Michigan Golf Journal May 2019

bracelets with “Setas Strong” printed on them to ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ :ĂĐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ďĂƩůĞ͘ The bracelets showed up everywhere as well as the ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ :ĂĐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĮŐŚƚ͘ Those bracelets were on golf bags across the country, on desks as a constant reminder, on backpacks and even on EĂƟŽŶĂů ds ĂƐ ŽĂĐŚ /njnjŽ wore one during the season in support of Jac. Jac was a trooper and I could not have been more proud of her and her teammates that rallied around her, making sure she knew that her Spartan Family would be there for her no ŵĂƩĞƌ ǁŚĂƚ͘ KƵƌ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ visited as much as possible; ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ͕ watch a TV show or a MSU basketball game or just talk about what was happening with the team or on campus. Watching her life as a Student-Athlete be taken away was heartbreaking and it didn’t seem fair. It changed our outlook on life. We were all made more aware of the necessity to be kind, to be thankful, to know that something so small can make Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ else’s life, to remember everyone is going through something, to enjoy each and every day and not to worry ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŵĂůů ƐƚƵī͘ Jac is such a fun person to be around, she is happy, funny, kind, caring and she makes others smile. Jac Setas is that same person, but now ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŽŶ life. We are happy to report that Jac also is cancer free; she came back to the team this past fall (2018) to reclaim the year she missed while going through treatments. She will graduate in May and will head to New York for a summer internship. Ɛ ^ƉĂƌƚĂŶƐ͕ ǁĞ ďĂƩůĞ ĞĂĐŚ day in our quest to be the best; on the golf course, in the classroom and as members of our community. Most of ŽƵƌ ĚĂŝůLJ ďĂƩůĞƐ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ŚŽůĚ a candle to what these two courageous young Spartan golfers went through during their college careers. These experiences have helped our players and coaches ƉƵƚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͖ reminding us to always be ͞^ƉĂƌƚĂŶ ^ƚƌŽŶŐ͕͟ ŶŽ ŵĂƩĞƌ what life throws at you. Editor’s note : To watch a video on Setas produced by MSU and featuring comments from Alabama coach Nick Saban, click here: Jacqueline Setas Michigan Golf Journal Guest Column, MSU Golf