Sports

  • Men’s basketball drops Landmark Conference opener

    Men’s basketball drops Landmark Conference opener

    Elizabethtown’s men’s basketball team fell to Moravian College on the road Saturday, Dec. 3. The Blue Jays fought the Greyhounds hard in the first half, keeping it at no more than a two-possession game until the last two minutes before halftime. After a steal by Moravian player Elijah Davis and a fast-break layup by his

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  • Women’s basketball falls to Moravian College in conference opener

    Women’s basketball falls to Moravian College in conference opener

    The Blue Jays lost a tough one on Saturday as they fell to Moravian College. The Greyhounds got their win in the last seconds of the game with a pair of clutch free throws. This was the Blue Jays’ first loss of the season. The big contributors to the Blue Jays in this game were

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  • Men’s and women’s track teams compete at Diplomat Open

    Men’s and women’s track teams compete at Diplomat Open

    Elizabethtown College took home several victories in men’s track and field at the Diplomat Open Saturday, Dec. 3. At the meet, hosted by Franklin & Marshall College, Etown won the mile, 1000-meter and-200 meter events. Junior Tom Fitzgerald nearly broke the mile record of 4:30.00, missing the time by less than a second. Senior Mike

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  • Women’s swim team dominates Juniata College for victory

    Women’s swim team dominates Juniata College for victory

    The Elizabethtown College Women’s Swim Team came out strong against Juniata College Saturday, Dec. 3, winning 181-55. Etown won 13 out of 14 events at the meet. The Blue Jays are currently on a three-win streak as they head into winter break. Many of the women assisted in the win, but first-year Sara Lingo and

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  • Fernandez reaches finals for third straight tournament to open wrestling season

    Fernandez reaches finals for third straight tournament to open wrestling season

    The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team competed at the New Standard Corporation Invitational this past weekend at York (Pennsylvania) College. Senior Luke Fernandez made it to the championship match for the third time in three tournaments. Fernandez entered the tournament with an 11-1 record and was ranked in both national polls. Fernandez was ranked third

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  • Fernandez takes home title at 198 pounds, leads wrestling to strong finish at Ursinus

    Fernandez takes home title at 198 pounds, leads wrestling to strong finish at Ursinus

    The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team competed in the Ursinus Fall Brawl this past Saturday, Nov. 12. Senior Luke Fernandez, ranked seventh in the country in the 197-pound weight class, dominated his competition on the way to his second career tournament victory. Fernandez began his run to a title by blanking The College of New

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  • Men’s, women’s swim teams drop Landmark meets to Catholic

    Men’s, women’s swim teams drop Landmark meets to Catholic

    Though not without valiant effort, both Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams lost to Catholic University on Saturday, Nov. 12. The women’s team had a score of 65 to Catholic’s 195. Starting the meet off well, first-year Sara Lingo won the 200-yard backstroke in 2:17.46 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:36.97. Lingo achieved personal

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  • Light lifts men’s soccer to NCAA win, Blue Jays fall in second round, 2-0

    Light lifts men’s soccer to NCAA win, Blue Jays fall in second round, 2-0

    Every NCAA team has a defining moment during their run toward a championship. Saturday night, senior Jeff Light provided the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team with one. In the 95th minute, Light scored to lift the Blue Jays to a first round victory over Vassar College, 1-0. Light’s golden goal advanced Etown into the second

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  • Women’s cross country earns bid to NCAA championships

    Women’s cross country earns bid to NCAA championships

    One week after they took third at the Landmark Conference Championships, the men’s cross country team went on to place ninth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional. The Blue Jays competed against 51 other teams at DeSales University Saturday, Nov. 12. The top performer of the Blue Jays was first-year Samuel Gerstenbacher. He had

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