Then, according to Boston University's head rowing coach Megan Turchi, the rowers then "begin their practice in the erg room, then move out onto the water for their morning row"(Turchi). This morning row lasts about two and a half hours. These athletes then continue on with their regular school day until classes are over then they have a second practice. These rigorous practices can help student athletes with their academic duties by giving them something more difficult than schoolwork to worry about. Comparing a strenuous three hour practice to a simple homework assignment can show that they can finish it with ease. This rigorous training also builds strong work ethics among student athletes preparing them for school and also the workplace. Student athlete's success academically shows how an increase in funding could help develop even more students into hard working determined individuals. .
Student athletes not only have increased in number, but have increased in success as well. Since 2005, collegiate student athletes have seen an increase from "74 percent to 84 percent in 2013"(Hosick) in their graduation rate. Hosick related these gains to the increase in popularity of college athletics over the past decade. The increase in athletes has lead to increases in funding which has lead to greater success academically and athletically. Also, student athletes have far surpassed the expectations of the NCAA. Hosick reported that the student athletes have "risen above the GSR (graduation success rate) by 10 points, meaning that almost 14,000 more student athletes graduated than what was estimated"(Hosick). With the success of student athletes on the rise, funding increases should soon follow to keep the increase in academic performance moving. .
An increase in funding for athletic programs would also help businesses higher hard working individuals. Many companies that hire people in the twenty two year old range often look specifically for student athletes.
