Athletics News

LANCASTER, Pa. – Six Swarthmore student-athletes were named to the fall All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team today. The Centennial’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee created the team to emphasize sportsmanship within the Conference. All institutions elected one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-Centennial team.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – It was quite a day for sophomore Kenyetta Givans.

Givans earned two golds, taking first place in the women’s 55m hurdles (8.44) and women’s 55 meter dash (7.47) – breaking the school record and earning an NCAA provisional time in the 55m hurdles – to pace the Swarthmore College indoor track teams at the Centennial Conference Championships from Haverford College on Saturday evening.

The Swat women’s 4×800 relay team – consisting of senior Lauren DeLuca, senior Mariel Feigen, sophomore Margret Lenfest, and freshman Rebecca Hammond – also earned a medal and made history, taking second-place with a school-record time of 9:41.47.

LAMB-MILLER FIELD HOUSE – Join Victor Brady on this week’s episode of the Garnet Sport Update featuring guest Kenyetta Givans of the Swarthmore College Track and Field team. Kenyetta gives us insight on hurdling techniques as well as this weekend’s Centennial Conference Championships. Also, Victor will attempt to make it over a few high hurdles; can he make it? Watch the ‘Update’ to find out.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Making the most of its final meet before the Centennial Indoor Track Championships, the Swarthmore College women’s indoor track team saw several individuals meet Conference qualifying marks as the Garnet competed at the Keogh Invitational from Haverford College on Friday evening.
Senior Lauren DeLuca and sophomore Kenyetta Givans – two of the Garnet’s top performers all season – were excellent once again to lead the Garnet, with each earning top three finishes in the meet.

BOSTON – Sophomore Daniel Ly finished in eighth place in the triple jump with a leap of 43’5.25″ – good for the third-best jump in the Centennial Conference this indoor season – to lead the Garnet in the prestigious Valentine Invitational from Boston University on Friday and Saturday afternoon.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Sophomore Nicole Cox earned a first-place finish in the women’s high jump, while senior Lauren DeLuca missed first place by the slimmest of margins in the 800 meter run to lead the Swarthmore College women’s indoor track team at the Haverford Quad Meet on Sunday evening.

Cox’s jump of 4’11.75″ was good for first place at the quad meet and eighth-place all-time at Swarthmore College. The jump – tied for the best in the Centennial Conference this season – also easily met Centennial qualifying standards.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Sophomore Kenyetta Givans had another outstanding finish in the 55 m hurdles, taking third place with a time of 8.66, to lead the Swarthmore women’s indoor track team at Haverford College in the Seamus McElligot Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

NEW YORK – Sophomore Kenyetta Givans, sophomore Ogechi Irondi and senior Lauren DeLuca all earned Top 10 finishes, while the relay team almost put up a Centennial-best time as the Swarthmore College women’s indoor track team opened the semester with the Gotham City Cup at the New York Armory on Friday afternoon.

HAVERFORD, Pa. – Sophomore Kenyetta Givans tied her own Swarthmore College school record in the 55m hurdles, finishing with a time of 8.58 to lead the Garnet women’s indoor track team at the season opening Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday evening from Haverford College.

INDIANAPOLIS – Swarthmore College senior Caitlin Mullarkey ’09 has been selected as the Centennial Conference’s representative for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. Mullarkey is one of 132 women to be nominated for the award, with selections coming from all three NCAA divisions and multiple sports.