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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, Head Sports 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.
From left, graduate student Allison Arndt, sophomore Lily Babcock and senior Taylor Volmrich, three members of the Ithaca College women’s rowing team’s varsity eight, race on the Cayuga Inlet.

Rowing teams duel at Cayuga Inlet to start season

By Aidan Charde, Sports Editor • April 5, 2023
Under threats of heavy wind and thunderstorms, the Ithaca College men’s and women’s rowing teams started their spring seasons at the annual Cayuga Duels on April 1.
As studies toward athlete mental health are on the rise, the college works to bring in trained mental performance consultants to support varsity teams.

College invests in sport psychology programs for athletes

By Tess Ferguson, Senior Writer • December 6, 2022
Mental performance consultants at the college, who are professionally trained in athletic psychology, are largely aiding student-athletes in developing mental, life and self-regulatory skills.
Dan Robinson '79 became the head coach of the Ithaca College men's crew team in 1988, and will retire at the end of the 2022 season. He also coached the women's crew team for four years.

IC men’s crew coach announces retirement from program

By Tommy Mumau, Sports Editor • March 21, 2022
Dan Robinson ’79 will retire as head coach of the Ithaca College men’s crew team at the end of the 2022 season after 47 years on South Hill, including his time as a student-athlete and coach.
From left, junior Jake Lentz and senior Sam Bickham of the Ithaca College men's crew team. The team will face tough competition in the Liberty League this year and hope to improve upon a second-place finish in 2021.

Men’s crew team looking to make a splash in the Liberty League

By Dean Gutic, Staff Writer • March 3, 2022
With the 2022 spring season approaching, the Ithaca College men’s crew team is gearing up for a return in April as it looks to reach its goals for the year.
From left, junior Jake Lentz and senior Colin McCarthy, rowers for the men's crew team, worked together in the 25th "Rent-A-Rower" event.

Ithaca College crew teams work in ‘Rent-A-Rower’

By Tobiah Zboray, Staff Writer • November 18, 2021
On Nov. 14, members of the Ithaca College men’s and women’s crew teams participated in the annual “Rent-A-Rower” event to benefit the local community.
Seniors Evan Ormsby and Ethan Maines will lead the first boat for the Bombers this season.

Men’s crew looking to make waves in shortened season

By Mark Puskey, Staff Writer • March 25, 2021
With only four races leading up to the Liberty League championships, the Ithaca College men's crew team knows the importance of each competition.
Ellen Staurowsky, professor in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, working with the Women’s Sport Media Incubator class on March 2. This is the first semester the class is being taught.

Professor introduces course to focus on women in sport media

By Connor Glunt, Assistant sports editor • March 3, 2021
The Park School of Communications introduced a new course this semester to highlight women in sports media.
Ithaca College sophomore crew member Jake Lentz decided to take the fall semester off to focus on his sport, but this time it is as a coach, not an athlete.

Sophomore crew member becomes row model to his former team

By Matt Vander Plaat, Staff Writer • October 6, 2020
Sophomore crew member Jake Lentz decided to take the fall semester off to focus on his sport, but this time it is as a coach, not an athlete.
Senior rower Kelly Csernica rows along side teammates during Row for Humanity, which benefits Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity

Crew teams row 1 million meters for Habitat for Humanity

By Arla Davis • February 5, 2020
The men's and women's crew team hosted a row-a-thon to benefit the teams and Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity. The teams raised over $26,000.
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