Sports Update 2/24

February 24, 2008

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Scoreboard
Men’s Tennis Swarthmore 9, Muhlenberg 0
Swimming Second at CC Championships (MEN)
Swimming Second at CC Championships (WOMEN)
Track & Field at Princeton Invitational

MEN’S TENNIS: Swarthmore Boxes Up First Centennial Victory
The Swarthmore men’s tennis team got two victories apiece from juniors Kevin Shaughnessy, J.J. England and Mark Greenburg, as well as sophomore Justin deFeliciantonio and freshman Noah Pang, to roll past Muhlenberg 9-0 in Centennial tennis action Sunday afternoon in the Mullan Tennis Center.

SWIMMING: Miller Repeats As Fly Champion, Garnet Swim to Second at CC Championships
Swarthmore sophomore Anne Miller earned a return trip the Division III NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, setting Centennial Championship meet record in the 200 butterfly as both Garnet swim teams finished second at the 2008 Centennial Swim Championships held in the Kunkel Aquatic Center on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College this weekend.

TRACK & FIELD: Mullarkey Runs With Big Dogs at Princeton
Swarthmore junior Cait Mullarkey traveled to central New Jersey to face top-flight competition at the 2008 Princeton Invitational in preparation for this weekend’s Centennial Indoor Track & Field Championships.

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