SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA — Former Pipestone Area Schools student-athletes Arinn McGee and Aubrea Kor recently enjoyed a seven-day international basketball experience.
Both McGee and Kor are members of the Bethany Lutheran College women’s team. Kor was unable to play due to an unspecified injury.
Bethany Lutheran College center Arinn McGee played in a pair of international games in Costa Rica. (Contributed photo from Bethany Lutheran College)
The Vikings played two games during the trip, against the Costa Rica Under-19 national team and another group of all-stars from that country.
The event was coordinated through Beyond Sports, which specializes in these types of trips.
The NCAA permits teams to make an international trip once every four years, and this was the first-ever voyage for the Viking women’s basketball program.
Aubrea Kor travelled to Costa Rica as part of an international basketball experience with Bethany Lutheran College. (Contributed photo from Bethany Lutheran College)
The Vikings participated in two community service projects, visited the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Central Market and National Church, took surfing lessons and enjoyed zip-lining.
“We are so thankful and excited to experience another culture, and be able to give back to the youth sports scene (there),” Bethany Lutheran head coach Emma Purfeerst said in a prepared press release from the college.