LAWRENCE, KS – SEPTEMBER 29: A Kansas Jayhawks cheerleaders runs with a Jayhawk flag after a landing in opposition to the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
During a climate delay earlier than final Saturday’s Oklahoma-Kansas recreation, a fan within the crowd went viral when the ESPN digicam caught her sitting by herself crocheting.
Now, we will lastly put the thriller of who this lady is to mattress. She’s been recognized, due to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic.
Auerbach tracked down Hailey Solomon, a senior civil engineering scholar at KU, and discovered simply why she was doing yarn work within the stands at a soccer recreation.
College soccer is ELECTRIC ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/eDM6PJOedY
— ESPN (@espn) October 5, 2019
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Solomon admits she doesn’t notably like or perceive faculty soccer. However, the article makes it clear she wasn’t attempting to attain fame by crafting within the bleachers.
We gained’t give away why she was on the recreation within the first place (learn the article, if you happen to’re an Athletic subscriber), however we are going to say Solomon comes off as sport who has accepted going viral.
NEW: I tracked down the Kansas scholar who was crocheting within the stands this weekend. Her identify is Hailey Solomon, and he or she’s pleasant.
“I feel it’s hilarious that the one recreation I attend ends with me turning into a meme.” https://t.co/gVXCcw53d9 pic.twitter.com/eCSz445fox
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) October eight, 2019
Making this story even higher, Solomon helped discovered a charity group that knits and crochets for homeless folks in Lawrence.
Here’s extra info on Warm the World, the group Hailey helped discovered that knits/crochets clothes for homeless folks in Lawrence: https://t.co/NGWSpC2VMu
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) October eight, 2019
All in all, this may be probably the most noteworthy second that comes out of a Kansas house recreation this season.
