"You Can Play."
That's the title of a new video released by the Duke athletic department in which Duke athletes, coaches and administrators voice their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender student-athletes.
"At Duke, we support and value the LGBT individuals who represent our university in competition," Blue Devil athletic director Kevin White says in the video. "Teamwork and excellence extend far beyond sexual orientation."
The video was coordinated by Duke's director of student-athlete development Leslie Barnes, who also appears in the video. Check it out:
A number of notable Duke coaches and student-athletes are featured in the video, including:
- Women's basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie
- Women's basketball sophomore center Elizabeth Williams
- Duke basketball junior forward Josh Hairston
- Senior Track and field athlete Curtis Beach
- Junior men's golfer Yaroslav Merkulov
- Field hockey head coach Pam Bustin
- Men's soccer head coach John Kerr
- Volleyball head coach Jolene Nagel
- Volleyball senior Nailah Waterfield
- Wrestling head coach Glen Lanham
- Academic coordinator Brian Anderson
- Swimming and diving assistant coach Dawn Kane
- Assistant sports information director Meredith Rieder
- Athletic department chief financial officer Mitch Moser
- Associate athletic director of compliance Cindy Hartmann
- Sophomore field hockey goalie Lauren Blazing
- Redshirt sophomore wrestler Immanuel Kerr-Brown
- Junior football running back Juwan Thompson
- Redshirt sophomore football defensive end Dezmond Johnson
- Junior tennis player Hannah Mar
- Track and field senior Cydney Ross
- Graduate track and field pole vaulter Amy Fryt
- Sophomore volleyball player Brittney Balser
- Sophomore rower Elizabeth Howell
- Senior baseball pitcher Chase Bebout
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