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Swarthmore to Compete for Hood Trophy, 320 Challenge

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Swarthmore College will begin a new athletic challenge against one of its closest rivals, while continuing one of the longest standing competitions in all of Division III athletics.
The 2009-10 season marks the inaugural “320 Challenge” between Swarthmore and Widener, pitting the two schools in head-to-head match-ups of their 19 shared sports.
The schools, located just three [...]

Swarthmore Athletics Adds Social Media Networks

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The Swarthmore Department of Athletics is proud to announce that Garnet fans can now follow all of their favorite teams and get up to the minute news through social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.

Mark Anskis Named Sports Information Director

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore College has named Mark Anskis Director of Sports Information. Anskis, who worked as a graduate assistant in the Temple University Sports Media Relations Office the past two years, will be responsible for the promotion and statistical management of the College’s 22 Division III varsity sports. He will also serve as a liaison between the Swarthmore College Department of Athletics and the local and national media through the College’s Web site, publications, press releases and new media technologies.