Swarthmore

12/2/11
Women's Indoor Track & Field Opens Season With Strong Showing at Villanova's Jack Pyrah Invitational
HAVERFORD, PA. - The Swarthmore College women's indoor track & field team opened the 2011-12 season with impressive performances across the board in the Jack Pyrah Invitational from Haverford.

12/1/11
2011-12 Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Season Previews
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – With the return of many of their top athletes from last year's squads, the Swarthmore College men's and women's indoor track & field teams enter their seasons with high hopes that they can move up in the Conference standings in 2011-12.

8/21/11
Rebecca Hammond Named to USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Track & Field Team
NEW ORLEANS - Rebecca Hammond '13 of the Swarthmore College women's track & field team has been named to the 2011 USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic Track & Field team, the organization announced recently.

7/11/11
Hammond, Hubbard Named to Philadelphia Inquirer Spring Academic All-Area Teams
PHILADELPHIA - Two Swarthmore College student-athletes - Max Hubbard '12 of the men's lacrosse team and Rebecca Hammond '13 of the women's track & field team - have been selected to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area teams for their respective spring sports, the paper recently announced.

5/27/11
Rebecca Hammond 15th at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
DELAWARE, Ohio - Sophomore Rebecca Hammond finished sixth in her heat and 15th overall at the NCAA Division III 2011 Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 800 meter run.

5/22/11
Rebecca Hammond Qualifies for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
DELAWARE, Ohio- Sophomore Rebecca Hammond of the Swarthmore College women's track & field team has qualified to compete in 800 meter run at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan on May 26 through 28.

5/20/11
Givans, Hammond Compete at ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships
BETHLEMHEM, Pa. - With one last chance to improve their times in hope of being selected for the Division III National Championships, junior Kenyetta Givans and sophomore Rebecca Hammond both turned in strong performances at the ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon from Moravian College.

5/14/11
Hammond, Phillips Enter Record Book to Lead Swarthmore Track & Field at Last Chance Meet COMPLETE RESULTS
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Sophomore Rebecca Hammond broke the school record in the 800 meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 2:13.44 to lead the Swarthmore College track & field teams at the Tuppany Twilight Last Chance Meet on Saturday evening from the Skallerrup Track at the College.

5/13/11
Swarthmore Track & Field Set to Host Tuppany Twilight Last Chance Meet
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College track & field teams will be hosting the annual Tuppany Twilight Last Chance Meet on Saturday, May 14 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The field events are set to begin at 4:00 p.m. with the track events beginning at 5:00 p.m. Results will be posted on the Swarthmore Athletics website as soon as they are made available.

5/13/11
49 Swarthmore Student-Athletes Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Centennial Conference has named 49 Swarthmore College student-athletes to its 2010-11 Spring Academic Honor Roll, as announced on Tuesday. The honor roll recognizes athletes' performance both on the field and in the classroom.

5/1/11
Givans Wins Two Golds, Named Most Outstanding Track Performer to Lead Track & Field on Final Day of Centennials
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Junior Kenyetta Givans finished the 2011 Centennial Conference Championships with one of the best single-day performances of her decorated career, winning the gold medal and smashing the school record in both the 100 meter (14.79) and 400 meter (1:03.15) hurdles to lead the Swarthmore College track & field teams on the final day of the 2011 Centennial Conference Championships from Muhlenberg College.

4/30/11
Women's 4x800 M Relay Team Leads Track & Field on Day Two of Centennial Conference Championships
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - It was Swarthmore's 4x800 M women's relay team that stood out for the Garnet track & field team on day two of the Conference Championships, taking home the gold medal on Saturday afternoon as the Swarthmore men and women both sit in seventh place as a team after Saturday's events.

4/29/11
Phillips, Saarel Pace Track & Field on First Day of Centennial Championships
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Sophomore Jacob Phillips and freshman Emma Saarel both raced into the record books with their performances in 10,000 meter run to highlight the Swarthmore College men's and women's track & field team's performances at the opening day of the Centennial Conference Championships on Friday from Muhlenberg College.

4/26/11
Kenyetta Givans Named Centennial Conference Performer of the Week
LANCASTER, Pa. - Junior Kenyetta Givans of the Swarthmore College women's track & field team has been named the Centennial Conference Performer of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon.

4/22/11
Women's Track & Field Assaults Record Book at Widener Invitational
CHESTER, Pa. - Junior Kenyetta Givans broke the 20-year-old Swarthmore school record in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.66 to highlight a strong showing from the Swarthmore College women's track & field team at the Widener Invitational on Friday afternoon.

4/17/11
Givans Dominates Hurdles to Lead Women's Track & Field at Moravian Greyhound Invitational
Bethlehem, Pa. - It was another outstanding day for junior Kenyetta Givans, as the Garnet star finished in second place (1st among college athletes) in the 110 meter hurdles and fifth in the 400 meter hurdles to lead the Swarthmore women's track & field team at the Moravian Greyhound Invitational on Sunday.

4/15/11
SCHEDULE ALERT: Softball at Dickinson Pushed Back to Sunday; Track & Field's Greyhound Invitational Schedule Altered
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The highly-likely scenario of severe weather on Saturday has shifted the Swarthmore Athletics weekend schedule.

4/9/11
Women's Track & Field Excels at TCNJ Invitationals
EWING, N.J. – Strong showings from junior Kenyetta Givans, sophomore Rebecca Hammond and junior Stephanie Beebe was the story for the Swarthmore College women’s track & field team at the TCNJ Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

4/2/11
Hicks Takes First in Triple Jump to Lead Women's Track & Field at Danny Curran Invitational
CHESTER, Pa. - Freshman Chelsea Hicks had standout performance at the Widener Danny Curran Invitational, taking first place in the triple jump and placing fifth on the Swarthmore all-time performance list (35-8.50) to lead the Swarthmore College women's track & field team's performance on Friday and Saturday.

3/21/11
53 Swarthmore Student-Athletes Named to Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll
LANCASTER, Pa. - 53 Swarthmore College student-athletes have been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the 2010-11 winter season, the Conference announced on Monday. The honor roll recognizes athletes' performance both on the field and in the classroom.

3/17/11
Four Swarthmore Student-Athletes Named to Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
Lancaster, Pa. - Four Swarthmore student-athletes have been named to the 2010-11 Winter All-Centennial Sportsmanship Team, the Conference announced on Thursday morning.

3/11/11
Kenyetta Givans Finishes Ninth in 55 Meter Hurdles at 2011 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Junior Kenyetta Givans of the Swarthmore College women's track & field team narrowly missed out on All-America status, completing the 55 meter hurdles in a time of 8.34 to finish in ninth place in the preliminaries at the 2011 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships from Capital University on Friday evening.

3/9/11
Kenyetta Givans Named USTFCCA Division III Mideast Region Female Track Athlete of the Year
NEW ORLEANS - Junior Kenyetta Givans of the Swarthmore College women's track & field team has been named the USTFCCA Division III Indoor Track Athlete of the Year for the Mideast Region, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.

3/7/11
Kenyetta Givans to Compete at 2011 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships
COLUMBUS, Ohio --- Junior Kenyetta Givans will compete at the 2011 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by the Capital University in Columbus, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, March 11th and 12th.

2/26/11
Givans Earns Gold to Lead Women's Track & Field to Sixth-Place Finish at Centennial Indoor Championships
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Junior Kenyetta Givans defended her gold medal in the 55 meter hurdles, crossing the line in a NCAA provisional and school-record time of 8.29, while also earning a bronze medal in the 55 meter dash with a personal-best time of 7.29 to highlight the Swarthmore College women’s indoor track & field team’s performance at the Centennial Conference Championships from Haverford College on Saturday.

2/19/11
Givans, Hammond Lead Women's Indoor Track & Field to Ninth Place Finish at NYU Team Challenge
NEW YORK - Junior Kenyetta Givans took first place in the 60 meter hurdles, qualified for the Centennial Conference Championships in the 55 meter dash, and accumulated 14 points to lead the Swarthmore College women's indoor track & field team at the NYU Team Challenge over the weekend.

2/12/11
Women's Track Shines at Boston Valentine Invitational
BOSTON - Exceptional performances from junior Kenyetta Givans and the Garnet distance medley team highlighted the Swarthmore College women's indoor track & field team's showing at the Boston University Valentine Invitational over the weekend.

2/5/11
Six Qualify for Centennial Championships to Highlight Women's Indoor Track & Field at Keogh Invitational
HAVERFORD, Pa. - Junior Kenyetta Givans took first place in the 55m hurdles with a season-best time of 8.61 and qualified for the Centennial Conference Championships with a time of 27.23 in the 200 meter dash to highlight the Swarthmore College women's track & field team's performance at the Haverford Keogh Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

1/29/11
Givans Takes 55 Hurdles to Lead Women's Track at McElligott Invitational
HAVERFORD, Pa. - Junior Kenyetta Givans took first place in the 55-meter hurdles and third in the 400 meter dash to lead the Swarthmore College women's indoor track & field team at the from Haverford College on Saturday afternoon.

1/26/11
Swarthmore Men's and Women's Basketball, Swimming, and Track & Field Postponed
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Due to the severe winter storm, all of today's Swarthmore sporting events have been postponed.

1/14/11
Four Qualify for Centennials to Lead Women's Indoor Track & Field at NYC Gotham Cup
NEW YORK - Junior Kenyetta Givans, junior Ogechi Irondi, sophomore Rebecca Painter and freshman Emma Saarel all earned spots in the Centennial Conference Championships to highlight the Swarthmore College women's indoor track & field team's performance at the NYC Gotham Cup on Friday evening.

12/3/10
Hicks Enters Record Book, Garnet Dominate 800 in Season-Opening Jack Pyrah Invitational
HAVERFORD, Pa. - Freshman Chelsea Hicks had a collegiate debut to remember, earning spots on the program's all-time Top 5 performance list in both the 55 meter dash and triple jump while the Garnet dominated the field in 800 meter run, highlighting the Swarthmore College women's indoor track team's showing at the season opening Jack Pyrah Invitational on Friday evening from Haverford.

5/10/10
Hammond, Givans Shines at Last Chance Meet
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Freshman Rebecca Hammond recorded a time of 2:15.33 in the women's 800 M run, earning herself the fifth best time in Swarthmore College history at the Tuppeny Twilight/Last Chance Meet on Monday night.

5/2/10
Givans Goes for Gold as Swat Concludes Centennial Conference Track & Field Championships
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Sophomore Kenyetta Givans captured gold in the women's 100 meter hurdles with a school-best time of 15.05 to lead the host Swarthmore College track & field teams on the final day of the 2010 Centennial Conference Track & Field Championships. Givans joins the Swat women's 4x800 relay team as the Garnet's gold medal winners at the 2010 championships. The super sophomore also finished fourth in the women's 100 meter dash.

5/1/10
Garnet Women Defend 4 by 800 Title, Ly Takes Third to Lead Garnet Day 2 of CC Championships
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – With the home crowd at Clothier Field Stadium cheering them on, the Swarthmore College women’s 4×800 team rose to the occasion, winning its second consecutive Centennial Conference championship in the event, highlighting the Garnet’s performance on the second day of the championships from the College.

4/30/10
Records Fall on Day 1 of Centennial Conference Track & Field Championships; Lehmann, McMinn Lead Swat
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Muhlenberg's Alexa Faust broke the Conference, meet and venue records in the pole vault, clearing 12-08.75 to earn her fourth consecutive Centennial Conference pole vault championship to highlight the first day of the Centennial Conference Track & Field Championships from Swarthmore College on Friday.

4/24/10
Garnet Prepare for Centennials With Strong Showing at Lions Invitational
EWING, N.J. - With just one week to go until the 2010 Centennial Conference Track & Field Championships from Swarthmore College, sophomore Kenyetta Givans - a two-time gold medalist at the Indoor Championships - showed that she is once again going to be a force to be reckoned with, as she earned fifth-place finish in the women's 100 meter hurdles (15.68) and 11th place finish in the women's 100 meter dash (13.08) to lead the Swat track & field teams at the TCNJ Lions Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

4/22/10
Garnet Track Teams Compete at Penn Relays, Haverford Midweek
PHILADELPHIA - Competing against schools from the Centennial and MAC conferences, the Swarthmore College women's track & field 4x400 team - consisting of sophomore Kenyetta Givans, freshman Rebecca Hammond, sophomore Margret Lenfest, and senior Erin Ronhovde - took fourth place with a time of 4:06.59 from the historic Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Thursday evening.

4/17/10
Swat Track & Field Sends 17 to Conference Championships at Widener Invite
CHESTER, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's and women's track & field squads had an outstanding showing on Friday and Saturday at the Widener Invitational as 17 athletes would record Centennial Conference championship qualifying performances.

4/10/10
Hammond, DeLuca Shine to Lead Garnet Track at TCNJ
EWING, N.J. - Freshman Rebecca Hammond and senior Lauren DeLuca finished 1-2 in the women's 800 meter run to lead the Swarthmore College women's outdoor track & field team at the TCNJ Invitational on a brisk and windy Saturday afternoon.

4/3/10
DeLuca Takes Second To Lead Garnet Women at Osprey Invitational
POMONA, N.J. - Lauren DeLuca '10 finished in second place in the 1500 meter run (4:53.24) while teammates Rebecca Hammond '13 and Kate Gonzalez '12 weren't far behind, taking third (4.54.81) and fourth (5.06.23) respectively to highlight the Swarthmore women's outdoor track & field team's performance at the Richard Stockton Osprey Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

3/27/10
Freshmen Strong for Garnet Outdoor Track & Field at Danny Curran Invitational
CHESTER, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's and women's outdoor track & field teams returned to action just down the road at nearby Widener, as both Garnet teams competed in the Danny Curran Invitational on Friday and Saturday evening.

3/5/10
Record-Breaking Start for Garnet Outdoor Track at Savannah State Tiger Relays
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Swarthmore College outdoor track & field teams headed south to beautiful Savannah, Georgia to open up the 2010 season, competing in the Savannah State Tiger Relays over the weekend.

2/27/10
Kenyetta Givans Earns Two Golds, Breaks School Record to Pace Swarthmore Indoor Track at Centennial Championships
HAVERFORD, Pa. - It was quite a day for sophomore Kenyetta Givans. Givans earned two golds, taking first place in the women's 55m hurdles (8.44) and women's 55 meter dash (7.47) - breaking the school record and earning an NCAA provisional time in the 55m hurdles - to pace the Swarthmore College indoor track teams at the Centennial Conference Championships from Haverford College on Saturday evening.

2/19/10
DeLuca, Givans Lead Swat Women at Keogh Invitational
HAVERFORD, Pa. -Making the most of its final meet before the Centennial Conference Indoor Track Championships, the Swarthmore College women's indoor track team saw several individuals meet Conference qualifying marks as the Garnet competed at the Keogh Invitational from Haverford College on Friday evening.

2/13/10
Sweet Results for Swat Track at Boston University Valentine Invite
BOSTON - Sophomore Daniel Ly finished in eighth place in the triple jump with a leap of 43'5.25" - good for the third-best jump in the Centennial Conference this indoor season - to lead the Garnet in the prestigious Valentine Invitational from Boston University on Friday and Saturday afternoon.

2/7/10
Cox Earns First to Lead Garnet Women at Haverford Quad Meet
HAVERFORD, Pa. - Sophomore Nicole Cox earned a first-place finish in the women's high jump, while senior Lauren DeLuca missed first place by the slimmest of margins in the 800 meter run to lead the Swarthmore College women's indoor track team at the Haverford Quad Meet on Sunday evening.

1/30/10
Givans Leads Garnet at McElligot Invitational
HAVERFORD, PA - Sophomore Kenyetta Givans had another outstanding finish in the 55m hurdles, taking third place with a time of 8.66, to lead the Swarthmore women's indoor track team at Haverford College in the Seamus McElligott Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

1/16/10
Big Day for Garnet Women in Gotham Cup
NEW YORK - Sophomore Kenyetta Givans, sophomore Ogechi Irondi and senior Lauren DeLuca all earned Top 10 finishes, while the relay team almost put up a Centennial-best time as the Swarthmore College women's indoor track team opened the semester with the Gotham City Cup at the New York Armory on Friday afternoon.Givans - who tied her own Swarthmore College school record in the 55 meter hurdles (8.58 seconds) in her last competition - was impressive in her first competition in nearly a month, finishing ninth in the 60m hurdles with a collegiate-best time of 9.20 seconds, just shy of provisionally qualifying for the DIII NCAA National meet by 0.03 seconds

12/5/09
Givans Ties 55m Hurdles Mark to Lead Garnet Indoor Track at Season-Opener
HAVERFORD, Pa. - Sophomore Kenyetta Givans tied her own Swarthmore College school record in the 55m hurdles, finishing with a time of 8.58 to lead the Garnet women's indoor track team at the season opening Jack Pyrah Invitational on Saturday evening from Haverford College.

Eight Student-Athletes Named to 2011 Centennial Conference Spring All-Sportsmanship Team