Swarthmore volleyball has gone through a multitude of phases in the past six seasons with varying results, highlighted by a recent appearance in the Centennial playoffs. The Garnet are changing defensive philosophies, seeking a return to the Conference elite.
The Swarthmore field hockey program begins a new phase in 2008, welcoming a new head coach to lead a storied Garnet program back into the Conference playoffs.
Entering his 10th season with the Garnet, Swarthmore cross country head coach Peter Carroll looks to have his stable of male runners improve on a fifth-place finish at the 2007 Centennial Championships.
After the Garnet women’s cross country placed four runners in the top-50 at last season’s Mid-East Regional Meet the team hopes to place that same number in the top-25 with this year’s crew.
The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team was recently selected as a 2008 Academic Squad sponsored by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
SKILLMAN, N.J. — Swarthmore College men’s and women’s tennis programs have both been recognized as 2008 Division III All-Academic Teams by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). Eight Garnet individuals were selected as Scholar Athletes.
PHILADELPHIA — Six Swarthmore athletes have been named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Spring Academic All-Star teams, following a vote by the Philadelphia-Area Sports Information Directors Association (Philly-SIDA).
CENTERVILLE, Mass. — Swarthmore softball player Christine Sendelsky was named to the 2008 Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Softball All-Star team on June 18. Sendelsky, a junior captain, was a second-team selection.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Garnet seniors Frank Mazzucco and Dan Sartori were among 61 lacrosse players recently named Scholar All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Both men were also tabbed as alternates for the 2008 USILA Division III North-South Senior All-Star Game.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore College senior Frank Mazzucco and sophomore Rachel Wallwork have been named to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District II Team, as voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Mazzucco is a first-team selection in the College Division while Wallwork earned second-team status.