Supply chain management senior Rachel Reynolds and nursing senior Giulianna Ruffino set out on a mission when they started their freshman year at Michigan State. It was a mission shaped by growing up in MSU families and spending childhood days at Spartan Stadium.

“My dad said that if there’s one thing to do in your four years here, try to make it to one of every sporting event,” Reynolds said. 

Starting in their freshman year, Reynolds and Ruffino attended events from every team on campus, from cross country to club water polo, while also attending nearly every football, basketball and hockey game. Now seniors, they have completed their checklist.

“Each year we’ve just tried to go to a few more,” Reynolds said. “We finally made it to every team.”

“We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into,” said Ruffino.

It was a mission that took them all the way to Holland on a Tuesday afternoon. Men’s golf had no home tournaments that year, so Reynolds and Ruffino drove out to support the team in order to cross it off their list.

“It was basically just us and the Michigan State team’s parents,” Reynolds said. “They loved it, because it seems like they don’t get as many fans.”

“We were just walking around aimlessly, and some of the parents actually asked us when we were teeing off,” Ruffino said. “They thought we were on the women’s team.”

As football season ticket holders and Izzone members, Reynolds and Ruffino know campus sports culture through and through. But with the additional commitment to not just the most popular of sports, they might just know it better than anyone.

Despite not knowing the rules or traditions associated with each sport, Reynolds and Ruffino brought their school spirit to the sidelines all four years.