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Senior Alyssa Wishart dives at the NCAA Division III Diving Regionals. She finished ninth in the three-meter dive with a score of 413.45.

Five divers earn trip to national championship

By Lauren Murray, Senior Writer
March 7, 2018
Junior Jaclyn Morgan helps demonstrate the new Neurotracker software used in the Sport and Exercise  Psychology Laboratory. The software will try to use attentional training to have a helpful impact on athletes.

WATCH: Exercise science software looks to aid decision making

By Lauren Murray, Senior Writer
February 21, 2018
Junior back Madeleine Keppel stands next to the field hockey team mentor, Stephen Mosher. The faculty mentor program started in 2015.

Mentor program shows signs of growth after two years

By Lauren Murray, Senior Writer
January 31, 2018
Senior Lake Duffy swims Nov. 7, 2015, against SUNY Cortland in the Athletics and Events Center. She placed first in the 50-yard freestyle at the Bomber Invitational on Dec. 2.

Senior swimmer sets sights on NCAA National Championship

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
December 6, 2016
IC mens basketball team suffers loss to SUNY Cortland

IC men’s basketball team suffers loss to SUNY Cortland

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
November 29, 2016
Womens basketball remains undefeated in first three games

Women’s basketball remains undefeated in first three games

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
November 23, 2016
End of an era: Welch retires after 23 years as head coach

End of an era: Welch retires after 23 years as head coach

By Lauren Murray and Matt Hornick
November 16, 2016
Senior Nickie Griesemer practices Nov. 7 in the Athletics and Events Center. She qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events in the first meet of the year.

Senior returns to diving boards after studying abroad

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
November 11, 2016
IC womens soccer suffers loss to Misericordia University

IC women’s soccer suffers loss to Misericordia University

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
October 25, 2016
Sophomore Katie Evans goes up for a spike against Houghton College on Oct. 22 in Ben Light Gymnasium.

IC volleyball picks up two wins against Utica and Houghton

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
October 22, 2016
Sophomore Jose Contreras shields the ball from a SUNY Oneonta defender in the Bombers game Oct. 12. The Bombers lost to the Red Dragons 3–1.

IC men’s soccer team suffers first loss at home this season

By Jack Hamilton and Lauren Murray
October 12, 2016
Senior Myan Idziur plays against SUNY Oswego on Sept. 6 in Ben Light Gymnasium. Idziur, who was not on the roster last season, worked out at the Fitness Center last year to stay in shape.

Senior returns to volleyball court after missing last season

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
September 20, 2016
The decision to split up the Department of Sport Management and Media last spring  resulted in the sport media program moving to the Park School of Communications.

Q&A: Sport media director discusses program shift

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
September 7, 2016
Womens track and field head coach Jennifer Potter went to El Salvador in July as the assistant jumps coach for the USA Track & Field Under-23 National Team.

Women’s track and field head coach travels to El Salvador

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
September 5, 2016

Ithaca College men’s soccer team falls in double overtime

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
September 3, 2016
Ithaca College head men’s soccer coach Patrick Ouckama poses with his pledge captain Patrick Bohn at the game Aug 6. Ouckama raised a total of $1,525 with help of 37 donors.

IC head men’s soccer coach plays in charity hockey game

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
August 31, 2016
Head football coach Mike Welch yells directions from the sideline during the teams scrimmage Aug. 20 in Butterfield Stadium. Welch has been head coach for the past 22 seasons.

Ithaca College head football coach Mike Welch to retire

By Danielle Allentuck and Lauren Murray
August 10, 2016

Women’s track and field places eighth at NCAA Championships

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 29, 2016

Track and field competes at day two of NCAA Championships

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 28, 2016

Softball falls to Rowan University in NCAA Super Regionals

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 22, 2016

Track and field competes in the ECAC Outdoor Championship

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 20, 2016

Softball team dominates Moravian College

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 15, 2016

Track and field dominate competition in the NYSCTC Championships

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 8, 2016
From left, junior Grant Osadchey, freshman Jakob Markwardt and sophomore Molly Long are three of the ten student athletes who travelled to Ithaca College from Ithaca High School.

Ithaca High School student-athletes journey to South Hill

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
May 4, 2016
Freshman Nikkey Skuraton had an RBI single in the bottom of the second inning in the second game of a doubleheader against Union College.

Softball wins final two home games of the regular season

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
April 28, 2016

Track and field competes at Tuesday Meet

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
April 27, 2016
New head volleyball coach Johan Dulfer coaches the Clarkson University volleyball team. He led Clarkson to seven straight NCAA tournament appearances.

New volleyball coach sets high standards for team

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
April 19, 2016
Freshman Nikkey Skuraton went 4–11 with three walks and scored seven runs in four games against Houghton College and Alfred University April 15–16.

Softball picks up four wins in two doubleheaders

By Lauren Murray and Reed Keller
April 17, 2016

Baseball wins sixth straight game against University of Rochester

By Lauren Murray and Madison Bess
April 13, 2016
Fifth-year starting pitcher John Prendergast spent all of last season recovering from Tommy John Surgery. He is now making his way back into the starting rotation.

Pitch Perfect: Senior battles back from Tommy John surgery

By Lauren Murray, Assistant Sports Editor
March 30, 2016

Baseball team concludes road trip with two straight loses

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
March 19, 2016

Baseball team picks up four wins in California

By Lauren Murray and Nick Fustor
March 17, 2016
Megan Rapinoe will speak about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes and their rights to equality in sports at 7 p.m. March 10.

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team member to speak at Cornell

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016

Women’s track and field places first at ECAC Championship

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
March 6, 2016
Senior DeMarquis Malone soars onto the sands during the triple jump event at the 2015 New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championship. Malone ranks 33rd in the nation in the event.

High Riser: Senior De’ Marquis Malone leaps over obstacles

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
March 2, 2016

Baseball drubbed in first three games of 2016 season

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
February 29, 2016

Track and field has successful showing at two invitationals

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
February 21, 2016
Sophomore guard Allison Spaschak dribbles the ball during a high school basketball game. Number 11 has been in her family since 1984.

Behind the Numbers: Players detail their jersey numbers

By Danielle Allentuck and Lauren Murray
February 3, 2016

Track and field concludes winter break on high note

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
January 24, 2016

Track and Field competes in the Spartan Regional Preview

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
January 16, 2016
On left, sophomore Taryn Cordani wins the 5,000–meter run at the Greg Page Relays at Cornell University Dec. 4. On right, sophomore Sierra Grazia participates in the Jannette Bonrouhi–Zakiam Memorial Alumni Run on Sept. 5.

Sophomore cross-country runners all set for transition to track

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
December 9, 2015
Pole vaulter leaps her way onto womens track and field team

Pole vaulter leaps her way onto women’s track and field team

By Lauren Murray, Staff Writer
December 2, 2015

Cross-country runner earns All-American status at NCAAs

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
November 21, 2015
From left, freshman Britney Swarthout passes the baton to sophomore Sophia Feuer during a track and field practice Nov. 5 at Butterfield Stadium.

Women’s indoor track and field takes strides to continue success

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
November 11, 2015

Cross-country teams each win record Empire 8 Championships

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
October 31, 2015

Men’s and women’s cross country compete in NCAA Pre-Nationals

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
October 18, 2015

Men’s and women’s cross country competes at Hamilton Invite

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
October 11, 2015
Junior football player Christopher Durr tends to a patient, left, and junior wrestler Thomas Anania wraps a football player’s ankle, right, while in the athletic training room in the Athletics and Events Center on Oct. 7.

Student-athletes take on demands of athletic training program

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
October 7, 2015

Cross-country competes at the Geneseo Invitational

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
October 6, 2015

Cross-country competes at the Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
September 20, 2015
Senior Sawyer Hitchcock races in the Jannette Bonrouhi-Zakaim Memorial Alumni Run on Aug. 30, 2014, in Ithaca.

Deep men’s cross country team ready for shot at Nationals

By Lauren Murray, Contributing Writer
August 26, 2015
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