Mindy Nace '03 was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and became the field hockey program's second Academic All-American in the span of three years. Following that experience in futility, officially sanctioned college sports took hold to stay later in 1928 when Coach Herr led the fledgling men's basketball team to a 27-22 victory over Millersville December 8 en route to a 5-12 season. Box Score; Recap; Chester, Pa. W, 67-61. Originally, Etown teams were referred to alternately as both the Gray Ghosts and the Phantoms. Miami Game Notes.
After several years as a club team, varsity women's soccer was launched in the fall of 1988 as well under the auspices of head coach Jim Jones. The 2000-01 team went 20-6 and finished as the Commonwealth Conference runner-up. The College of New Jersey leads the standings with 80 points, followed by Ithaca (78.5), RIT (70), Elizabethtown (59) and Centenary (57.5) in the top five. Attitudes at Elizabethtown gradually changed, and much of the impetus for this change came from the students themselves. Falcons Struggle from Beyond the Arc, Drop Conference Tilt Even with Strong Second Half. The golf team was founded in 1965, and it posted its first .500 season in 1969, going 7-7 in dual matches. The 1975 team set a new program record for victories, going 18-5. DIII women's basketball: 2023 selection show. 1 The 1959 men's soccer team also finished as the NAIA national runner-up, marking the first time an Etown sports team advanced to a national championship contest. Ricardo Bailey also earned All-American honors in 1975, and Etown wrestlers earned individual MAC Championships 15 times between 1970 and 1979. In Reuter's final season, 1985, the team went 13-11. Eric Mast took over as the head coach of the wrestling team in 1993-94 and 1994-95, and Steve Capoferri became the head wrestling coach in 1995-96. Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham-Southern College : 1985 - 1985: 1: 0-1: 0%: 65-86: 65-86 65 . The 1952 team began the now 52 season long streak of .500 or better seasons with a 6-2 finish. Main Navigation Menu. In 1923, the College purchased land upon which to create what is now Lake Placida as well as several athletic fields and facilities. RedHawks Play at Western Michigan Tuesday Evening. Ranked No. The team played half of its games against present-day NCAA Division II teams, and the Blue Jays out-scored their opponents 41-0 over the course of the season. Earl Brinser '69 became the first Etown All-American wrestler in 1968. Diane Hiestand took over the team for the 1981 season, and Barb Reuter became the head coach in 1982 and set the program on a path to success. L, 75-69. The next intercollegiate varsity sport to be added was baseball in the spring of 1930. This commitment applies but is not limited to decisions made with respect to hiring and promotion, the administration educational programs and policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other College administered programs. Eric Mast '77 became Etown's first two-time All-American in wrestling, as well as its first national champion in 1974 and its first to reach the 100 career victory plateau. Jennifer Lynn '96 became Etown's second All-MAC runner in 1993, and Mindy Enterline '96 became the fourth in 1994. The role of athletic director was assumed upon Ober's retirement by Nancy Latimore, the first woman to hold this position in the College's history. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball schedule for Landmark Conference. . Men's Sports. Today, Elizabethtown remains the all-time win leader in Division III. (); :
Skip Roderick took over as the head coach in 1994 and led the team to a 9-6 finish in 1995. The 22-23 Elizabethtown varsity basketball team roster. The women's cross country team finished as the MAC runner-up in both 1993 and 1994, and the Blue Jays placed third in the conference in 1995 with an 8-1 dual meet record. Since 2000, the members of the men's track & field team have brought home 22 MAC gold medals, and the members of the women's track & field team have won 15 MAC gold medals. 23 in WBCA Div. A perennial national power throughout the 1980s, the men's soccer program capped off the decade by winning the NCAA Division III national championship in 1989. Jon Mack. February 27, 2023 Men's Basketball. Moravian University. OVERALL 14-5 0.74 Win % DISTRICT 5-1 1stDistrict 17. Jalen Archer. Emily Morris '04 shattered the career record for digs in 2003, finishing with 1,895. The field hockey program had an equally astonishing run of success in the 1980s. 58. The wrestling team began the 1980s by winning the MAC championship, and the team finished the decade with back-to-back 16-win seasons, program records at the time, in 1987-88 and 1988-89. In 1997, the team made the NCAA Division III tournament field for the first time, and it advanced all the way to the Final Four, which it also hosted at Herr Field. Although the team did not repeat as MAC champion, the Blue Jays did make the NAIA playoffs again, and they advanced all the way to the national championship game, where they battled Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology) to a 2-2 tie to share the national title and finish the season with a 10-1-1 overall record. - Luke Brennan got things started for the Shoremen after Luke Temple found him with a pass across goal. Kathy Montgomery became the head men's tennis coach in 1997, and in 1998, she led the team to a 15-4 overall mark, the highest win total in the history of the program. Men's Basketball Head Coach. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; B. The pitcher tied the record for most strikeouts in a season in 1995 with 93, and in just two seasons at Etown, he recorded 20 victories.
It's no wonder that the Jays have been turning in some fine times in practice Now you know what they're looking for when they finish a race glancing anxiously over their shoulders. The men's basketball program got its first taste of glory as the 1940s wound down, going 13-11 in 1947-48 and 17-7 in 1948-49. After going 6-18-1 in its first four seasons, Herr took over the head coaching duties of the women's basketball team and guided it to a 6-4 record in 1932-33, its first winning season ever. Pam Drazkowski took over as the head coach in 1989. The 1960s opened with a bang for Elizabethtown athletics, as the men's soccer team captured the first national championship in College history in the fall of 1960. The decade also saw the passing of a very significant torch. The men's basketball program experienced a heyday in the early sixties, going 68-19 from 1961 to 1965. The men's soccer team went 182-35-12 throughout the 1990s. 20 in WBCA Div. Twitter Facebook Instagram Composite Search. Men's Basketball History Rowan University Athletics. That first year was a memorable one, as Greg Millen '88 finished second at the MAC championships and went on to compete at the NCAA Division III championships, where placed 25th in the nation. February 21, 2023 Men's Basketball. The official 2022-23 Basketball (Men) Roster for the Cabrini University Cavaliers. Both became All-Americans that season as well. Official recognition of intercollegiate athletics finally came in 1928 with the hiring of Ira R. Herr as the school's first coach and athletic director, although he faced an uphill struggle in the early years to get funding and administrative support. 23 in WBCA Div. Another major change in cross country that was specific to Elizabethtown College occurred in 1998, when the decision was made to bring back track & field as a varsity sport at the College. The Official Site of Elizabethtown College Athletics. Throughout the period from 1970 to 1979, the field hockey team compiled a 86-35-16 record. In the circle, Tammy McDonald '88 won 63 games, struck out 360 batters, threw 64 complete games and hurled 13 shutouts in 492 innings of work from 1985-88. Although the two newest programs men's and women's lacrosse only got underway in the spring of 2002, they have likewise wasted no time in carving out a prominent place for themselves in the history of Etown athletics. 20 in WBCA Div. In all, the field hockey program went 36-20-8 during its first eight seasons of existence in the 1950s. Construction continues on Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium, which will become the new home of the Blue Jay baseball team this spring. Donecker became a three-time All-American in 1982 when she capped her career by winning the first NCAA Division III national singles championship. In 2002, in addition to finishing 15th in the nation over hill and dale, the men's cross country team also ranked first in the nation in the classroom with the highest team cumulative GPA out of all NCAA Division III men's cross country programs in the nation. The men's tennis team posted 6-2 and 7-1 seasons in 1952 and 1953, respectively, and Donald Smith took over the head coaching duties from Herr in 1955. The women's basketball team was so successful in the 1930s that Elizabethtown quickly became an anomaly for the times, with the women typically outdrawing the men in attendance. In the circle, Linda Milnes '99 struck out 113 batters in 1999, setting a program record at the time, and Sallie Mohr won 31 games from 1994 to 1997. 79. Froujke Taconis became the first Etown women's tennis player to win the MAC individual singles championship in 1995. The golf team has gradually improved its positioning in the MAC championship in recent years, most recently finishing fourth in 2003. The women's basketball team won its first MAC championship, which was incidentally the first contested by the conference in the sport, in 1976. Women's Basketball Ready to Play for Conference Championship This Week. Under Roger Hall, who guided the team from 1984 to 1987, the next season, Etown went one better and posted a 23-16 mark. The team repeated as MAC and Penn-Mar champion in 1978, going 13-3 and making its first AIAW tournament appearance. MADISON, N.J. - The Drew University men's basketball team built a nine-point halftime lead, then held off a second-half comeback as the Rangers defeated Elizabethtown College 82-71 in a Landmark Conference affair Wednesday evening in Baldwin Gym. The Etown women's swimming team had its first winning season in 1966-67, going 3-2, and the men's swimming team posted its first winning record in 1967-68, going 7-3 and quickly becoming one of the best teams in the MAC by the end of the decade. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the King's College Monarchs. Although the 21st century is still very young, it has been packed with standout Blue Jay athletic performances. III Coaches Top 25 (1/17)
Bryan Zeamer finished the season with a 40-7 record, while Justin Barbush completed the season with a 41-3 mark. Dave Cressman '86 was one of the top players in the mid-80s, going 59-33 overall. Full Bio. Since 2000, the men's tennis team has posted a 37-21 overall record. This, of course, means that there are now also Blue Jay lacrosse teams to play on the aforementioned field. Under her leadership, in NCAA circles the name of Elizabethtown College has become synonymous with success. Joe Shull '93 finished third at the 1992 MAC championship. Amazingly, Herr was the sole head coach of all of these sports at the time. Collegiate cross country changed more over the course of the 1990s than any other sport Elizabethtown sponsored. Live Scoreboard . Members of Plain communities may register at the student rate.
John Gergic took over as the head coach in 1988 and led the team to a breakthrough 31-7 season where the Blue Jays captured the MAC title and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the second time. Throughout the 1980s, the field hockey team compiled a 146-46-13 overall record, and the 1986 team set the program record for most wins in a season by going 20-4-1. C'Wealth * at. Elizabethtown Blue Jays Schedule 2022-23 . 24 in D3Hoops.com Top 25 (1/30), Landmark Conference Women's Basketball Championship, NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. The men's swimming team began the 1970s as possibly the College's most dominant program, going 11-1 and winning the MAC Championship in 1969-70. The team went 42-54 during the decade of the 1950s. From there, he advanced to the 1935 National Intercollegiate Tennis Tournaments, held at Northwestern University, and he made it to the third round. Staib has recently taken over as the program's head coach and will guide the team into 2004. Barb Shenk returned as the head coach in 1997 and led the team to a 18-15 finish that year. The team posted a 95-70-2 record during the 1950s, with players such as Nelson Chittum '55, Bruce Wohnsiedler '58, Glenn Crum '59, Gene Wise '59, and Gene Bucher '58 starring for the Blue Jays during that time. The men's and women's swimming teams have seen quite a bit of success as well, most notably as Casey Moore '04 became the men's program's latest All-American at the conclusion of the 2000-01 season. Robert Garrett retired at the conclusion of the 1988 season, and Bob Schott began doing double duty as the head coach of both the men's and women's tennis teams in 1989. From 1972 to 1975, the team rattled off a 29-match winning streak, and the team posted four undefeated seasons in the decade, going 8-0 in 1973, 6-0 in 1974, 9-0 in 1975 and 10-0 in 1977. Students soldiered on independently as well, most famously forming an unofficial Elizabethtown College football team in the fall of 1928, playing a full slate of intercollegiate games, losing all of them, and quickly folding due to lack of official recognition and financial support. The women's basketball program hit a significant milestone in the 1998-99 season when it became the first collegiate women's basketball program in any NCAA division to record 800 all-time victories. 1994 team captain John Leaman '95 became Elizabethtown College's first Rhodes Scholar. Although the track & field teams would not compete at the varsity level until January 2000, Chris Straub was hired as the new men's and women's track & field and men's and women's cross country coach in the summer of 1998 to begin building the programs. Skip to navigation for this area of our website, Skip to utility navigation for things like apply and social media accounts. The wrestling team's top mark in the 1950s was a 4-6 finish in dual matches in 1956-57. She has also been instrumental in the construction of a new championship-quality track, an artificial turf surface that accommodates lacrosse, field hockey, and intramurals, and the construction of new ballparks for softball and baseball. III Coaches Top 25 (2/21)
Basketball Home; . Men's Basketball Lead Assistant Coach. The baseball team had its first winning season in 1936, going 8-2, and it went one better in 1937, posting a 9-1 record. The men's soccer team continued its successes in the 1990s, reaching the NCAA tournament every year from 1990 to 1996 as well as returning to the tournament in 1999. vs. Clarks Summit University. In 1935, Harold Newman '38 of the men's tennis team advanced to the Middle Atlantic Tournament in White Sulphur Springs, WV, where he reached the semi-finals and defeated players from Penn State, Pitt, and the University of Virginia in the process. In 1993, Etown won the MAC championship, went 26-7 overall and made its fourth trip to the NCAA tournament. B. 20 in WBCA Div. Basketball Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Schedule Cross Country: . The team advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament the only time and Elizabethtown team has ever competed in the Division II championships in 1973, and competed in the Division III championships every year from 1975 to 1978.
2/19/23 | Women's Basketball. Under head coach Stacy Rucci in 2001, the team came one overtime goal shy of a conference championship, finishing as the runner-up with an 11-9 mark. The Etown men's swimming team finished second at the MAC championships in both 1995-96 and 1996-97. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; B. The 1990s began with Elizabethtown College possessing one of the most consistently successful athletic programs in NCAA Division III, a feature that has continued to distinguish the College today. It is the most wins for the program since the 2013-14 season and their 12th Landmark win marks a program best . III Coaches Top 25 (1/31)
Men's College Basketball News. Bill Helm returned as head coach in 1994 and led the team to one of the biggest one-season turnarounds in college history, going 21-13 in 1994 after winning three matches the previous season. Jim Hepfer '90 became the men's basketball program's second All-American three years later, and he finished his career with 1,867 points. The accomplishments of the last few years have been impressive: the men's cross country team is currently riding a streak of five straight conference titles; it finished 14th in the nation in 2001 and 15th in the nation at the NCAA championships in 2002, and won its first regional title ever in 2002. Alumni Game at 11 a.m. -- 3/4 Canes at Halftime . Dave Berdan '04 became Etown's first MAC individual cross country champion in 2001, and Dustin Scott '03 duplicated the feat in 2002. forward Marquis Ratcliff from the Moravian University basketball teams have been selected to the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Team of the Year by the LVSCB Organization at its final luncheon . Barb Shenk took the reins of the team in 1986 and led it to an 18-6 finish with another MAC playoff appearance. The fledgling Blue Jay track & field program managed to place a respectable eighth out of 20 teams at the 1977 MAC Championships, and the team finished 10th out of 19 teams in the conference in 1978. Men's Basketball History Nazareth College Athletics . Ending a 20-year string of losing seasons in 1972, the men's tennis team went 9-4 and ushered in a new golden era. (2) Fax your registration form and payment information to 717-361-1443. Opens in new window. Basketball. Ira Herr instituted the men's cross country program in 1956. Although the value of physical education alongside academic endeavors was emphasized early in the history of the College and participation in it was a requirement for students, actual competition was frowned upon by the College's Church of the Brethren-run administration, which viewed highly competitive, forceful contests as being out of tune with its peace-oriented values. The wrestling program was added in 1954 under the direction of Robert Byerly, and Richard Hershey took over in 1957-58. Bill Foster '54 finished his career with 1,148 points, and Bill Pensyl '60 totaled 1,372 points in his career. . Chris Grubb '93 set an Etown record for most career hits with 164 between 1990 and 1993, and Ian Smeltz '96 recorded 161 hits in his career and set the Etown career stolen base record with 59. . Jim Sarbaugh posted a career batting average of .402 between 1955 and 1958, setting a program record that remains intact to this day. Also rendered defunct by reduced enrollments during the war years was the men's soccer team, which managed to win two out of just three games played in the fall of 1942, but did not take the field again until 1947. The women's soccer team has had a player named an Academic All-American for each of the last three consecutive years, the most recent being defender Megan Halladay '04 in back-to-back seasons in 2002 and 2003. Also, the number of opportunities for women to compete in athletics at Etown were expanded with the addition of volleyball and softball as varsity sports. Ranked No. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Moravian University. His assistant, Bill Helm, took over as the head coach in 1984 and led the team to a 26-15 finish that season. Ranked No. List View Headshot View. The women's basketball team played an 11 game schedule in 1970-71. (); :
89. It is interesting to note that Elizabethtown College's athletic teams were not, as many believe, always known as the Blue Jays. Baseball Schedule Roster News Basketball Schedule . The fall of 1961 witnessed the play of possibly the greatest team ever assembled in college history. Stabler Leads Women's Basketball with Double-Double Against Widener. According to. Success continued for the men's soccer team throughout the 1970s, as the team went 108-49-15 and won three MAC titles during the decade. Nazareth College Athletics. The Blue Jays had back-to-back 25 win seasons in 1986-87 and 1987-88, reached the NCAA tournament both years, and won the MAC championship again in the latter year. Joseph Todd took over the program in 1952-53, and Greene guided the team in 1953-54. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is strictly forbidden. When it comes to track and field at Elizabethtown, the old saying, "the third time's a charm" has certainly proven true. Every year from 1995-96 to 1998-99, the men's basketball team won either 15 or 16 games. Box Score; Recap; Swarthmore, PA. L, 65-84. Heidi Balmer '96 became an All-American in 1995, and Maggie Nelis '97 set a program record for most assists in a career with 38 from 1993 to 1996. Dan Reitmeyer '65 set the program record for most career rebounds of 1,219 that remains intact today. At Elizabethtown, unlike many other institutions, intercollegiate athletics was not simply assumed to be an essential part of the life of a college. In just three seasons, Ray Diener '65 struck out 264 batters to set a program career record that still stands today. The 1968 team set a new program record for wins, going 16-6 overall. The official 2021-22 Men's Basketball schedule for the King's College Monarchs . The official 2021-22 Women's Basketball schedule for the Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen. Eric Walker became the program's head coach in the summer of 2003. vs. Brooklyn College. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball schedule for Landmark Conference. No events to show. He finally got some help in 1949, when J.H. Warren L. Hayman and Rusty Owens succeeded him as head coaches for successive two-year stints, and Mike Guinivan took over as head swimming coach in 1988-89. While one could imagine that a mascot costume for a team with such a name would be far less bulky and easier on its wearer than most, Herr apparently never liked those monikers, and he eventually established the Blue Jay as the official mascot due to its possession of the school colors and its reputation as fighting, scrappy bird.
In 2000, the field hockey team, en route to a 15-5 season and its first postseason appearance in nearly a decade, handed head coach Yvonne Kauffman her 1,000th career victory combined among field hockey, women's basketball, and women's tennis.