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Head coach Kaitlyn Wahila celebrates with the Ithaca College field hockey team on Oct 17, Wahila's 100th program win.

Field hockey coach’s impactful leadership recognized with personal milestone

By Ethan Lafave, Staff Writer • October 21, 2025
Field hockey head coach Kaitlyn Wahila gained her 100th win with the Bombers on Oct 17. Wahila has been coaching with Ithaca College for nine full seasons and in seven seasons, she has led the field hockey team to a winning record.
The Ithaca Roller Derby SufferJets and BlueStockings are navigating venue changes after their lease ended with The Shops in late 2024. Rochester-based Flour City Fear, an open gender league under the Men's Roller Derby Association, hosted an interest meeting for satellite practices in Ithaca on Oct. 1.

Ithaca derby scene rolls toward new horizons

By Isabella McSweeney, Sports Editor • October 16, 2025
To newcomers, Ithaca is known for Cayuga Lake, gorges and the annual Apple Harvest Festival. Few realize that it is a hot bed for the local roller derby scene, which will be expanding this winter with the start of satellite practices for Rochester’s Flour City Fear.
Junior setter Wesley Slavin recorded 2,000 career assists Oct. 7, making her the ninth to do so in program history.

Junior sets up strong start for record-breaking career

By Lyla Doran, Contributing Writer • October 16, 2025
Ithaca College volleyball junior setter Wesley Slavin made history on the court. As of Oct. 11, Slavin has recorded 2,096 career assists, which currently places her in the top nine for assists all-time in IC volleyball history. Compared to the more than 400 games the others on the assist leaderboard have competed in, Slavin has only played 218 games.
First-year runner Raya Mount from Trumansburg, New York was recommended by her high school track coach to make the switch to cross-country.

Local first-year marks latest addition to multi sport legacy

By John Frieders, Contributing Writer • October 15, 2025
For first-year student Raya Mount, joining the Ithaca College cross-country team was not part of the plan.
Senior goalkeeper Bryson Shaull has been pivotal for the Bombers' score sheet, conceding only one goal in the first seven games of the 2025 season.

Defensive dominance ushers in new era for men’s soccer

By Graham Goodman, Staff Writer • October 1, 2025
The Ithaca College men’s soccer team is in the midst of a program revamp under new head coach Gabe Kuhn, who has brought success the team has not achieved in years. The key to the Bombers’ winning ways this season has been their defense. Led by senior goalkeeper Bryson Shaull, the Bombers’ back line conceded only one goal in their first seven games, collecting six clean sheets.
From left, head coach Ryan Ciotoli '02 and assistant coaches Kate Zavuholnik and Joel Ferrara will lead the women's wrestling team in its inaugural season when the team takes to the mat this winter.

Women’s wrestling gears up for inaugural season

By Lyla Doran, Contributing Writer • September 25, 2025
Last July, Ithaca College expanded its athletics program by introducing an NCAA varsity women’s wrestling team. With the 2025-26 inaugural season approaching, the team’s preparations are in full swing, including the hiring of head coach Ryan Ciotoli ’02 and the recruitment of the eight athletes.
Junior Lola Gitlin transferred from Division l Long Island University in Spring 2025 with the intention of playing soccer. Gitlin switched to cross-country in Fall 2025.

Junior transfer trades cleats for running shoes

By Morgan Spriggs, Contributing Writer • September 24, 2025
Before the Fall 2025 semester, junior Lola Gitlin had never competed in a cross-country race. 
From left, junior goalkeeper Jameson Wong and first-year midfielder Jack Murphy represented Team China and Team Ireland in the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in Seogwipo, South Korea.

IC lacrosse players take talents to international level

By Isabella McSweeney, Sports Editor • September 11, 2025
After falling short of the postseason, two members of the Ithaca College men’s lacrosse team decided to take their talents across the world to Seogwipo, South Korea to celebrate their heritage and compete in the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship.
The 2024-25 Ithaca College golf team led the country in NCAA Division III golf academics, with an average GPA of 3.917.

Golf team takes national stage for D-III athletics

By Isabella McSweeney, Sports Editor • August 28, 2025

Long after finals and the rush of students moving off-campus for the summer died down, members of the Ithaca College golf team opened their Instagrams to a surprise. The Women’s Golf Coaches Association...

Photography by Marissa Moschella. Illustration by Raessler Guthrie.

Field hockey prepares for sprint toward success

By Isabella McSweeney, Sports Editor • August 27, 2025

After 2024’s historic performance, the Ithaca College field hockey team is unfazed by expectations and ready to put in the effort to return to the NCAA Division III Championships. The Bombers ended...

After Susan Bassett ’79 announced her plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2024-25 academic school year, the college prompted a search committee to find the best possible candidate. The committee includes current athletes, coaches and faculty members.

IC strives to cover all bases in search for its next director of athletics

By David Schurter, Co-Sports Editor • April 30, 2025
The changing of the guard is an important step in determining the future of a program. For a department with a rich history such as the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Ithaca College, the search for the next athletic director is underway with a deadline of July 1, according to the athletics department. 
Junior pole vaulter Robert George made his long awaited return to the runway April 4 at the Cortland Red Dragon Open with a winning jump of 4.00 meters. George suffered a herniated disc in his back as a first-year and has struggled to get back to full health.

Pole vaulter gets closure after over a year on the sidelines

By Khari Bolden • April 30, 2025
Junior pole vaulter Robert George set the bar high for himself as a first-year athlete before a career altering back injury kept him off the runway for nearly 1 1/2 years. His unlikely return to competition this spring was met with immediate placements at the top of the podium and, as his athletic career potentially winds down, a chance at the closure he was very nearly robbed of.
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