Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – It certainly was a year to remember for Swarthmore Athletics: seven playoff teams, three All-Americans, 11 first-team Centennial Conference members, six Centennial gold medalists and one national champion and American record holder. With the 2009-10 season officially in the rear view, the Swarthmore College Department of Athletics has decided to let the fans vote on the top Swarthmore Athletics moment of the past year.

Throughout the month of June, fans will be able to vote for their favorite Swarthmore moments via the poll at the bottom of the page. Lasting from June 2 to June 15, the current poll features 12 of top moments from the 2009-10 season selected by the Swarthmore Department of Athletics. On June 16, the list of 12 will be narrowed down to five, with the five events receiving the most votes moving to a final poll, which will last from June 16 to June 30. On July 1, the top Swarthmore Athletics event of the 2009-10 season will be announced.

PERRY, N.Y. – Senior goalie Kevin Friedenberg of the Swarthmore College men’s lacrosse team has been named an honorable mention All-American by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association on Tuesday.

SKILLMAN, N.J. – Senior Rachel Wallwork of the Swarthmore College women’s tennis team was awarded the ITA Atlantic South Region Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for Division III women’s tennis, the organization recently announced.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Rachel Wallwork (women’s tennis), senior Anne Miller (women’s swimming) and sophomore Travis Pollen (men’s swimming) were recently named to the ESPN the Magazine/Cosida Academic All-District II Team, as voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Wallwork is a first-team selection in the Women’s At-Large College Division for the second consecutive year, Pollen was named to the Men’s At-Large Second Team, while Miller makes the Women’s At-Large Third Team.

PHILADELPHIA — Swarthmore College student-athletes Kathryn Stockbower ’11 (women’s basketball), Maithili Parikh ’10 (badminton) and Sterling Satterfield ’10 (men’s swimming) have all been selected as Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Stars for their respective winter sports, the paper announced on Wednesday.

LANCASTER, Pa. — 47 Swarthmore College student-athletes have been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2010 spring season, the Conference announced on Friday. The honor roll recognizes athletes’ performance both on the field and in the classroom. To be named to the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must be a sophomore or [...]

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Freshman Rebecca Hammond recorded a time of 2:15.33 in the women’s 800 M run, earning herself the fifth best time in Swarthmore College history at the Tuppeny Twilight/Last Chance Meet on Monday night.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Live broadcast of the 2010 Tuppeny Twilight/Last Chance Track & Field Meet.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College Athletics Department recently announced the winners of its annual special awards at the 2010 Awards Banquet, which took place on Monday from Upper Tarble.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Wiley Archibald of the Swarthmore College baseball team was named to the CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District baseball second-team as announce on Thursday May 6.