Franklin & Marshall College womens golfer, Grace Gallagher, was named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Scholar All-American team when it was announced Wednesday. She is the first F&M womens golfer to earn the honor and the only golfer from the Centennial Conference selected this season.
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Robinson Set for Hall Induction
Franklin & Marshall mens basketball coach, Glenn Robinson, will be inducted into the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, June 28. Robinson will enter the Hall with a distinguished class that includes broadcasting legend, Harry Kalas, and Vince Papale, the former Philadelphia Eagle and subject of the 2006 film Invincible.
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Elfring Claims NCAA Statistical Title
The NCAA confirmed what opposing pitchers already knew, Caitlin Elfring, a rising senior at Franklin & Marshall College, was the nations toughest player to strike out in NCAA Division III in 2009
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Pritchard & Summers Named Players of the Year
The IWLCA announced the honorees for Players of the Year as 12 student-athletes received recognition at the annual All-American banquet tonight (June 13), held this year in King of Prussia, Pa. at the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge. Eight schools had student-athletes named as the top player for their respective positions by the organization, including C. W. Post, Franklin & Marshall, North Carolina, Salisbury, each of which had two student-athletes so honored.
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Its First & Goal for Football Staff
Franklin & Marshall Colleges head football coach, John Troxell, is set to work the 2009 the second half of the annual Laurens First and Goal Foundation camps. The one-day charity camps will be held annually at Lafayette University and the University of South Florida benefit the Laurens First and Goal Foundation. Troxell and his wife, Pamela, serve on the Foundations Board of Directors.
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2009 NCAA Championship Shirts Arrive!
Tee-shirts celebrating Franklin & Marshalls 2009 NCAA Division III National Championship in womens lacrosse have arrived at the F&M bookstore. The 100 percent cotton, heavy-duty tee is available in oxford grey up to 2X, and features a bold look matching the style of our National Champions.
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Pritchard Honda DIII Athlete of the Year
Franklin & Marshall graduate, Jen Pritchard 09, has been named the 2008-2009 Division III Womens Lacrosse Athlete of the Year. The Collegiate Women Sports Awards, sponsored by Honda, bestowed the honor upon the Diplomats attack.
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Herbert Earns Third NWCA All-Academic Team Honor
The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced All-Academic wrestling team and its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Team listing for the 2008-09 season. For the third time in as many years, Franklin & Marshall 174-pound wrestler, Justin Herbert, was named to the team. EIWA rival, Harvard, coached by Franklin & Marshall alumnus, Jay Weiss 90, posted the nations second best team grade point average.
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Six Diplomats Named All-American by US Lax/IWLCA
Six members of Franklin & Marshalls Womens Lacrosse team were named All-Americans by US Lacrosse and the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
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Lacrosse Captures Second NCAA Championship
62 seconds away from defeat, Franklin & Marshalls Cat Serpe streaked into the Salisbury eight-meter fan and dumped the ball inside of the right post. Serpes shot salvaged the season and sent the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championships into overtime. 162 seconds later, Blake Hargest cashed in on the second life to deliver the Diplomats (21-1) an 11-10 win over the Sea Gulls (20-2) and their second NCAA Championship in three years.
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