Tar Heels Coach For College In Vietnam

Posted Sep 20, 2017
UNC's Marika Akkerman and Alex Cooke are used to balancing academics and athletics, Akkerman as a sport administration-communication studies double major on the women's tennis team and Cooke as a psychology major on the women's track and field team. But this summer, both took that challenging combination abroad, coaching and teaching in rural Vietnam. (GoHeels.com)

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