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Club Sports

The Knecht Cup was the crew teams first regatta of the spring season. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Walsh 25)

Crew has strong showing at shortened Knecht Cup

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor April 19, 2024

The crew team competed in its first regatta of the spring season last Sunday at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The event had to be condensed to one day due to windy conditions...

Senior Grace McEneaney and sophomore Lily Bentley both placed second in their classes and qualified for nationals. (Photos courtesy of Emma Sylvester 25)

Equestrian riders going national after success at zones

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer April 12, 2024

Four individuals on the equestrian team competed this past Sunday at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone Three Finals. Seniors Anna Paulsen and Grace McEneaney, junior Kristina Torkelsen...

The equestrian team placed second overall at the show. (Photo courtesy of Emma Sylvester 25)

Equestrian team takes on regionals

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor April 5, 2024

The equestrian team wrapped up its regular competitive season this past Sunday at the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Zone Three Region Four regional show. Lafayette placed second to Delaware...

The ski and snowboard team celebrated a nationals appearance in Lake Placid, New York last week. (Photo courtesy of @lafskiandboard on Instagram)

Ski team goes to nationals

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer March 22, 2024

The club ski and snowboard team competed at the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association Nationals in Lake Placid, New York from March 4-9. Each of Lafayette’s subteams hit the slopes...

Both the mens and womens teams clinched a spot in nationals. (Photo courtesy of Lindsay Correll 25)

Ski and snowboard team qualifies for nationals

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor March 1, 2024

The club ski and snowboard team has officially qualified for the United States Collegiate Ski/Snowboard Association Nationals following its performance last week at the Mid-Atlantic Regional. Regionals...

The equestrian team celebrates after winning the Scranton show. (Photo courtesy of Emma Sylvester 25)

Equestrian takes home the trophy from Scranton

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor March 1, 2024

The equestrian team triumphed at the University of Scranton's horse show last Sunday, outperforming runner-up Lehigh and 10 other teams to take the top spot.  All riders had remarkably consistent performances,...

The ski and board team looks to continue its impressive run at regionals. (Photo courtesy of @lafskiandboard on Instagram)

Ski team concludes regular season, looks towards regionals

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

The ski team finished its season last week on a balmy Saturday at Hunter Mountain, battling opponents in the Atlantic Highlands Region such as Lehigh, Rutgers, Drexel, Fairfield and Columbia. “It’s...

The Tae Kwon Do Club members foster teamwork with taekwon-dinners. (Photo courtesy of @lafayettekicks on Instagram)

Tae Kwon Do Club gears up in pursuit of black belts

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer February 2, 2024

In rooms 136 and 229 of Kirby Sports Center, about 10 members of the Lafayette student body gather with Master Park to learn the art of taekwondo.  “It’s a really good environment to learn and...

The dance team competed in the Hip Hop and Pom categories at nationals. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College on X)

Dance team goes national

By Benjamin White, Staff Writer January 26, 2024

You will always see them on the sidelines of a football or basketball game, but the dance team has much more to offer. The team traveled to Orlando, Florida over winter break to compete in the Universal...

The womens club volleyball team played four tournaments this semester. (Photo courtesy of @lafayettewclubvball on Instagram)

Men’s, women’s club volleyball serve up wins

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer December 1, 2023

The men's and women's club volleyball teams have both had successful starts to their seasons. The women are currently ranked first in their league and the men have had successful preseason scrimmages in...

Freshmen members of the equestrian team Ava Gustafson and Meena Hosaisy took first in their classes during the Bloomsburg Show. (Photo courtesy of Emma Sylvester 25)

Checking in with three club sports

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer October 27, 2023

Club sports teams' seasons are ramping up this fall, with programs hoping to maintain the level of success they reached last year while also welcoming fresh faces. The equestrian team, women’s club lacrosse...

The equestrian team will host its next competition of the season on Oct. 15. (Photo courtesy of Emma Sylvester 25)

Equestrian team shows promise at year’s first show

By Abby Cook and Charlie Berman October 6, 2023

Cantering into the 2023 horse show season, the equestrian team had a successful first show at Phoenix Rising Farm last Sunday. Placing second out of 13 colleges, the Leopards had ten different riders place....

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