08/28/2026
💜🦅 Meet Dorcus Lara ’26, an Exercise Science–Kinesiology and Psychology double major, student-athlete on the Asbury Women’s Soccer Team, and international student from Uganda.
As Dorcus reflects on her time at Asbury, she shares how athletics, community, faith, and the relationships she built here shaped her college experience:
“Asbury for me was 4 years and a double major in Exercise Science- Kinesiology and Psychology while being a student-athlete and so much more.
For so many years, my routine has revolved around practices, in-season, off-season, and all the long bus rides, laughter, and tears that came along with it. It's been an honor to be part of the Asbury Women's Soccer Team and to see how much it has grown and evolved over the years. I'm so happy to say that the prayers we prayed in Hughes during the Outpouring during my freshman year over our team are coming to pass!!! Thank you to everyone who cheered me on during games, listened to me rant on the hard days, and continued to show up for me no matter what. Thank you for making my Senior Day feel so special that, even though my family couldn't be there, I felt an abundance of love and was surrounded by my Christ family.
The memories, friendships, and lessons I have learned here at Asbury will live on with me for the rest of my life. Cheers to the next chapter and to seeing all the new wonderful things that God will write in my story.”
— Dorcus Lara ’26, Exercise Science and Psychology Double Major, Student-Athlete, Asbury Women’s Soccer
We’re so grateful for the way Dorcus has invested in the Asbury community and can’t wait to see what God writes in her next chapter. 💜
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