Creighton student-athletes, Jacob Epperson, Armando Gandini and Paul Kruse may not share a lot in common, including the sports they play, but they do all relate in the fact that they left their home countries in order to seek the opportunities that Creighton athletics has to offer.
Epperson, a center for the men’s basketball squad, is from Melbourne, Australia. Armando Gandini was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and plays for the Bluejays’ men’s tennis team. Paul Kruse, goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team, has made his trek to Creighton all the way from Heilbronn, Germany.
The three athletes live an average of 5,377 miles from Creighton, but being able to play their sports and study at the same time has made it worth it, according to each athlete.