Robin Roberts talks about breaking into the journalism industry and her ordeal with cancer at the espnW Summit.

Sophomore K.J. Teifenwerth transferred to Quinnipiac from Massachusetts in summer 2013. When he went for his physical, doctors revealed to him a tumor on his heart that required surgery.

Sophomore K.J. Teifenwerth transferred to Quinnipiac from Massachusetts in summer 2013. When he went for his physical, doctors revealed to him a tumor on his heart that required surgery.

Paulette Leaphart (left) and Victoria Arlen have inspired many with their stories. Leaphart walked from Biloxi, Mississippi, to Washington D.C. topless to show fellow breast cancer survivors the disease's harsh realities. Arlen learned how to walk again after spending three years in a coma and 10 months in a wheelchair from transverse myelitis. As Leaphart is moved to tears during the espnW Summit, Arlen is there to console her.

Quinnipiac senior Kevin Carroll took his comedy talent to TV, as he is the host of the university's first late-night show.

Quinnipiac seniors Will Cavallo (left) and Robbie McLarney, both from Londenderry, N.H., play together as Bobcats for the first time in August 2012.

Keith Gaither has cerebral palsy, but does not let that interfere with going to every Quinnipiac basketball game. Gaither, widely considered the school's No. 1 fan, talks with Senior Associate Athletic Director Billy Mecca on the microphone at Bobcats Madness in October 2012.

Quinnipiac President John Lahey was named "Irish Person of the Year" in 2012 for his contributions to the Irish community, including the creation of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum: An Gorta Mor.