athletics

  • Talk of new field house sparks excitement

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    • February 9, 2012

    Elizabethtown College has been putting in plans to build a field house in the most recent draft of the 2012-17 Elizabethtown College Strategic Plan. For the less sports-inclined who don’t know what a field house is, it is a large facility that hosts a variety of sports and fitness programs. The Strategic Plan lists the

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  • Less than half of fall athletes make honor roll

    Less than half of fall athletes make honor roll

    Dec. 15, the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) released the names of those students who qualified for the Fall Academic Honor Roll. These student-athletes must have a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade point average, as well as sophomore standing or higher. Out of Elizabethtown College’s 85 fall athletes that met the sophomore standing requirement, 42 made

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  • Penn State suffers major loss: JoePa dies at 85

    Penn State suffers major loss: JoePa dies at 85

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    • January 26, 2012

    Happy Valley was once home to a man who holds the record for most victories (409) by a Division I coach. Joe Paterno, former head football coach for the Pennsylvania State University, passed away Sunday at age 85. Best known as “JoePa,” he taught his students to play with honor and sportsmanship, emphasizing the importance

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  • Teams train year-round to better prepare

    As a Division III school, a higher focus is placed on academics than athletics for those students that choose to participate in Elizabethtown College’s various varsity programs. For this reason, both the traditional and nontraditional season – the portion of the season that does not include the NCAA championship – for each sport are highly

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  • Coaches approach alcohol consumption differently

    The 48-hour rule is something that athletes at Elizabethtown College are well aware of. This rule states that players cannot consume alcohol within 48 hours of participating in an athletic event. While each team handles drinking in different ways and with different punishments, there are two conclusions that all of the coaches seem to agree

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  • Swimming season opener sets standards high for program

    Swimming season opener sets standards high for program

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays swim team started their season strong by winning the meet against Arcadia two weeks ago at Etown’s Alumni Pool. The men defeated the Knights 146-58, and the women claimed victory with a score of 119-65. As Arcadia is a Middle Atlantic Conference opponent, the meet was an important win for

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  • Students support athletes by purchasing fan shirts

    Fan shirts: you can find people wearing them anywhere, from dorm buildings to sporting events, as they are a popular trend here at Elizabethtown College. The shirts are sold individually through team members, and anyone can buy them. This is just one of the ways that Etown’s sports teams are advertising and helping students become

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  • Athletic department implements captain-oriented program

    Captains play a substantial role on all teams, no matter the sport or level of play. For a team to function successfully, it is paramount that its captains perform at an appropriate level. This will now be easier for those selected players because of Elizabethtown College’s recent implementation of the Captains Council. The Captains Council,

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  • Coach Roderick hopes to ‘dress up’ field

    Field and equipment renovations are something that many Elizabethtown College athletes and coaches would enjoy seeing in the near future. There have been numerous discussions about a five-year strategic plan, installing a new press box in the soccer stadium and some chatter about an additional turf field. Over the past few months, an athletics strategic

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