone who attended Tuesday’s game against Monmouth College would have inevitably noticed the large empty spaces on the three concrete stands. After winning 3-0, only three.