It’s not unusual for college athletes to prepare their bodies and practice their skills year-round, and perhaps even play non-league games in their offseason. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the ways in which college athletics operate have completely changed. And the biggest change of all might be the Patriot League’s decision for all fall […]
More than seven of Lafayette’s 23 varsity athletics teams have been forced to postpone their matchups over the past few weeks, including football, men’s and women’s tennis, baseball and softball, men’s lacrosse and volleyball. Lafayette student-athletes have been under pressure this season as COVID-19 outbreaks caused postponements and cancelations across multiple athletic teams. Teams playing […]
The cross country season came to an end with the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet at Lehigh on Nov. 10. Both the men’s and the women’s teams competed, with the women finishing in the top 25 for the second year in a row. Both teams finished ahead of close Patriot League competitor Loyola. The women placed […]
The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Patriot League Championship at Lehigh on Oct. 28, where three top finishers for the Leopards posted new personal records. The men’s team raced first, placing 8th in the 8K with a score of 248, followed by the women’s team, placing 9th in the 6K with an […]
The women’s and men’s cross country team suffered a tough loss to Lehigh last week by scores of 15-50 and 16-47, respectively. Two Leopards on the women’s team, juniors Caroline Harmon and Emily Moore, finished in the top ten in the dual meet, with senior Kelvin Serem finishing in the top ten for the men’s […]
Michele Curcio, the head coach of Lafayette’s cross country and track team, has added two coaches to her staff: Michael Scott and Michael DuPaul. Scott ran for the track and field program at Missouri as a sprinter, while DuPaul ran middle distance events at the University of Connecticut. Both coaches find that since they ran track […]
Cross country assistant coach Christopher Straub left his position, the college confirmed this week. A new track and field coach will be hired before the next season begins in the fall, Vice President for Campus Life Annette Diorio said. College officials would not elaborate on the reason for his abrupt departure. Straub was at Elizabethtown College […]
After a long, tumultuous regular season, the cross country team looked to place well in their first postseason meet. The Patriot League Championship this past weekend, however, stood to be a difficult test for the Leopards. The tournament was hosted at Lafayette, with nine other Patriot League teams coming to the Metzgar Fields Complex compete. While […]
In their last meet before the Patriot League Championship, the women’s cross country team put forth their strongest performance of the year. Lafayette was the host of the annual Leopard Invitational cross country meet this past Saturday at Metzgar Fields. Seven schools competed in total, with seven men’s teams and five women’s teams competing. The Lafayette women continued to […]
Meg Lillis: Emily, you had a great performance Saturday at the Leopard Invite, closing out your regular season on a high note by placing fourth out of 53 runners. What are your goals for the rest of the season? Emily Moore: My goals for the season are to place better at Patriots than I did last year and […]
Although they didn’t achieve their desired outcome, there were certainly bright spots for the cross country team this past weekend at Lehigh. The Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the 43rd annual Paul Short Run last Saturday. The women had a stronger showing in their race than the men, as they finished […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country teams were defeated by Lehigh last weekend in their annual meet, which was held at Lafayette College. The women lost by a score of 44-18, while the men’s race finished 50-15 in favor of the Mountain Hawks. The Leopards were led by sophomore Emily Moore, who finished third overall […]
Women’s team Curcio acknowledged immediately that the Patriot League is very strong for distance running but was clear that the goal remains to improve upon the admittedly poor performance from 2012. “We need to do better than the year before,” Curcio said. “The ladies are better, deeper.” Loyola Maryland and defending champion Navy are the […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country teams ran in the annual Leopard Invitational at Metzgar Fields on Saturday. Captain Rose Willey ‘14 led the women in the 6k race with a sixth place finish out of 165 runners in 22:32. Willey was followed by freshman Alexa Deemer in 23:03 and junior Grace Watters in […]
