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Athlete of the Week: Sierra Tyson ’23

Sierra Tyson is a first year from San Francisco, California. Tyson is a setter on the women’s volleyball team and has played a large role in the team’s success this season. Tyson was integral in the Garnet’s 3-0 sweep of Muhlenberg last
November 7, 2019
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The State of Sports Gambling

In 2015, Tayla Polia made a five-dollar bet on fifteen NFL games at 20,000 to one odds. By the end of the weekend, she had made $100,005. Most people that engage in sports gambling, however, are not as lucky as Polia. In
October 31, 2019

Swarthmore Swimming Opens Promising Season

Just as Fall sports’ seasons are drawing to a close, the Swarthmore men’s and women’s swim teams are gearing up for yet another successful season. Both are coming off of a conclusive home win at Ware Pool against McDaniel College, with the
October 31, 2019
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Stevenson vs. Gonzalez: A Family Affair

The year was 2013, and boxers Shakur Stevenson and Jajaira Gonzalez were filling out the paperwork to apply to the USA Boxing Junior International Travel Team. Each waited to showcase what they had been training for for the majority of their lives.
October 31, 2019

Athlete of the Week: Emma Novak ’21

Emma Novak ’21 is a junior and multi-season athlete on the cross country and track and field teams from Clinton High School in New York. Novak has been the top runner from Swarthmore’s women’s cross country team in all three of the
October 31, 2019
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Stressed by Stress Injuries

When I asked Lucas Heinzerling ’20, a distance runner on the men’s varsity cross country and track teams, about the injuries he has sustained during his seven-year career, he rattled them off quickly: Achilles tendonitis in both legs, plantar fasciitis in both
October 24, 2019
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Athlete of the Week: Ben Lau ’22

Ben Lau is a sophomore from Los Altos, California considering a major in biochemistry or neuroscience. He is a center-back on the Swarthmore men’s soccer team, who had two solid results over the span of fall break. Lau helped keep #7 Johns
October 24, 2019

Powered-packed World Series Matchup Underway

The David and Goliath story, of biblical origin, is a classic one in sports. The Goliath stands on one side, a team that has won 100+ games in three consecutive seasons, whose most recent world championship came just two seasons ago. On
October 24, 2019
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Club Boxing Team Attracts Wide Interest

If you are anywhere near Tarble gym on Monday or Saturday night and hear the sound of muffled music and rhythmic pounding from below, it is likely that you are hearing the practice of the newly founded Swarthmore Boxing Club practice. Started
October 10, 2019

Men’s Golf Concludes Successful Fall Season

This weekend the Swarthmore men’s golf team competed in their final tournament to close out what has been a successful fall season. The tournament took place from Saturday, October 5 to Sunday, October 6 at Concord Country Club. The men’s team placed
October 10, 2019
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