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Using an explosive shooting performance by Jessica Shotts '10 and another consistent effort by 6-foot-3 Michelle Briggs '13, the Grinnell College women's basketball team held off a feisty Martin Luther College squad for a 73-66 victory in the Grinnell Tip-Off Tournament Saturday at Darby Gymnasium. Shotts erupted for eight 3-pointers, one shy of her school record, on 14 tries from beyond the arc and finished with a game-high 30 points as Grinnell improved to 2-1 on the season. Briggs also was in double-digit scoring with 13 points to go along with eight rebounds, five blocks and three steals en route to making the all-tournament team. More

Grinnell College's Dan Krauss '12 wrapped up a stellar 2009 cross country campaign by finishing 120th at the NCAA Division III National Championship Saturday at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio. Krauss ran the 8 kilometer race, which included 276 runners, in 26 minutes, 51.4 seconds. The men's individual champ was Ricky Flynn of Lynchburg, who finished in 25:09.8. North Central won the men's team title. More

Defending Iowa Conference champion Buena Vista University shot out to a 63-35 halftime lead on its way to a 126-85 home win over the Grinnell College men's basketball team Saturday afternoon. Griffin Lentsch '13 had 17 points for the Pioneers, who dipped to 1-2 on the season, while others in double figures were Jesse Ney '13 with 11 and Scott Kaitz '11 with 10. More

Marco Fulgoni '12 and Beck Ringdahl-Mayland '13 were each three-time winners as the Grinnell College men's swimming and diving team rolled over Loras College 166-65 at Obermiller Pool Friday night. Fulgoni won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in 22.13 seconds and 49.61, respectively, and was also part of the first-place 400 medley relay team (3:45.13). Ringdahl-Mayland was also on that relay team and placed first in the 400 individual medley (4:30.72) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.70). More

Three Grinnell College entries won two events each as the Pioneer women's swimming and diving team sailed to a 168-72 victory over Loras College Friday night at Obermiller Pool. Two-time winners were Meghan McDoniel '10, Martha Reilly '12 and Kelly Bruce '12. McDoniel won the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 4.24 seconds) and was part of the first-place 400 medley relay team (4:18.81), while Reilly took first in the 500 and 1000 freestyles (5:37.08 and 11:35.59, respectively). Bruce was first in one- and three-meter diving with scores of 259.50 and 263.20, respectively. More

Grinnell College fell behind 36-20 at halftime on its way to a 79-47 setback to Buena Vista University Friday night at the Grinnell Tip-Off Tournament at Darby Gymnasium. Michelle Briggs '13 led the Pioneers in scoring with a team-high 10 points while also grabbing nine rebounds, while Elizabeth Burnett '13 added nine points and had 10 boards. More

Grinnell College's Dan Krauss '12 will take aim at the national stage Saturday when he competes in the 2009 NCAA Division III National Cross Country Championships in Highland Hills, Ohio. Krauss advanced after placing 13th at last Saturday's regional meet at Oakland Acres Golf Course. He had a time of 25 minutes, 26.3 seconds on the 8 kilometer course. More

The Grinnell College women's basketball team will host a big weekend of action Friday and Saturday when the Pioneers and three other teams meet for the Grinnell Tip-Off Tournament at Darby Gymnasium.More

The Grinnell College men's soccer team enjoyed a historic season in 2009, and that success has been reflected by the All-Midwest Conference selections. Brian Jaworski has been named MWC Coach of the Year, and Pioneers Alex Exarhos '10, JP Prouty '10 and Andrew Stephenson '10 have all been named to the All-MWC First Team in voting by the league's coaches. More

The Grinnell College men's basketball team hung with William Penn University for the first half, but the hosts took off in the second half to post a 133-101 non-conference victory Wednesday night in Oskaloosa.More

Grinnell College football players Ryan Boehm '10 and Marquis Bradley '11 have been named to the All-Midwest Conference Second Team for the 2009 campaign. Boehm, a repeat All-MWC selection after earning honorable mention status in 2008, was named to the squad at a special teams spot and Bradley as a linebacker. More

Grinnell College's Thomas Lankiewicz '12 has been named the Midwest Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. Lankiewicz, from Oconomowoc, Wis. (Kettle Moraine), won six events over the weekend, with two coming in the Pioneers' victory over the Nebraska Swim Club and four more against Augustana College.More

For the fourth time in her career, Grinnell College women's soccer player Miki Nakamura '10 has been named to the All-Midwest Conference First Team. Nakamura, a midfielder/forward from Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha), finished among the Pioneers' all-time leaders in points (127), goals (49) and assists (29). This season, she tied a MWC and program record for assists in a game with five in a win over Illinois College. She finished 2009 with six goals, eight assists and 20 points. More

Dan Krauss '12 of Grinnell College has been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III National Cross Country Championships on Nov. 21 at Highland Hills Golf Course in Highland, Ohio. A total of 32 teams and 56 individuals, the first seven athletes from each region who were not a part of a qualifying team, were picked to participate in the national meet. More

The Grinnell College men's basketball team used an explosive second half to help coach David Arseneault win his 250th career game Sunday afternoon at Darby Gymnasium. Trailing by 24 points at intermission, the Pioneers erupted for 66 points in the second half while holding Waldorf College to just 35 as the hosts earned a 99-92 non-conference win. Arseneault, who took over the coaching duties at Grinnell in 1989, is now 250-208 in his career. More

The Grinnell College women's basketball team opened the 2009-10 campaign in strong fashion Sunday afternoon, using a second-half rally to dispose of Cornell College 66-58 in Mount Vernon. Jessica Shotts '10 had a team-high 17 points for the winners, while Jessica Vaverka '11 added 10 and Michelle Briggs '13 grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked four shots in her collegiate debut. More

With the aid of triple-event winners Morgan Bober '12 and Meghan McDoniel '10, the Grinnell College women's swimming and diving team sailed past Augustana College 197-101 Saturday afternoon in Rock Island, Ill.More

Thomas Lankiewicz '12 and Marco Fulgoni '12 were each four-time champs in helping the Grinnell College men's swimming and diving team to a 204-87 win over Augustana College Saturday afternoon in Rock Island, Ill.More

The Grinnell College men's soccer team lost a 2-0 decision to Macalester College in the NCAA Division III National Tournament Saturday night at the Rock Bowl in Dubuque. More

A trio of Grinnell College men's cross country runners earned All-Region honors Saturday with high finishes at the NCAA Division III Central Region Meet at Oakland Acres Golf Course. Dan Krauss '12 led the way for Grinnell, placing 13th in a time of 25 minutes, 26.3 seconds over the 8 kilometer course. Joining him in earning All-Region honors were Alex Reich '11 and Noah DeLong '11, who were 15th and 18th in 25:39.8 and 25:45.3, respectively. More

Hannah Colter '12 and Annie Tempest '12 led the way for the Grinnell College women's cross country team at Saturday's NCAA Division III Central Region Meet at Oakland Acres Golf Course. Colter finished 62nd in 23 minutes, 46.2 seconds over the 6 kilometer course, while Tempest was 81st in 24:11.7. More

Claire Reeder '11 of Grinnell College has been named the 2009 Midwest Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, while the Pioneers' Jackie Hutchison was tabbed the league's Coach of the Year. The Pioneers enjoyed a historic season in which they qualified for the MWC Championships for the first time since a qualifying system was implemented in 2005. Grinnell finished third in league with a 5-4 mark. More

The Grinnell College men's soccer team made history Saturday by qualifying for its first NCAA Division III National Tournament with a shootout victory over Beloit College in the Midwest Conference Championship game. The win was even more impressive since Grinnell had fallen behind 2-0 in the first six-plus minutes. But the Pioneers rallied with the efforts of Mark Rosenberg '11, who scored in the 32nd minute to make it a 2-1 game at halftime and then added a goal in the 78th minute on an assist by Matti Sahel '11 to make it 2-all.More

The Grinnell College cross country teams ruled at the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday. The Pioneer men won their 13th title in a row, while the women regained the top spot after having a four-year streak snaped in 2008.Men's Cross Country Women's Cross Country