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On July 29, the college’s athletics department announced the addition of women’s wrestling to the varsity sport agenda. The team will begin competition in the 2025–26 season and will mark the 14th women’s sport offered on campus.

Newest varsity team expands field of women’s sports

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • November 13, 2024
This fall, Ithaca College became the first institution in the Liberty League to take the next step in expanding women’s sports. 
Sophomore team captain Michael Morales advances the ball upfield against the Geneseo Warthogs Rugby Club. The Ithaca College men’s rugby club finished the Fall 2024 regular season with a 2-3 record.

Farrell’s departure prompts new era for men’s rugby club

By David Schurter, Assistant Sports Editor • October 30, 2024
Following the departure of Annemarie Farrell after Spring 2024, former sports management professor at Ithaca College and head coaching position of the men’s rugby team was left vacant. The new coaching team is working to maintain the positive team culture that Farrell built as well as to address the gradual decline in the roster size.
Sophomore outside hitter Naomi Clauhs hypes up her teammates. Clauhs and the other sophomores on the team have been key contributors to the Bombers' success during the 2024 season.

Sophomore trio serves up success for volleyball

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • October 9, 2024
They say two’s company and three’s a crowd, but when it comes to volleyball, three is the magic number. It’s the number of times a team can touch the ball during a rally, the number of sets needed to win a match and, if the sophomores of the Ithaca College volleyball team are anything to go by, the ideal number of players for a recruiting class.
From left, first-year Mia Woodard, sophomore Brady Sullivan, head coach Kaitlyn Wahila, sophomore transfer Abby Hennessy and sophomore Brooke Snider all scored their first career goals for the Bombers this season.

Newfound depth adds strength to field hockey team

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • September 25, 2024
When first-year striker Mia Woodard found the back of the cage, she brought the crowd to its feet. 
From left to right, Ithaca College women's basketball junior forward Annabella Yorio, men's cross country runner senior Drew Taylor and women's basketball senior guard Jillian Payne all interned for the NBA and WNBA this summer.

Student-athletes thrive as NBA and WNBA interns

By Khari Bolden, Staff Writer • September 11, 2024
For a large majority of college athletes, intercollegiate athletics is their final foray into the world of competitive sports before they enter the workforce. But for three of Ithaca College’s student-athletes, the workforce and professional sports became the same over the summer.
For the 2024–25 season, six teams — men’s cross-country, men’s track and field, volleyball, sculling, women's rowing and women’s tennis — will have a new head coach. Four different teams will have new assistant coaches.

Fresh coaching staff brings a new era

By Flynn Hynes, Sports Co-Editor • August 29, 2024
As the academic year kicks off, so does a new athletic season. For the 2024–25 season, six teams — men’s cross-country, men’s track and field, volleyball, sculling, women's rowing and women’s tennis — will have a new head coach. In addition, four teams — men’s basketball, men’s rowing, sculling and women’s rowing — will have new assistant coaches.
Former All-American safety Derek Slywka '23 goes low to wrap up Springfield College senior running back Blane Hart on Nov. 18, 2023. Slywka has two NFL rookie mini camp opportunities coming up with the Chiefs and the 49ers.

Former Bomber safety steps closer to National Football League

By Flynn Hynes, Assistant Sports Editor • May 2, 2024
During the 1967 NFL draft, the Atlanta Falcons chose Sandor Szabo ’67 with the 317th pick. That was 57 years ago and no athlete from Ithaca College has made it close to the NFL since then. Until now.
Following the resignation of longtime head strength and conditioning coach, Vic Brown, Ben Fleet '22 has assumed the role of interim head strength and conditioning coach. Fleet has primarily relied on support from a team of graduate assistants.

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.
The Polar Plunge, an annual event that fundraises for Special Olympic New York, was hosted on March 23 by the Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Volunteers that raised over $25 line up to take the plunge in freezing conditions.

Ithaca College athletes dive into Special Olympics support

By Jess Moskowitz, Staff Writer • March 27, 2024
The Ithaca College Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) organized a team for the annual Polar Plunge on March 23, an event aimed at raising money and awareness for athletes competing in the Special Olympics. 
Sophomore 133 pound Isaias Torres qualified for All-American status at the NCCA Division III Wrestling Championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on March 15. The Bombers sent five wrestlers to the competition.

Wrestling caps off season with endings and new beginnings at nationals

By Jacob Infald, Staff Writer • March 21, 2024
The Ithaca College wrestling team sent five competitors to the NCAA Division lll wrestling championships at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on March 15. The tournament capped off what was another successful season for the Bombers as they continued their tradition of excellence in the Division lll wrestling scene.
First-year freestyle/backstroke Marshall Adams is apart of both the men’s swimming team and the men’s rowing team. Adams is the only student-athlete currently at Ithaca College that pursues a dual-sport combination that is not football and track and field.

First-year athlete rides tide into unique dual sport combination

By Billy Wood, Sports Editor • March 7, 2024
Swimming and rowing could be seen as incompatible sports from the surface level. But when looked at closely, the connection may be deeper than just the water level. 
Shira Evans '06 joined the Ithaca College athletic department as a sports nutrition consultant. Evans specializes in relative energy deficiency, disordered eating, eating disorder care and is the only sports nutrition consultant in the Liberty League.

Ithaca College puts emphasis on diet with new sports nutrition consultant

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • February 22, 2024
Although training and competition experience appear to be the most important role in becoming an elite athlete, it is the elements below the surface that truly allow athletes to excel. 
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