THE ITHACAN

Athletic department finds replacement for long term head strength and conditioning coach

By Flynn Hynes, Assistant Sports Editor • April 26, 2024

The Ithaca College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced April 23 that Andrew Parker was appointed as the assistant director of athletics for sports performance.

Reaction time training hopes to take Baseball program into the future

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • April 25, 2024

This season, the Ithaca College baseball team’s winter practices featured a unique addition. The team had their normal hitting and fielding stations, but this year, there was a new station at practice — the FITLIGHT reaction time training system.

Athletic programs forge relationships across the hill with Cornell University

By Augustine Daudu, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024

Ithaca College and Cornell University are not only united by location but also through sports. Over the decades, the track and field and softball programs of both Ithaca and Cornell have formed interdependent relationships that benefit both schools through facility usage and inter-division competition.

Bombers narrowly defeat Red Dragons in back-to-back one-run doubleheaders

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024

The two games played at Kostrinsky Field on April 23 could not have been any more different. However, both ended with the same result as the Ithaca College softball team earned two one-run victories against the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons by scores of 1–0 and 9–8, with the latter contest going to nine innings.

Bombers finish off Yellowjackets behind sound pitching

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • April 21, 2024

The Ithaca College baseball team hosted its Liberty League rival, the University of Rochester Yellowjackets at Valesente Diamond at Freeman Field on a chilly afternoon, April 21. After splitting a double header in Rochester on April 20, the Bombers came out victorious in a 5–1 contest to secure a series victory.

Bombers demolish the Raptors on senior day

By Ailley Magistro, Staff Writer • April 21, 2024

There was celebration in Higgins Stadium as the Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team took down the Bard College Raptors 19–1 to secure the Liberty League regular season championship on a sweet Senior Day April 20. This marks a crucial step in the Bombers’ chase for a Liberty League title.

Bombers extend win streak to 10 games with 18-3 victory against Brewers

By Alliey Magistro, Staff Writer • April 20, 2024

The No. 13 Ithaca College women’s lacrosse team has done it yet again. The Bombers rained dominant over the Vassar College Brewers in a Liberty League matchup April 19 with a score of 18–3.

Ithacan Overtime | On the Field with Sydney Phillips

By Alliey Magistro, Mei Dennison, Peter Milburn, and Kian Whelahan • April 19, 2024

Sydney Phillips, an Ithaca College Women’s Lacrosse team midfielder, has been dominant in her senior season, scoring 32 goals through 12 games. Today, she sits down with Alliey Magistro, the host of...

Bombers emerge victorious after bitter battle with Red Dragons

By Jonathan Falco, Staff Writer • April 18, 2024

The Ithaca College lacrosse team was able to do something the football team could not this academic year – defeat the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons. The Bombers were able to leave Higgins Stadium victorious, 12–11, clinging to victory as the two teams battled down to the wire.

Inside the transition of Ithaca College’s strength and conditioning staff

By Jess Moskowitz, Staff Writer • April 18, 2024

In February, Ithaca College announced that longtime head coach of strength and conditioning, Vic Brown, announced his resignation from the department. To fill the void, a young group of strength and conditioning coaches and graduate assistants have fought to maintain stability through continuing change.

Fielding the unpredictable: Ithaca College baseball’s continuous weather struggle

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Investigative Editor • April 17, 2024

With upstate New York weather being as unpredictable as it is, the Ithaca College baseball team has had to make numerous adjustments this season to accommodate a weather-intolerant field. Freeman Field is a natural dirt and grass field, not a synthetic surface, which means it cannot be plowed or played on while wet.

Sophomore slugger swings toward Bombers’ single season home run crown

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • April 17, 2024

When first baseman Laura Remia ’01 smacked 10 home runs in her inaugural college season, she etched her name into the Ithaca College softball record books with one of the best power-hitting seasons the school had ever seen.