In a year dominated by negative headlines and cancellations due to COVID-19, senior cross country runner Ainsley Jacobs found her way into the Lafayette record books. Jacobs broke the all-time school record for the 5000-meter run this past weekend in the Bucknell Quad meet with a time of 17:03.14. The previous record for the event […]
Category: Track and Field
Track and field teams blown out at Lehigh Easter Races
The men’s and women’s track and field teams struggled at the Lehigh Easter races this past weekend, with both teams finishing in sixth place out of six teams. The men’s team finished with 24 points and the women finished with 22, while the next closest teams on each side earned 91 and 41 points, respectively. […]
Change of plans: Fall athletes thrown into unpredictable spring seasons
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 […]
Nearly one third of athletics teams experience postponements in the past three weeks
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 […]
Track and field returns to outdoor action for first time in two years
The Lafayette track and field team had their first outdoor event in nearly two years last weekend at the Lehigh Opener, earning several top finishes on both the men’s and women’s sides and excelling in the field events. For the men, the Leopards took first through third in the javelin toss, led by junior Billy […]
Cross Country has highest finish since ’90s in Patriot League Championships
The Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Bethlehem last weekend and earned their highest placements in the Patriot League Championship in over 20 years. Out of the nine teams that competed, the men’s team took third place overall and the women’s team took fourth overall with scores of 73 and 123, respectively. The […]
Track and field teams slow out of the gate to start spring season
The men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Colgate University for a tri-meet with Lehigh and Colgate last Saturday, Feb. 27. The event was Lafayette’s first meet this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Leopards struggled in both divisions, finishing third in both men’s and women’s competition. The men’s team posted […]
Men’s and women’s cross country sweep first event of shortened season
Lafayette men’s and women’s cross country began their long-awaited seasons this past Saturday at Loyola Maryland, with both teams taking first place despite harsh wintry conditions. Next up for the men and women is the Patriot League Championship next week, slated for March 5 in Easton at Metzgar Fields. The men’s team beat American by […]
Sports Recap Central
Baseball (3-7) (0-0) Feb. 28 @ Davidson | W, 8-2 Hartey, Stern: 2 RBI each | Woodward: 6 innings, 12 strikeouts, 1 earned run, win Feb. 29 @ Davidson | L, 16-0 Mar. 1 @ Davidson | L, 7-5 Russo: 3 RBI | Vandenbergh: 2 RBI Softball (0-7) (0-0) Feb. 28 @ George Mason (Patriot […]
Senior Tyler Hubeny breaks own heptathlon record at Patriot League Championships
The track and field team wrapped up their indoor season at the Patriot League Championships in Bethlehem last weekend, with senior Tyler Hubeny breaking the school record in the heptathlon for the second time, both in the past month. The women’s team finished in ninth place, out of 10, with a total of four points […]
Track and field team readies for conference championship meet with final regular season invitationals
The Lafayette track and field team posted seven personal bests and six top-three finishes at the Monmouth Invitational and Fast Track National Invite meets last weekend. Senior Crosby Spiess earned the top spot in the 400-meter dash at Monmouth with her time of 1:00:48, narrowly beating the second place finisher by .05 seconds for Lafayette’s […]
Senior Tyler Hubeny beats his own school record at the heptathlon
The finish line in sight, he dashed full speed ahead. He could see the clock. He knew what this could mean. Crossing the finish line, he collapsed to the ground from exhaustion. Looking up, he saw all his teammates cheering for Lafayette’s new heptathlon record-holder. In 2019, then-junior Tyler Hubeny’s 4,784 points broke the school […]
On the track to recovery: Pole vaulters talk about their returns from injuries
After facing months of rehab due to injury, pole vaulters Arielle Sclar ’22 and Lulu Knowles ’21 recently returned to the track and field team with the support of their teammates, coaching staff, and the sports medicine department. “In the winter of my senior year of high school I was at a pole vault meet, […]
Lafayette track and field team comes up short in dual meet against rival Lehigh
The Lafayette track and field team returned to action on Saturday afternoon in a dual meet but came up short against conference rival Lehigh. The men’s team won eight events while the women won two. “Overall, we saw some really great performances and a lot of [personal records] from the meet on Saturday,” junior Brian […]