MINNEAPOLIS – Jan-Louw Kotze came to the University of South Alabama hoping to compete for a discus gold medal in the Olympics. That didn't work out (although he hasn't quite given up on it yet). In the meantime, his experience at South has led him to something more satisfying.
"One thing that always bothered me about athletics is that, especially in an individual sport like track and field, it's a relatively egoistic pursuit," Kotze said. "I wasn't really helping anybody by throwing this implement really far." So he has begun studying at the University of Minnesota for a doctorate in counseling psychology — an interest he discovered as a South undergrad.