News / Posts from Varsity Athletics http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/ Reason Carleton College, 2012 Competing at the site of the upcoming NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the Carleton College women’s track and field team established a pair of track records at the Darren Young Classic. Clare Franco won the 400-meter dash in a record time of 58.96, and the Knights distance medley relay prevailed with a winning time of 12:28.18. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:35:15 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_track_and_field/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816760&event_id=803548 The Carleton College women’s tennis team remains unbeaten after dispatching of Saint Mary’s University by an 8-1 margin. Both squads entered play regionally ranked, with the Knights holding down the No. 10 spot, while the Cardinals were ranked No. 24. After dropping her match at doubles, Kathryn Schmidt bounced back to win a matchup of ranked players at first singles. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:22:34 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_tennis/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816756&event_id=778218 Competing at the home of the 2012 NCAA Championships, the Carleton College men’s track and field team held its own against some of the nation’s top squads. The Knights finished fifth out of 10 squads, four of which entered the week nationally ranked. Among the Knights' many highlights at the meet was senior Kian Flynn's performance in the mile run. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:33:33 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_track_and_field/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816750&event_id=803591 Six days after sustaining its first setback of the season, the Carleton College men’s tennis team bounced back with a 7-2 triumph over the Red Men of Carthage College. Austin Jiang and Avery Rux were victorious in both singles and doubles play. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:06:11 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_tennis/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816745&event_id=782360 Jenny Ramey went 9-for-14 from the field and made eight-of her-nine free throw attempts en route to scoring a career-high 28 points. That performance coupled with a balanced second-half attack, helped the Carleton College women’s basketball team snap its losing streak by steamrolling St. Catherine University, 79-48. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:26:43 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_basketball/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816741&event_id=736993 Simone Childs-Walker placed sixth out of 40 racers, while teammate Alison Smyth finished 17th at the Iowa State Classic. Both Knights have already bested last year's regular-season best times.  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:13:20 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_track_and_field/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816663&event_id=815249 Four members of the Carleton College women’s cross country team earned spots on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national All-Academic squad. Junior Rachael Klehm was joined on the list by seniors Taylor ffitch, Alison Smyth, and Simone Childs-Walker. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:09 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_cross_country/?story_id=816639 The Carleton College women’s tennis team cruised to a 9-0 triumph over Hamline University in the MIAC opener for both programs. Sophomore Katherine Greenberg was one of five Knights to win at both singles and doubles. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:57:45 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_tennis/schedule_and_results/?story_id=816197&event_id=778199 Shane McSparron tallied a career-best 19 points and Scott Theisen contributed his third career double-dougle, yet the three-game winning streak for the Carleton College men’s basketball team was snapped with a 68-62 loss at Hamline University. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:28:11 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_basketball/schedule_and_results/?story_id=815717&event_id=736683 Akemi Arzouman narrowly missed a double-double, grabbing nine rebounds and tallying a game-high 20 points, but the Carleton College women’s basketball team struggled late and lost its final home contest of the season, 51-47 to Hamline University. The Knights led 38-32 with under eight minutes to go, but Hamline finished the contest on a 19-9 run. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:36 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_basketball/schedule_and_results/?story_id=815674&event_id=736989 Chris Frills established a new personal-best when he posted a 1-meter score of 179.90 during the Northfield Diving Invite. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:36 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_swimming_and_diving/schedule_and_results/?story_id=815670&event_id=738513 Austen Chase won the 1-meter competition at the Northfield Diving Invite on Tuesday evening. She established a new personal best with a score of 217.85 on the lower board and finished second at the 3-meter height after tallying a score of 206.15. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:12:44 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_swimming_and_diving/schedule_and_results/?story_id=815668&event_id=738516 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:11:11 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/?story_id=775987 Last Friday, Carleton College women’s track & field hosted its annual "Meet of the Hearts" and that seemed to be a fitting title, with senior distance runner Alison Smyth (Billings, Mont./West) showing plenty of heart in a standout performance. Smyth finished first in the women's mile with a time that helped her leap towards the top of the MIAC performance list and into the Top 25 nationally as well. For her performance, Smyth has been named the MIAC Women's Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Week. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:56:12 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_track_and_field/?story_id=814910 The Carleton College women's swimming and diving team got to test the waters for the MIAC Championships over the weekend at a similarly big event in the same pool, and the results were extremely encouraging for both the Knights and junior swimmer Erin McDuffie. She emerged as one of the top Division III freestylers at the meet, setting season-best times in two events and recording the fastest time of all D-III entrants in both events as well. For her performances, McDuffie secured her first career MIAC Women's Swimmer-of-the-Week award. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:42:39 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_swimming_and_diving/?story_id=814906 The Carleton College men's swimming and diving team and sophomore Jesse Gourevitch both appear to be peaking at the right time. Over the weekend Gourevitch had one of his best collegiate performances at the Minnesota Challenge, setting a season-best time in the 100-yard breaststroke and a lifetime best in the 200-yard breaststroke. For his performances, Gourevitch has been named the MIAC Men's Swimming and Diving Athlete-of-the-Week. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:34:13 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_swimming_and_diving/?story_id=814904 Sometimes Goliath manages to avoid the upset and does indeed beat David… Sunday was one of those days. Despite spirited play, the Carleton College men’s tennis team proved unable to slay the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, falling 7-0 to the Phoenix, a NCAA Division I program. The match concluded the Knights’ two-day trip into America’s Dairyland. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:19:26 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_tennis/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814577&event_id=782357 The Carleton College women’s swimming and diving team concluded competition at the two-day Minnesota Challenge meet held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. This competition concludes the regular season for the Knights and features NCAA Division I, II and III teams from across the Upper Midwest. This meet also provides those team members not on the MIAC Championship squad to taper and compete at one of the top facilities in the nation. The non-rested portion of the team participated in its final races before the upcoming conference championships. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:57:40 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_swimming_and_diving/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814382&event_id=736815 The Carleton College men’s swimming and diving team took part in the Minnesota Challenge meet held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. This competition concludes the regular season for the Knights and features NCAA Division I, II and III teams from across the Upper Midwest. Alex Simonides was part of Carleton's taper group for this meet and dropped nearly 30 seconds in from his previous best in the 500-yard freestyle. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:44:32 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_swimming_and_diving/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814380&event_id=736818 Austin Jiang may have notched another victory during doubles, but it was Mauricio Gonzalez who won the day’s final match 6-3, 6-2 to lift the Carleton College men’s tennis team to a 5-4 victory over host University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Knights, ranked No. 10 in the central region, improve to 2-0 on the young season. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:46:03 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_tennis/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814516&event_id=782354 Another solid shooting performance by juniors Scott Theisen and Tom Sawatzke propelled the Carleton College men’s basketball team to its third consecutive victory, a 72-64 triumph over Concordia College. Theisen paced the Knights with 20 points—his fourth 20+point game this season—as he went 7-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. Sawatzke was 4-of-8 from downtown en route to an 18-point performance. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:29:43 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_basketball/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814465&event_id=736680 Akemi Arzouman led the Carleton College women’s basketball team in scoring with a game-high 23 points, but the Knights were unable to capitalize on their 46 percent (6-for-13) three-point rate as they lost to visiting Concordia College, 74-66. It was her fifth 20-plus point game of the season. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:58:17 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_basketball/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814423&event_id=736986 The Carleton College women’s track and field team hosted its lone indoor meet of 2012 on Friday night, welcoming competitors from the College of Saint Benedict and St. Olaf College. Alison Smyth prevailed in a spirited battle in the mile run, one of seven events that the Knights won. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:40:29 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_track_and_field/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814388&event_id=803542 The Carleton College women’s tennis team hosted St. Cloud State University, a regionally-ranked NCAA Division II program, for the indoor season opener for both schools. The Knights, who are not only regionally ranked themselves but also hold down the No. 21 spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings, got the new year off to a solid start with a convincing 9-0 victory over the Huskies. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:15:53 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/womens_tennis/schedule_and_results/?story_id=814373&event_id=778171 Carleton College two-sport star Jenny Ramey was one of this week's highlighted student-athletes in the MIAC Student-Athlete Spotlight. Check out what the Knights' point guard and infielder had to say during her time in the spotlight. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:40:14 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/?story_id=813994