<?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>Toomey Selected to D3football.com Preseason All-America Team</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/13/football-toomey-selected-to-d3football-com-preseason-all-america-team.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/13/football-toomey-selected-to-d3football-com-preseason-all-america-team.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Aidan Toomey Preseason All-American" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/13/Modular_Series_1_-_Stat.jpg" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa. – Aidan Toomey has been named to the D3football.com Preseason All-America Team. The anchor of the offensive line that led the Diplomats to the Centennial Conference Championship a season ago, Toomey earned his spot as a third-team center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/13/Modular_Series_1_-_Stat.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/13/Modular_Series_1_-_Stat.jpg"><media:title>Aidan Toomey Preseason All-American</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/13/Modular_Series_1_-_Stat.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17198</s:story_id></item><item><title>Baseball Makes Historic Partnership with Penn Medicine Park</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/11/baseball-makes-historic-partnership-with-penn-medicine-park.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/11/baseball-makes-historic-partnership-with-penn-medicine-park.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="PMP Announcement 2" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/11/2RM_6500.JPG" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa. — Franklin & Marshall College and the Lancaster Stormers today announced an eight-year agreement establishing Penn Medicine Park as the official home stadium for F&M baseball. Under the multi-year partnership, all Diplomats baseball practices and home games will take place at the award-winning facility, providing student-athletes, coaches, and fans with an upgraded collegiate baseball experience.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/11/2RM_6500.JPG" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/11/2RM_6500.JPG"><media:title>PMP Announcement 2</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/11/2RM_6500.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:41:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17197</s:story_id></item><item><title>F&amp;M Mourns Passing of Jim Phipps</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/6/mens-tennis-f-m-mourns-passing-of-jim-phipps.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/6/mens-tennis-f-m-mourns-passing-of-jim-phipps.aspx</guid><category>Men's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jim Phipps" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/6/Individual_Time_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall community was saddened to learn of the passing of former men's tennis coach Jim Phipps. A nationally recognized physical education teacher and tennis coach, Phipps led the Diplomats from 1992-2000.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/6/Individual_Time_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/6/Individual_Time_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>Jim Phipps</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/6/Individual_Time_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 6 Aug 2026 10:27:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17196</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Golf Earns GCAA PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/5/mens-golf-earns-gcaa-platform-golf-team-academic-award.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/5/mens-golf-earns-gcaa-platform-golf-team-academic-award.aspx</guid><category>Men's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MGOLF_GCAA_TeamAcademic" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/5/2025-26_GCAA_-_PLATFORM_Golf_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape.jpg" /><br /><br />The Franklin & Marshall men's golf team has claimed the 2025-26 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/5/2025-26_GCAA_-_PLATFORM_Golf_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/5/2025-26_GCAA_-_PLATFORM_Golf_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape.jpg"><media:title>MGOLF_GCAA_TeamAcademic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/5/2025-26_GCAA_-_PLATFORM_Golf_Team_Academic_Award_-_Landscape.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 5 Aug 2026 14:09:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17195</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Lacrosse Shares Logo Celebrating 50 Years of Diplomats Lacrosse</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/womens-lacrosse-womens-lacrosse-shares-logo-celebrating-50-years-of-diplomats-lacrosse.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/womens-lacrosse-womens-lacrosse-shares-logo-celebrating-50-years-of-diplomats-lacrosse.aspx</guid><category>Women's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WLAX_50" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/3/WLAX_50.jpg" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa.- To celebrate 50 years of athletic excellence that includes two NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championships, Franklin & Marshall College Athletics has officially unveiled  its commemorative 50 Years of Women's Lacrosse logo. Official merchandise featuring the new crest is now available on the Franklin & Marshall Athletics BSN Store.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/WLAX_50.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/WLAX_50.jpg"><media:title>WLAX_50</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/WLAX_50.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2026 18:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17193</s:story_id></item><item><title>McNamara, Rodriguez Named GCAA Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/mens-golf-mcnamara-rodriguez-named-gcaa-cobalt-golf-all-america-scholars.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/mens-golf-mcnamara-rodriguez-named-gcaa-cobalt-golf-all-america-scholars.aspx</guid><category>Men's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="GCAA_Scholar_All_America" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Cobalt_Golf_All-America_Scholars_-_Landscape__16_9_.jpg" /><br /><br />Franklin & Marshall men's golfers David McNamara and Pablo Rodriguez were named 2025-26 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division III by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Cobalt_Golf_All-America_Scholars_-_Landscape__16_9_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Cobalt_Golf_All-America_Scholars_-_Landscape__16_9_.jpg"><media:title>GCAA_Scholar_All_America</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Cobalt_Golf_All-America_Scholars_-_Landscape__16_9_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2026 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17194</s:story_id></item><item><title>Baseball Unveils Logo Commemorating Program’s 150-Year Celebration</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/baseball-unveils-logo-commemorating-programs-150-year-celebration.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/baseball-unveils-logo-commemorating-programs-150-year-celebration.aspx</guid><category>Baseball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="BASE_150" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Base_150.jpg" /><br /><br />LANCASTER, Pa.- To commemorate a century and a half of Franklin & Marshall College Baseball, Diplomat Athletics has officially unveiled its commemorative 150 Years of Baseball logo. Official merchandise featuring the new crest is now available on the Franklin & Marshall Athletics BSN Store.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Base_150.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Base_150.jpg"><media:title>BASE_150</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/Base_150.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2026 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17192</s:story_id></item><item><title>Franklin &amp; Marshall Recognizes 2026 Delphic Student-Athlete Honor Society Members</title><link>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/general-franklin-marshall-recognizes-2026-delphic-student-athlete-honor-society-members.aspx</link><guid>https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/8/3/general-franklin-marshall-recognizes-2026-delphic-student-athlete-honor-society-members.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Indoor Track, Women's Indoor Track</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="DHS_2026" src="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/8/3/_ESF3043.jpg" /><br /><br />The Franklin & Marshall athletic department is proud to share that 281 scholar-athletes have been named to the Delphic Student-Athlete Honor Society for the 2025-26 academic year. In order to be recognized as a member of F&M's Delphic Student-Athlete Honor Society, scholar-athletes must have competed on one of the Diplomats' 28 varsity athletic teams while maintaining at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA through the most recent spring semester.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/_ESF3043.jpg" /><media:content url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/_ESF3043.jpg"><media:title>DHS_2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://godiplomats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/8/3/_ESF3043.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2026 12:19:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>17191</s:story_id></item><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></channel></rss>