{"id":403,"date":"2020-02-16T18:54:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T02:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonathanfish.com\/tokyo2020\/?p=403"},"modified":"2020-02-16T19:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T03:41:16","slug":"purdue-athlete-annie-drews-with-a-japan-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonathanfish.com\/tokyo2020\/purdue-athlete-annie-drews-with-a-japan-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue athlete Annie Drews, with a Japan twist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I just highlighted volleyball<\/a> for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. One of the Purdue athletes being highlighted<\/a> by the university is Annie Drews<\/a>. She is a member of Team USA in volleyball<\/a>, a Mishawaka Penn graduate (not to be confused with Adam Driver\u2019s<\/a> Mishawaka High School), and a Purdue graduate.<\/p>\n

Life in Japan for the Olympics won\u2019t be hard for her as she was the Japan V-League championship game MVP<\/a> playing for the JT Marvelous team<\/a>. \u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059!<\/p>\n

I had never heard of JT Marvelous \u2026 but it sure sounds Japanese. It seems JT Marvelous is in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan and the JT stand for Japan Tobacco Ltd. Why not light up after a match? Go JT Marvelous.<\/p>\n

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Nishinomiya is the home of the  Koshien Stadium<\/a> (use this link<\/a> for the official website of the stadium), used by the Hanshin Tigers<\/a> and also the home of the two annual high school baseball tournaments<\/a>. When I lived in Japan I would watch the high school tournament on TV when I could, and would always get teary-eyed at the end of a game watching all these kids who gave it their all trying so hard not to cry but more often than not sobbing heavily.<\/p>\n

I dare you to watch this video and not get tears in your eyes.<\/p>\n