Athletics
Kelly Bruce ’12 (pictured) broke a school record as the Grinnell College women’s swimming and diving team rolled past Coe College 169-119 Saturday in Cedar Rapids.
Bruce won the one-meter diving event with a score of 277.50, breaking the previous Pioneer best of 275.60 set by Jo Schaalman in 1998.
Bruce also won three-meter diving with a score of 287.02. She set pool records in both events, as well.
Other Pioneer...
Emanuel Spooner ’13 (pictured) won three events while helping the Grinnell College men’s swimming and diving team to a 111-65 victory over Coe College Saturday in Cedar Rapids.
Spooner won the 100-yard butterfly (56.54) and 200 individual medley (2:07.58) and joined Rick Bigler ’13, Dylan Gray ’14 and Ethan Drutchas ’13 on the first-place 200 medley relay (1:43.26).
Drutchas also won the 50 freestyle (22.93) and was joined by...
A late burst by St. Norbert College sent the host Green Knights to a 97-96 men’s basketball win over Grinnell College on Saturday.
Grinnell, 12-3 in the Midwest Conference and 16-3 overall, led 91-82 with 5:37 left before St. Norbert closed out the game with a 15-5 run. Brandon Gries hit the game-winning free throw with 1.8 seconds left.
Despite the loss, Grinnell still clinched a spot in the MWC Tournament for the second year...
Eloise Miller ’15 (pictured) shattered the Grinnell College school record en route to earning a victory in the women’s triple jump at the Cornell College Hilltop Open this weekend.
Miller had a winning leap of 35-5, breaking the previous Pioneer best of 33-9 ½ by Maria Stanislaw in 2001.
Grinnell had one other winner, Hannah Colter ’12 in the 3000-meter run. She had a time of 10:57.67. Also faring well in the 3000 were Cassidy...
Ben Tyler ’14 (pictured) claimed runner-up honors in the mile run to lead the Grinnell College men’s track and field team at the Hilltop Open over the weekend at Cornell College.
Tyler ran the race in 4:36.30, less than a second behind the winner. Grinnell had two other high finishers in the race, as Sam Krauth ’14 placed third in 4:37.00 and Evan Griffith ’15 was seventh in 4:41.00.
The Pioneers had a trio of fourth-place...
The Grinnell College men’s tennis team started the season on a strong note Saturday, blanking St. Ambrose University 9-0 at the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Field House.
The Pioneers began the day with doubles wins by the tandems of Elliott Czarnecki ’15-Michael Cole ’12 (8-4), Conor Cunningham ’15-Aaron Lapkin ’15 (8-1) and Ishan Bhadkamkar ’13-Benjamin Charney ’15 (8-4).
Grinnell continued to roll in...
Midwest Conference leader St. Norbert College posted a 51-35 victory over visiting Grinnell College Saturday afternoon in De Pere, Wis.
Rebecca DeGroot ’14 led Grinnell in scoring with 11 points, while Abby Jaeger ’14 added seven. Michelle Briggs ’13 grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots for the Pioneers, who fell to 9-6 in the MWC and 10-9 overall. Megan Huey added seven boards, Ashley Jeannin ’12 dished out four assists and...
The combination of strong returnees and a talented group of newcomers has the Grinnell College men’s tennis team expecting another successful campaign in 2012.
The Pioneers are coming off a solid season in which they posted a 23-8 dual meet record and won their eighth consecutive Midwest Conference title.
Grinnell kicks off its season today with a match against St. Ambrose University. Action in the Charles Benson Bear ’39...
The Grinnell College men’s basketball team dropped a 105-96 decision at Ripon College Friday night in Midwest Conference action.
Griffin Lentsch ’13 led Grinnell with 25 points, including seven 3-pointers, while Matt Skelly ’12 had 20 points and Patrick Maher ’14 scored 12. Maher had a double-double, also coming up with 10 assists as well as seven rebounds.
Marques Valdez ’13 and Dominique Bellamy ’13 had three steals apiece for...
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