The Kiwanis Club of Wilmington honored several Wilmington College fall student-athletes as Athletic Scholar Leaders at a luncheon at First Lutheran Church of Wilmington on Thursday afternoon.
Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average (GPA) at the end of the semester preceding the end of the winter season. The student-athlete must also be a member of a varsity team, in a sport sponsored by the league, as well as be enrolled in a full-time capacity.
The Fightin' Quakers finished the meet with 195 total points. John Carroll University claimed the championship with 950 points and were followed by Ohio Northern University (744), the University of Mount Union (716) and Baldwin Wallace University (433).
The Wilmington College women's swimming team had eight finals performances on the second full day of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Swimming and Diving Championships hosted at the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium on Friday.
The sophomore from Jefferson, Ohio, swum a time of 2:24.69 in the 200-yard IM, more than five seconds faster than her seeded time, in the morning preliminaries to earn a spot in the consolation final. In said final, Szuhay tapped the wall in 2:26.10 to finish in sixth place.
The Fightin' Quakers' squad of Ashley Carlson, Anna Endsley, Adrienne Reynek, Audrey Bibb swum a time of 8:49.50, more than 45 seconds faster than the seeded time, to finish fifth. John Carroll University won the event by touching the wall in 7:56.80.
The meet marks the final home contest for five seniors - Cassie Baird, Carlie Brooks, Ashley Carlson, Maryn Herring and Lauryn White. A brief ceremony will be held prior to the meet.
The Wilmington College women’s swimming team opened the 2022 calendar year with the first of two Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) duals on Saturday before the league’s championships in February. The University of Mount Union defeated the Fightin’ Quakers 130.5-57.5.
The Fightin' Quakers, who were in third place after conclusion on day one of competition, finished with 591 points, 32 ahead of Hiram College, who Wilmington beat in a dual meet earlier this season. Host Ohio Wesleyan won the invitational with 1,045 points.
The Wilmington College women's swimming team won its second consecutive dual meet on Saturday, taking care of Manchester University 138-87 at the WC Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
The Wilmington College women's swimming team hosts Manchester University for the final dual meet of the 2021 calendar year on Saturday. Events are slated to begin at 1 p.m.
The Wilmington College women's swimming team won 10-of-14 events en route to a 141-109 dual meet victory over Hiram College at the WC Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
The Wilmington College women's swimming team split a double dual on Saturday, defeating Wittenberg University 127-111 and falling to host Transylvania University 191-79 at the Beck Center.
The Wilmington College women's swimming team heads south to Lexington, Kentucky, this weekend for a double dual meet with Wittenberg University and host Transylvania University on Saturday. Events are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Sophomore Sierra Szuhay won her first collegiate swim, the 100-meter backstroke, in the Wilmington College women's swimming team's Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) dual meet with Ohio Northern University on Friday evening.
The Wilmington College w0men's swimming team opens the home portion of its schedule on Friday with the annual Friday night meet with Ohio Northern University. Events are slated to begin at 6 p.m.
Hover, a 2021 WC alumna who graduated Summa Cum Laude, competed in freestyle and relay events for the Fightin' Quakers all four years as a student-athlete. Three relay teams - 400-yard medley, 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle - that Hover took part in are currently program records.