- June 26, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Men's Basketball: Carleton Mourns Passing of Jinny Thurnblad '48
Carleton athletic department officials were notified late Friday evening of the passing of Jinny (White) Thurnblad '48, the wife of long-time Carleton men's basketball coach Jack Thurnblad '49. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, at the Church of St. Dominic in Northfield. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 30, from 4-8 p.m. at the Benson and Langehough Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Wednesday at the church one hour prior to the funeral. Memorials are preferred to the Jinny Thurnblad Memorial Fund which will be used for the dance program at Carleton College.
- June 30, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Baseball: Looking Back at the Record-Setting 2009 Campaign
While christening the newly refurbished and renamed Mel Taube Field with a 9-3 home record, the Carleton Knights completed one of the finest seasons in school history. With 21 wins, the Knights posted the second-highest victory total in school history, and their third-place finish in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) put Carleton in the conference tournament for the first time. The spectacular season was highlighted by a number of notable individual and team performances.
- June 26, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Carleton Posts Its Best Finish (35th) in Directors' Cup Standings
Carleton College finished 35th in the final standings of the 2008-09 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, the prestigious award presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. This was Carleton’s best finish in the standings since the program started in 1995-96.
- June 25, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Knights Earn Academic All-Conference
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its list of academic all-conference honorees for winter and spring sports, with 27 Carleton student-athletes earning distinction. Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior with a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Carleton saw seven student-athletes earn academic all-conference in multiple sports. Leading the pack was senior Nick Cesarek, who received distinction in three seasons: football, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.
- June 8, 2009 at 11:55 am
Year in Pictures Slideshow
Knights Online takes a look back at highlights for the 2008-09 Carleton College varsity athletic teams with a slideshow of the top pictures from the year. Eight programs saw participation at their respective NCAA Championships and seven student-athletes were All-Americans!
- June 18, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Carleton to induct pair into 'C' Club Hall of Fame
Two new members will be inducted into the 'C' Club Hall of Fame during Carleton College’s Alumni Reunion Weekend activities on Saturday, June 20 at the College's Great Hall at 12 p.m. The 2009 induction class includes tennis All-American Thomas James ’89 and basketball great Josh Wilhelm ‘99.
- June 9, 2009 at 10:47 am
Men's Swimming and Diving: Marschall Repeats as Academic All-American®
Senior swimmer Ted Marschall was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Men's At-Large Team in recognition of his excellence in the classroom and in competition. Marschall earned a spot on the second team and is first Knight to earn the prestigious honor of Academic All-American® twice.
- June 10, 2009 at 10:11 am
Football: Eckelmann Tabbed Preseason All-American by Consensus Draft Services
As excitement for the 2009 Carleton football season builds, junior offensive tackle Brad Eckelmann was recently named to the Division III Preseason All-America Second Team by Consensus Draft Services (CDS), a national football scouting website.
- June 10, 2009 at 10:25 am
Campbell Honored with Academic All-District Award
Carleton College senior Karen Campbell has been named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Women’s Track/Cross Country Academic All-District second team. She is the 10th Carleton student-athlete to receive the academic all-district honor this year.
- June 9, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Knightline: Fall 2008 Recap
