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The Lafayette

Track and Field

The Lafayette football team hoists the Patriot League Championship trophy for the first time since 2013. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

The state of Lafayette sports

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor May 3, 2024

We are but brief echoes in the relentless passage of time as it carelessly rushes onward, merely distorted faces upon which clocks droop in the proverbial Salvador Dali painting that we call life. Yet...

Senior thrower Andrew Bowsher throws on April 6 against Lehigh. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Track and field notches victories at Penn Relays, Covert Classic

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer May 3, 2024

Five members of the track and field team competed in the Penn Relays, the oldest and largest track and field meet in the United States, last Friday at the University of Pennsylvania to yield strong results....

Senior distance runner Sam Fowler runs the steeplechase against Lehigh. (Photo by Rick Smith for GoLeopards)

Track and field team sees strong performances in loss to Lehigh

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer April 12, 2024

The track and field team hosted Lehigh University in the rivalry dual meet on Saturday. Both the men’s and women’s teams fell short, losing 111-88 and 111-89, respectively. Each race in the dual meet...

Senior Andrew Bowsher rears up at an indoor meet earlier this year. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Track and field opens season at Towson

By Luke Gutleber, Staff Writer March 22, 2024

The track and field team kicked off its spring season by sending its throwers to compete in eight events at the Towson Spring Opener on Saturday. The Leopards by and large placed high. On the men's...

Sophomore multi Liam Sawian pole vaulted in the lead-up to the conference championship at the Moravian Invitational on Jan. 20. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Track and field wraps up season with broken records, middling results

By Dan Sullivan, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

The track and field team competed at the Patriot League Indoor Championship hosted by Boston University this past weekend. The women finished seventh out of 10 teams and the men finished in last. To...

Top 10 all-time performances included sophomore Maeve Waldron and junior A.J. Sanford. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Track and field team cracks into all-time top 10 records

By Maddie Pedone, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

Over the weekend, the track and field team competed at the Rutgers Invite hosted at the NYC Armory along with East Stroudsburg University's DeSchriver Invitational. Despite the team not bringing home...

Sophomore Isabella Allen vaults during Lafayette's dual meet against Lehigh. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

Moczerniuk a bright spot amid track and field losses to Lehigh

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer February 2, 2024

The track and field team competed in its fifth competition of the season at the Lafayette-Lehigh dual meet on Saturday when it dropped both the men’s and women’s competitions by a score of 106-75...

The track and field team attended three meets over winter break. (Photo by Hannah Ally for GoLeopards)

What you missed in athletics over winter break

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer January 26, 2024

There was no rest for the weary during winter break for College Hill athletes, as the basketball, track and field and fencing teams were each in the thick of their busy seasons. Here are the biggest developments...

Several Leopards earned top-10 all-time performances at the Bison Opener. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Track and field offers middling performance at Bison Opener despite personal bests

By Fiona Cannon, Staff Writer December 8, 2023

The track and field team began its indoor season with several personal bests at Bucknell Univesity's Bison Opener last Saturday despite not winning any events. Junior Nava Chevan led the women’s finishes,...

Team members pose after a strong 4x400 performance at the 2023 indoor Patriot League Championships. (Photo courtesy of Lily Dineen '24)

What to expect at Track and Field Patriot League Championship

By Ben Dupont, Business Manager May 5, 2023

The Track and Field team will travel to Lehigh University this weekend where they will compete on their biggest stage of the season.  After a season full of top-ten times and personal bests, the athletes...

Rachel Hurley '23 and Nina McCloskey '26 compete in the steeple chase at the Lafayette-Lehigh dual meet. (Photo courtesy of Lily Dineen '24)

Track and field underclassmen stand out at Lehigh Invitational

By Benjamin Dupont, Business Manager April 14, 2023

The track and field team came home from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this weekend with 19 top-five finishes, many of which came from freshmen and sophomores. The Leopards represented one of eight teams to run...

Sophomore Julia Greeley finished in seventh in the pole vault at the Patriot League Indoor Championship. (Photo courtesy of GoLeopards)

Track has lackluster performance at Patriot League Indoor Championships

By Caroline McParland, Sports Editor March 3, 2023

The track and field team competed at the Patriot League Indoor Championships this past weekend hosted by the Naval Academy. The women finished eighth and the men finished ninth overall of the ten teams...

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