http://godiplomats.com en-us en-us http://godiplomats.com/genrel/001AAArelaunch Welcome to the new GoDiplomats.com! We hope you enjoy our new look, built around the new athletic logo, and the abundance of new features on the same powerful PrestoSports engine that made F&M's athletic web site the one-stop shop for news that you have come to love. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/genrel/001AAArelaunch 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/dept/boathouse/boathouse1 The Franklin & Marshall Department of Athletics is pleased to announce our new partnership with Boathouse Sports! Boathouse is your exclusive source for Diplomats athletic apparel featuring our new logo. Now for a limited time, you can get great custom gear and support the program at the same time. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/dept/boathouse/boathouse1 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/notes/1washlee Franklin & Marshall will open its 123rd season of football on Saturday when the Generals from Washington & Lee march north from Lexington to Lancaster. The game will mark the 11th between the two schools with the series knotted at 5-5. Watch all of the action live for free on GoDiplomats.com. Get ready for the game with this week's notes. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/notes/1washlee 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-volley/2010-11/releases/08-27-10_VB_Poll LANCASTER,Pa.- Franklin and Marshall has been selected as the preseason favorite for the Centennial Conference Championship. The Diplomats return the entire starting rotation from last year's 23-6 season. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-volley/2010-11/releases/08-27-10_VB_Poll 2010-08-27T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/d3proday Franklin & Marshall College tight end, Michael Deutch, defensive lineman, Mark Surma, were named preseason All-Americans by D3proday.com. Surma was named to the third team, while Deutch earned honorable mention. The team is limited to seniors. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/d3proday 2010-08-17T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-crew/2010-11/releases/20100809gfb5hp Franklin & Marshall's head rowing coach, Rob Weber, named his captains for the 2010-11 season. Three-year veterans Brittany George and Ho Hong Lau will lead their respective teams this season. The pair earned their captain status by election of their teammates. Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-crew/2010-11/releases/20100809gfb5hp 2010-08-09T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/20100805mu50t0 Franklin & Marshall College did not break into the top 25 in the D3Football.com poll, but the Diplomats did receive votes from the organization's committee. The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/20100805mu50t0 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/2010preview John Troxell doesn't spend too much time thinking about the successes of 2009. In his fourth year at the helm, the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist delivered a 9-2 season that ended with a come-from-behind, 29-24 win, over Wilkes in the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/2010preview 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20100805tzbk3l Patricia S.W. Epps, Director of Athletics and Recreation announced Kirsten Richter as head women's basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall College. A 2003 graduate of F&M, Richter spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the Diplomats before joining the Randolph-Macon staff. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-baskbl/2010-11/releases/20100805tzbk3l 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/soccerafrica/0803campbellfield Before the radio station has gone from a pop song to a commercial, you can drive from Cape Town's landscaped doorsteps to the dusty entryways of Khayelitsha's improvised shacks. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/soccerafrica/0803campbellfield 2010-08-04T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-basebl/2010-11/releases/summerwill Matt Will, a rising senior shortstop at Franklin & Marshall, is spending his summer months playing for the Lehigh Valley Catz in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL). The two-time Centennial Conference First Teamer is currently hitting .375, which leads the team and ranks second in the league. Will has started at shortstop and saw playing time a both second and third base. He currently has a .985 field percentage. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-basebl/2010-11/releases/summerwill 2010-07-13T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/firstandgoal Franklin & Marshall College's head football coach, John Troxell and his staff worked the 2010 Lauren's First and Goal Foundation camp last weekend. The one day charity camp is held annually at Lafayette College to benefit the Lauren's First and Goal Foundation. Troxell and his wife, Pamela, serve on the Foundation's Board of Directors. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/firstandgoal 2010-06-17T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/sportingnews Franklin & Marshall's football team will enter the season as the 25th ranked team in the nation according to The Sporting News. The Diplomats are coming off of a 9-2 season, that concluded with a come-from-behind, 29-24 win over Wilkes in the ECAC South Atlantic Championship game. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/sportingnews 2010-06-09T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/trad/hall/releases/classof2010 Seven Diplomats have been selected for induction into Franklin & Marshall College's Athletics Hall of Fame. Penny Blakeman '86, John Hargreaves '74, Alex Kraft '02, Justin Salton '03, Joseph Schaller '82, Dale Schleif '73, and Jennifer Slaybuagh '92, will be inducted as part of October's Homecoming Weekend festivities. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/trad/hall/releases/classof2010 2010-06-04T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/2010captains Franklin & Marshall's head football coach, John Troxell, named his captains for the 2010 squad Thursday morning. Seniors Jay Ridinger and Mark Surma will lead the 123rd edition of Diplomats football when the season kicks off in September. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/releases/2010captains 2010-06-03T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-soccer/2009-10/releases/060310esterly Franklin & Marshall Director of Athletics and Recreation, Patricia S.W. Epps, introduced Bill Esterly as the College's ninth Head Coach of Women's Soccer. Esterly brings a deep resume of successful coaching experience from a broad array of age groups and organizations to F&M. He has served as a volunteer coach with the men's program since the start of the 2009 season. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-soccer/2009-10/releases/060310esterly 2010-06-03T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-track/2009-10/releases/Crawley_NCAA_Finals After running a school record-breaking time in the preliminary heat of the 800-meter run on Friday, freshman standout Sheena Crawley landed eighth place in the finals with a time of 2:12.83 at the National Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday. The time was good enough to earn All-American honors, F&M's first in women's track & field since 1994. Sat, 29 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-track/2009-10/releases/Crawley_NCAA_Finals 2010-05-29T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-track/2009-10/releases/ncaas_day_2 Competing in her first National Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet of her college career, freshman Sheena Crawley finished the 800-meter run in a school record-breaking time of 2:11.39. Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-track/2009-10/releases/ncaas_day_2 2010-05-28T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-lacros/2009-10/releases/IWLCA_AA The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and named Franklin & Marshall seniors Paulette Cutruzzula, Blake Hargest, and Lidia Sanza All-Americans on Wednesday. The same trio earned the honor earlier this week from WomensLacrosse.com. Hargest and Sanza earned First Team honors, while Cutruzzula was named to the Second Team. Thu, 27 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-lacros/2009-10/releases/IWLCA_AA 2010-05-27T04:00:00Z http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-lacros/2009-10/releases/ECACallstars Three members of Franklin & Marshall's women's lacrosse team were named to the ECAC Division III Metro/South All-Star Team when it was announced on Tuesday. Paulette Cutruzzula and Lidia Sanza were selected for the first team, while Blake Hargest landed on the second team. Tue, 25 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://godiplomats.com/sports/w-lacros/2009-10/releases/ECACallstars 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z