University of Toronto Highlights Bermuda Athlete

A recent edition of The Varsity, the University of Toronto’s student newspaper, took the time to highlight the achievements of the school’s international athletes, with Bermudian student JayLynn Hines earning much of the spotlight for her achievements both in the classroom and on the softball field.

The report says, “Bermuda native JayLynn Hines has played sports her whole life, she says. She’s an experienced equestrian and was the captain of Bermuda’s 21-under national netball team.

“When it came time to choose a post-secondary school, she had to find one that would suit her academically and athletically: “I wanted to pick it for something else other than school, because it was important to me — I’ve been playing sports my whole life.”

“Outside of the sports that were popular in Bermuda, Hines developed a passion for softball. She played it in Bermuda, but was looking to compete at a higher level than she could find at home.

“I actually looked at different schools. I wanted to go to a school that had a [softball] team, and not a lot of schools in Canada had one. When I saw that U of T did, I thought: perfect!”

“Outside of softball, Hines was excited about her academic prospects at U of T. She decided on an Economics major because of the love she had developed for economic theory.

“On the field, she was forced to to get used to the new level of competition. “I wasn’t used to balls getting pitched that fast, ” Hines said.

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