<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://godiplomats.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Franklin &amp; Marshall College</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Franklin &amp; Marshall College</description><atom:link href="https://godiplomats.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Volleyball Earns Seventh-Consecutive AVCA Team Academic Award</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/24/volleyball-earns-seventh-consecutive-avca-team-academic-award.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/24/volleyball-earns-seventh-consecutive-avca-team-academic-award.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="AVCA_Academic_Award" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/24/F_M_Volleyball_-_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />For the seventh-consecutive season, the Franklin & Marshall volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, which is given to collegiate and high schools teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/24/F_M_Volleyball_-_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/24/F_M_Volleyball_-_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape__1_.jpg"><media:title>AVCA_Academic_Award</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/24/F_M_Volleyball_-_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:57:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>26</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17190</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Lacrosse Honored for Academic Success</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/22/womens-lacrosse-honored-for-academic-success.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/22/womens-lacrosse-honored-for-academic-success.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 CC WLAX Champions" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/3/1000023864__1__vizK5.jpg" /><br /><br />NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Following its fourth consecutive Centennial Conference Championship in 2026, the Franklin & Marshall women's lacrosse team was recognized for its academic success as the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its scholar teams and scholar-athletes. The Diplomats had six student-athletes earn recognition on the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. Additionally, the IWLCA announced that F&M was selected as an Academic Honor Squad for the 2025-26 academic year, as the team collectively finished with a 3.43 GPA.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/3/1000023864__1__vizK5.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/3/1000023864__1__vizK5.jpg"><media:title>2026 CC WLAX Champions</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/3/1000023864__1__vizK5.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17189</s:story_id></item><item><title>Baseball Earns 10th-Consecutive ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/22/baseball-earns-10th-consecutive-abca-team-academic-excellence-award.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/22/baseball-earns-10th-consecutive-abca-team-academic-excellence-award.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="BASEABCATeamExcellenceArticle26" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/22/1RM_7669.jpg" /><br /><br />The Franklin & Marshall baseball team claimed the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award for the 10th-consecutive year, ABCA announced on Wednesday. The ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes teams that posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2025-26 academic year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/22/1RM_7669.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/22/1RM_7669.jpg"><media:title>BASEABCATeamExcellenceArticle26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/22/1RM_7669.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:38:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17188</s:story_id></item><item><title>Football Receiving Votes in D3Football Preseason Rankings</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/21/football-receiving-votes-in-d3football-preseason-rankings.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/21/football-receiving-votes-in-d3football-preseason-rankings.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="11/15/25 - Lancaster, PA: Franklin & Marshall College, Centennial Conference Football Championship" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/12/Wertz__Matt_Johns_Hopkins_11_15_2025__5_.JPG" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa. – Coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, the Franklin & Marshall football team will begin the 2026 season just outside of the top 25 and receiving votes in the D3football.com national rankings. The Diplomats garnered 47 voting points to rank 26th among all Division III teams.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/12/Wertz__Matt_Johns_Hopkins_11_15_2025__5_.JPG" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/12/Wertz__Matt_Johns_Hopkins_11_15_2025__5_.JPG"><media:title>11/15/25 - Lancaster, PA: Franklin &amp; Marshall College, Centennial Conference Football Championship</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/12/Wertz__Matt_Johns_Hopkins_11_15_2025__5_.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:25:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17187</s:story_id></item><item><title>Anthony Noto Named Assistant Wrestling Coach</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/17/anthony-noto-named-assistant-wrestling-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/17/anthony-noto-named-assistant-wrestling-coach.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Anthony Noto" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/17/Multi-Format_Announcement_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall wrestling team has announced the hiring of Anthony Noto as a full-time assistant coach to W. Roy Phillips '34 Head Wrestling Coach Mike Rogers' staff for the 2026-27 season. Noto brings an impressive background to the Diplomats as he was a two-time All-American and four-time national qualifier during his collegiate career at Lock Haven.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/17/Multi-Format_Announcement_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/17/Multi-Format_Announcement_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>Anthony Noto</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/17/Multi-Format_Announcement_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>27</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17186</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bob Brady Steps Down as Head Rowing Coach</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/mens-rowing-bob-brady-steps-down-as-head-rowing-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/mens-rowing-bob-brady-steps-down-as-head-rowing-coach.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brady,Bob26Article" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/16/Brady_Bob26Article.jpg" /><br /><br />Franklin & Marshall College head men's and women's rowing coach Bob Brady has announced his departure from the program. Hired in August of 2019, Brady concludes a successful seven-season tenure leading the Diplomats.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/Brady_Bob26Article.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/Brady_Bob26Article.jpg"><media:title>Brady,Bob26Article</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/Brady_Bob26Article.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>9</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17182</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Tennis Earns ITA Academic Honors</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/mens-tennis-earns-ita-academic-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/mens-tennis-earns-ita-academic-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/16/MTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.jpg" /><br /><br />The Franklin & Marshall men's tennis team was recognized for its excellence in the classroom as seven members were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Scholar-Athletes. Additionally, the men's tennis team received the ITA All-Academic Team Award.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/MTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/MTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.jpg"><media:title>MTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/MTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17184</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women's Tennis Receives ITA Academic Honors</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/womens-tennis-receives-ita-academic-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/womens-tennis-receives-ita-academic-honors.aspx</guid><category>Women's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/16/WTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.JPG" /><br /><br />The Franklin & Marshall women's tennis team was honored for its excellence in the classroom as four members were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III Scholar-Athletes. Additionally, the women's tennis team received the ITA All-Academic Team Award.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/WTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.JPG" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/WTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.JPG"><media:title>WTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/WTEN-ITAScholarAthletesArticle.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:46:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>24</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17185</s:story_id></item><item><title>Five Men's Basketball Players Named to NABC Honors Court; Diplomats Earn Team Academic Award</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/five-mens-basketball-players-named-to-nabc-honors-court-diplomats-earn-team-academic-award.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/16/five-mens-basketball-players-named-to-nabc-honors-court-diplomats-earn-team-academic-award.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NABC_HonorsCourt_2025_26" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/16/NABC_Honors_Court_-_Landscape__16_9___1_.jpg" /><br /><br />Five Franklin & Marshall men's basketball players were named to the 2025-26 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and individual players. Asad Syed, Dylan Cormac, Kevin Nowoswiat, Kola Lysynecky, and Vakaris Grauslys claimed the award, while the team claimed the NABC Team Award.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/NABC_Honors_Court_-_Landscape__16_9___1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/NABC_Honors_Court_-_Landscape__16_9___1_.jpg"><media:title>NABC_HonorsCourt_2025_26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/16/NABC_Honors_Court_-_Landscape__16_9___1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:20:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17183</s:story_id></item><item><title>James Conway Receives First-Team Academic All-America Honors</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/14/wrestling-james-conway-receives-first-team-academic-all-america-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/7/14/wrestling-james-conway-receives-first-team-academic-all-america-honors.aspx</guid><category>Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="James Conway Academic All-American" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/7/14/James_Conway_-_First-Team_Academic_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa. – James Conway added one more milestone to his legendary wrestling career as he was named a College Sports Communicators first-team Academic All-American. Conway is the 43rd student-athlete in F&M history to earn Academic All-America recognition, with his first-team honors making him the 10th student-athlete to receive this distinction.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/14/James_Conway_-_First-Team_Academic_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/14/James_Conway_-_First-Team_Academic_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>James Conway Academic All-American</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/7/14/James_Conway_-_First-Team_Academic_All-American_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:32:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>27</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17181</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>