Archive for July, 2007

Garnet Women Receive Academic Accolades

Monday, July 30th, 2007

IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (pdf)IWLCA Scholar Teams (pdf) SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team was selected as one of the International Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Honor Squads following the 2007 season. Four Garnet team members – Paige Gentry, Lindsay Roth, Abigail Fischer, and Susannah Blair – were also selected for the Division [...]

Wilcox Headed To Dean’s Office

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore field hockey head coach Kelly Wilcox ’97 has accepted the position of Assistant Director of Student Life and Academic Advisor in the Dean’s Office at the College. Wilcox will coach the field hockey team through the 2007 season and then make the full transition to her permanent home in Parrish Hall. [...]

Garnet Earn AVCA Academic Award

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

2007 AVCA ACADEMIC RELEASE (pdf) LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Swarthmore volleyball team was one of 307 schools to earn the Game Plan/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2006-2007 season, given by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school teams that displayed excellence in [...]

Reynolds, Sargent Earn All-America Honors

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

COMPLETE ITA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Recent Swarthmore graduates Sonya Reynolds and Sara Sargent received All-America honors in doubles tennis, earning the distinction from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as announced on June 28.  Reynolds was also tabbed as All-America in singles’ play for the second time in her career–her first selection came in 2005. [...]

Reiss Earns All-America Honors

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

COMPLETE ITA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Jon Reiss ’07 became the 52nd Garnet men’s tennis player to receive All-America honors in singles, earning the distinction from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as announced on June 28.  Reiss, who graduated from Swarthmore in June, made his second appearance in the NCAA Individual Championships after battling through [...]

Chaplin Named Academic All-America

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

OFFICIAL RELEASE (pdf) SWARTHMORE, Pa.  -  Vernon Chaplin has been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field Team Second Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on June 26.  Chaplin is the third Garnet runner to earn Academic All-America honors (Marc Jeuland ’01 and [...]