Archive for February, 2006

CC Championships Shortened, Garnet Nab Six Medals

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. –The 2006 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships were cut short after two days of competition due to facility issues. The Swarthmore women had won six medals at the time of the shut-down. In a statement released by F&M, “Despite the best efforts at Franklin & Marshall, College officials have been unable to get the [...]

CC Championships Shortened, Garnet Nab Four Medals

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. –The 2006 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships were cut short after two days of competition due to facility issues. The Swarthmore men had won four medals at the time of the shut-down. In a statement released by F&M, “Despite the best efforts at Franklin & Marshall, College officials have been unable to get the [...]

Swarthmore Pair Makes Finals Again

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

Jessica Larson ’06 and Candice Cherk ’07 reached the finals of the women’s doubles bracket at the Northeast Collegiate Badminton Tournament for the second consecutive year. The 2006 edition of the tournament was held in Tarble Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Cherk had success in the single’s portion of the tournament as well, reaching the finals [...]

Garnet Nab Three Medals on Day Two

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. –Swarthmore gathered three more medals and took firm hold on third place after the second day of competition at the 2006 Centennial Conference Championships. The Garnet now have 380 team points, sitting behind F&M (558) and Gettysburg (530). The 200 yard medley relay got the finals’ round started by capturing the silver medal [...]

Berk, Garnet Sweep Fords

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore forward Karen Berk scored a career-high 33 points as the Garnet defeated Haverford 68-58 Saturday afternoon in Tarble Pavilion. It is the 17th consecutive time the Swarthmore (11-14, 7-11 CC) women have won over the Fords (6-19, 4-14 CC). The last Haverford victory came in 1998 when the Fords won 57-45 [...]

Swarthmore Third At CC Championships After Day Two

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. — Swarthmore grabbed three more medals on the second day of the Centennial Conference Championships, ending the night in third among seven teams with 381 points. The 200 yard medley team consisting of Doulgas Gilchrist-Scott ’09, Andrew Koczo ’07, Brian Roth ’09, and Jon Augat ’07 brought home the bronze with a time [...]

Garnet Complete Season Sweep of Fords

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Ian McCormick ’08 scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the Garnet withstood a late rally by the Haverford Fords to pull out a 62-57 victory. The win completes the first season sweep by the Swarthmore men’s and women’s teams over their Haverford counterparts since the 2000-01 season. [...]

Swarthmore Third At CC Championships

Friday, February 17th, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. — During the 2006 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships held Friday evening, Swarthmore placed third among seven teams with 152 points. Three Swatties contended with 22 others to qualify for the 500 yard freestyle. Andrew Frampton ’08, Stephen Shymon ’09, and Tom Kelleher ’09 took sixth (4:53.33), ninth (4:55.59), and sixteenth place (5:04.94), respectively. [...]

Garnet Third After Day One

Friday, February 17th, 2006

LANCASTER, Pa. – On Friday evening, the Garnet women competed against seven other schools to round off the first day of the 2006 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships. The team worked hard to snag third place, scoring 160 points, with tough season contenders F&M and Gettysburg at the helm. After the long drive to Lancaster, PA, [...]

Crusaders Roll Past Rebounding Swatties

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore forwards Karen Berk ’08 and Cara Tigue ’06 tallied double-doubles as the Garnet fell to Alvernia 59-50 in Tarble Pavilion on Thursday evening. Lauren Fortner led the Crusaders (13-12) with 13 points while Erin Knarr chipped in 12 points and Mandy Reinhart dropped in 10 points. Berk scored 13 points while [...]