Athletics News

LANCASTER, Pa. – Swarthmore College women’s lacrosse head coach Karen Borbee and baseball head coach Stan Exeter will be featured in upcoming Centennial Conference Preseason Interactive Coaches Chats, scheduled for Tuesday (women’s lax) and Thursday (baseball). Borbee is scheduled to take part in women’s lacrosse chat – which starts at 1:30 – beginning at 2:40, while Exeter can also found at 2:40 on Thursday’s baseball chat.

LANCASTER, Pa. – On the final day of the Centennial Conference Championships, the Swarthmore College men’s swim team held on for a decisive second-place team finish with 732 points, 113 points behind host and champion Franklin & Marshall on Sunday evening from Lancaster.

On the women’s side, it was senior Anne Miller who stole the show once again for the Garnet, taking home a gold medal by clocking in with an NCAA A-cut time in the 200-yard butterfly (2:04.14). As a team, the Garnet women finished in fifth place with 407 points.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Swarthmore College men’s swimmer Travis Pollen ’12 broke the paralympic S9 American record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.80 while competing for the Garnet at the Centennial Conference Championships on Sunday evening from Franklin & Marshall College.

LANCASTER, Pa. – It’s Day Two of the Centennial Conference championships, and the Swarthmore College men’s swimming teams is still within striking distance of a team championship.

Thanks in part to the strong swimming of junior Sterling Satterfield (2 bronze), sophomore Sam Bullard-Sisken (2 bronze) and freshman Tyler Hanson (1 silver) on Saturday evening from Franklin & Marshall, the men’s team finds itself in second place with 504 points, closely trailing F&M’s 570 points.

On the women’s side, it was senior Anne Miller stealing the spotlight once again, taking second place in the 100-yard butterfly (57.40) in a personal best and NCAA B-cut time.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore men’s tennis team (1-1) won its season opener in dominating fashion on Saturday night shutting out NYU 9-0 in the Mullan Center. Sophomore Zak Kelm led the Garnet in the number one singles match with a 6-1, 6-3 victory.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Visiting Haverford (11-13, 9-9) used big runs at the end of the first half and beginning of the second to break open a tight game with the Swarthmore College men’s basketball team (7-18, 6-12), as the Garnet fell to the Fords 71-48 on Senior Day from Tarble Pavilion.

Freshman Will Gates capped one of the best freshman campaigns in program history by leading all scorers with 21 points and seven rebounds. Gates finishes the season averaging 16.1 ppg, the second-best scoring average for a freshman in Centennial Conference history.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College women’s tennis team (1-0) defeated NYU (0-3) 5-4 in its spring season opener on Saturday afternoon from the Mullan Center. Senior Rachel Wallwork paced the Garnet in singles action with an easy 6-3 and 7-5 victory to start the match.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The juniors stole the show on Senior Day for the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team (12-13, 9-11), as junior Ceylan Bodur and Kathryn Stockbower combined to score 42 of the Garnet’s 63 points, as Swat used a huge second-half run to defeat visiting Haverford 63-50 on Saturday afternoon from Tarble Pavilion.

Bodur finished with 25 points while shooting 10-of-19, while All-American candidate Stockower scored 17 and pulled down 12 rebounds to record to 64th double-double of her career.

Rivals Haverford and Swarthmore square off from Tarble Pavilion in the season finale for each team. Senior Day coverage of the women’s game will begin at 1:45, with the men’s game starting at approximately at 4:00 p.m.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Swarthmore College men’s indoor track team put on a strong performance in its final meet before the Centennial Conference Championships, as several different members of the Garnet met conference qualifying times as Swat competed at the Keogh Invitational from Haverford College on Friday evening.