- June 30, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Knights Earn Academic All-Conference
The MIAC has announced its list of academic all-conference honorees for winter and spring sports, with 21 Carleton student-athletes earning distinction. Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum GPA of 3.5. Additionally, student-athletes in basketball, baseball, softball and tennis must compete in half of their team’s contests, while those in swimming & diving and track & field must qualify for the conference finals.
- June 26, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Carleton Alum to Compete in 2008 Olympics
Carleton alum Philip Dunn ’93 will be competing in the 50 km Race Walk at the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing, China, which take place from August 8-24, 2008. This will be Dunn’s third trip to the Olympics. He has competed in the race walk in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004 where he finished 28th and 35th, respectively.
- June 19, 2008 at 11:09 am
Trio Ready for 'C' Club Hall of Fame Inductions
Three new members will be inducted into the 'C' Club Hall of Fame during Carleton College’s Alumni Reunion Weekend activities on Saturday, June 21 at the College's Great Hall at 12 p.m. The 2008 induction class includes track and field All-American Lisa Kelly ’88, two-sport standout Scott Hanks ’93, and basketball great Scott Krohn ’93.
- June 20, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Baseball: Baseball Field Named in Long-Time Coach Mel Taube's Honor
Carleton College will honor Mel Taube, who served the Knights’ athletic department from 1950-70 as a multi-sport coach and latter adding men’s athletics administration duties, by the naming of the Mel Taube Baseball Field. The dedication ceremony will be held during Carleton’s Alumni Reunion Weekend activities at 4:15 p.m. on Fri., June 20 at the baseball complex. Several members of the Carleton class of 1958 are on campus this weekend to celebrate their 50th reunion. This group has spearheaded a variety of planned improvements to Carleton’s baseball facilities, all in Coach Taube’s honor.
- June 10, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Men's Swimming and Diving: Marschall Named Academic All-American®
Junior Ted Marschall was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Third Team in recognition for excellence in the classroom and in competition. He is the 11th Carleton student-athlete to receive Academic All-America® honors and first since 2005. He was the MIAC's Swimmer of the Year and is a six-time All-American in the water, earning the distinction in all three individual events at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
- June 5, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Wingert Receives Academic All-District Award
Senior Katherine Wingert of the Carleton College women’s cross country and track and field teams has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District® second team. She was an All-MIAC performer in 2008 during both the indoor and outdoor seasons and recorded a pair of NCAA provisional qualifying times in middle-distance races.
- May 28, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Baseball: Melson Named to All-Region Team
Infielder Jay Melson was named to the 2008 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region Baseball Third Team. He paced the Knights in virtually every offensive category and ranked second in the conference with seven home runs. Melson hit .410 during conference action and batted a whopping .477 over the final month of the season.
- May 24, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Men's Track and Field: Ballinger Seventh in 400 Hurdles at NCAA Championships
Junior Tom Ballinger broke his own school record in the 400-meter hurdles as he earned All-American honors--for the second consecutive year--at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He placed seventh in the finals of the event, finishing in 52.16, nearly a half-second faster than his previous mark.
- May 23, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Women's Golf: Wood Receives Academic All-District Award
