Sports

  • Elizabethtown Athlete Spotlight: Luke Fernandez, Class of ‘17, excelled in wrestling, will make caged debut in Philadelphia

    Elizabethtown Athlete Spotlight: Luke Fernandez, Class of ‘17, excelled in wrestling, will make caged debut in Philadelphia

    Luke Fernandez did not start for the Elizabethtown College Men’s Wrestling Team his freshman year in 2013. However, he soon became one of the best players on the team, finishing his senior year with 27 wins to make the Etown program’s top 10 career wins list. Fernandez also earned himself a National Wrestling Coaches Association

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  • Sports practice updated

    Sports practice updated

    Various teams, such as the cross country team, started to practice as of last week, but were not competing against other schools since all competition has been postponed for the fall season. The athletes were getting tested for coronavirus before and after every practice for about two days, which was the duration of the practices

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  • K/DA new single

    K/DA new single

    Popular video game and esport League of Legends has made great strides in recent years to broaden its reach throughout the entertainment mainstream. Its largest endeavor as of late has been through the virtual-reality pop group K/DA, which launched in 2018 for the League of Legends World Championship event. While Riot Games has explored other

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  • A Look Back through Elizabethtown College Athletics’ Greats: Pam Boteler, Class of 1990, goes on to Play in Nationals

    A Look Back through Elizabethtown College Athletics’ Greats: Pam Boteler, Class of 1990, goes on to Play in Nationals

    Elizabethtown College has produced a plethora of talented athletes throughout the years. Pam Boteler ‘90 is a perfect example. Boteler played four sports during her time at Etown and competed in many championships, including the 1989 NCAA Division III National Basketball Championship. She also participated as an all-region runner for the cross-country team of 1987.

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  • Sports update

    Sports update

    Recently, there has been some discussion about various sports teams starting to practice, but not to compete. Elizabethtown College is following the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) decision to postpone all athletic competition, but are permitting teams to practice in small groups. Even though the athletes are practicing, they have to follow very strict COVID-19

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  • Iron Jay Challenge

    Iron Jay Challenge

    The Iron Jay Challenge is back! The Iron Jay is a challenge that anyone, faculty, staff, and students can walk, bike,  run, swim, or participate in fitness classes to complete the challenge. In this challenge. the goal is to either achieve 70.3 miles doing any fitness  activity, or achieving 140.6 miles doing any physical fitness

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  • MLS Commissioner Don Garber begins National Sports Safety and Security Conference, Holds Q & A

    MLS Commissioner Don Garber begins National Sports Safety and Security Conference, Holds Q & A

    The 2020 National Sports Safety and Security Conference, hosted by the University of Southern Missouri, began last week with a question and answer session held by Commissioner of Major League Soccer Don Garber and Former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Thomas P. Bossert. The two answered questions and addressed concerns about restarting the 2020 Major League

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  • Born to run

    Born to run

    Only one question by author Christopher McDougall causes an adventure of a lifetime. That question is, “Why does my foot hurt?” “Born To Run” tells the story of author McDougall and his adventure. He started running in the beginning, but he could not go very far, because his foot would always start to hurt. So,

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  • This Week in Sports History: In Men’s Soccer, Blue Jays Defeat Messiah Falcons

    This Week in Sports History: In Men’s Soccer, Blue Jays Defeat Messiah Falcons

    On Sept. 30, 2015, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team snatched a 1-0 win to break a 10-game losing streak against rival Messiah University’s Falcons. Freshman Gilbert Waso scored the first goal of the game 40 minutes in to give Etown the lead. The Falcons came out strong, with multiple shots on goal in the

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