September 6, 2008
Amherst's Everden Wins 500th Career Match
BRISTOL, R.I. Amherst College head volleyball coach Sue Everden joined the elite 500-win club today, as the Lord Jeffs cruised to a trio of 3-0 victories at the Roger Williams Invitational to kick off the 2008 season. Everden is one of only 22 womens volleyball coaches in Division III history to reach the 500-win mark, and is the first NESCAC coach to reach the milestone.
September 2, 2008
Former Middlebury Football Player Hauschka Signs with Baltimore Ravens
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Former Middlebury College kicker Steve Hauschka 07 has signed an NFL contract with the Baltimore Ravens. After an impressive pre-season camp with the Minnesota Vikings, Hauschka was placed on waivers by the Vikings, with the team hoping to sign him to the practice squad. The Ravens stepped in and claimed the Middlebury grad off waivers, and are hoping for him to take on the teams kickoff duties to start the season.
August 29, 2008
NESCAC SAAC Teams Up to Help Jimmy Fund
HADLEY, Mass. The NESCAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) teamed up with the Jimmy Fund to raise money for cancer research during the spring of 2008. The student-athlete advisory committee at each NESCAC institution joined together for Cashing In Against Cancer by collecting loose change in support of the Jimmy Fund. The project netted a total gift of just over $4,200 for cancer research.
August 29, 2008
Amherst Men's Basketball Class of 2008 Members Sign Professional Contracts in Germany
AMHERST, Mass. - The Amherst Men's Basketball class of 2008 went 111-12 in four years, won the programs first national championship in 2007 and made three consecutive Final Four appearances. Just three months after graduating, Andrew Olson 08, Kevin Hopkins 08, Fletcher Walters 08, Matt Goldsmith 08 and Brandon Jones 08 have all signed contracts to play professional basketball in Germany.
August 25, 2008
Flynn Returns as Bates Golf Head Coach
LEWISTON, Maine Bates College has named Bob Flynn as head coach of the men's and women's golf team, replacing Peter Lasagna, Director of Athletics Kevin McHugh announced Friday. Flynn, a longtime head and assistant coach at Bates in golf, Nordic skiing and baseball, previously was Bates' head golf coach from 1990 to 2000. He shared head coach duties with Lasagna in 1999 and has remained with the team as an assistant coach since 2000. Flynn will continue as an assistant coach with the Bates Nordic skiing and baseball teams.