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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
