Athletics News

The scheduled 7:00 p.m. Centennial women’s basketball game tonight (February 12) between Muhlenberg College and Swarthmore College has been postponed due to inclement weather.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Swarthmore center Ian McCormick (Seattle, Wash. / University Prep) has been named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II second team for men’s basketball.

BOSTON, Mass. — The Swarthmore indoor track and field team sent individuals to Boston University this past weekend to compete in the annual Valentine Invitational.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The men’s and women’s basketball teams from Swarthmore and Dickinson College joined the 900-plus teams participating in the Women’s Basketball Coaching Associations’ (WBCA) “Think Pink” week this past Saturday, February 9.

SWARTHMORE, Pa — The Centennial Conference slate of men’s basketball games Saturday afternoon had its share of thrillers as four games were decided by four points or less. Two towering post-players made sure the action in Tarble Pavilion matched the precedent.

CARLISLE, Pa. — The Swarthmore men’s swim team picked up their fourth Centennial Conference win, defeating Dickinson with a final score of 118-87. Despite Garnet All-America Anne Miller’s three wins, the Dickinson Red Devils women’s swim team (6-4, 4-3 CC) earned a 112-93 conference win over Swarthmore (6-4, 4-1 CC) on Saturday afternoon.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Dickinson women’s basketball team improved to 14-6, 12-2 in the Centennial on Saturday afternoon, defeating Swarthmore 70-55 in Tarble Pavilion Saturday afternoon. Both teams were sporting pink shirts during the pre-game shoot-around and wore pink shoe laces in honor of the WCBA’s “Think Pink” week.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — A physical Centennial battle swung the visitors way in Tarble Pavilion Wednesday night, as McDaniel defeated Swarthmore 70-64 in men’s basketball action.

Swarthmore College and the Department of Athletics will host the 2008 National Collegiate Badminton Championships, sponsored by USA Badminton, over Easter Weekend. The three-day festival comes to Swarthmore for the second time (1993), home to the three-time defending Pennsylvania State Champion Garnet women’s badminton squad.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Swarthmore women’s basketball team (6-13, 3-10 CC) finished strong in their 68-62 overtime win against Bryn Mawr (4-15, 1-11 CC) during a Centennial match-up on Tuesday evening in Tarble Pavilion.