Senior Lewis Burger making a play on the ball. Photo by Caroline Garrow It has been a busy week in Viking athletics. Amidst a flood of high school athletic recruits visiting campus, there have been a number of exciting home competitions. Never to disappoint, the men’s and women’s soccer teams have played a combined four…
Both men and women’s soccer looking for first conference win
The Lawrence University men’s and women’s soccer teams took the long trip down to Illinois this past weekend to start their conference schedule. On Saturday, Sept. 23, they faced off against the Knox Prairie Fire while Sunday, Sept. 24’s foe was the Illinois College Blue Boys and Lady Blues. The action kicked off with the…
Hockey eliminated from playoffs with knockout round loss
After a victorious regular season finale against Lake Forest College last weekend, the Lawrence University (Vikings) Men’s Hockey team made the long haul to Duluth, Minn., to take on the College of St. Scholastica (Saints) (15-10-3, 12-7-1 NCHA) in the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Harris Cup Playoffs. The puck dropped at Mars Lakeview Arena…
Swimmers set season-bests at Lawrence Triangular
The Viking swim team competed this past Saturday, Jan. 18 at Lawrence’s own Boldt Natatorium in a triangular meet against Lake Forest and Carroll. Although both the men and women’s teams lost in total points to the Foresters and the Pioneers, the Vikings feel the meet went favorably, as almost every single Viking either matched…
Mann, Winter pace swim teams in Chicago
The rumored reputation of host school University of Chicago is said to be, “where fun comes to die.” The Phoenix certainly killed the fun for their opponents as they dominated the University of Chicago Invitational this past weekend, taking first overall on both the men’s and women’s sides. As for the Vikings, there were ups…
Indoor track looks for rebound season
The indoor track and field team here at Lawrence University wasted very little time upon returning to campus before they were hard at work running, jumping, throwing and preparing for the first competitive meet tomorrow at UW-Oshkosh. Practices began in the bitter cold on the first day of class. In a word, head coach Jason…
Foresters deforest Vikings
The Lawrence University men’s soccer team (7-10-1, 5-5-0 MWC) concluded their season on Saturday, Nov. 2, traveling to Lake Forest College to face the top-ranked Foresters (12-6-0, 9-1-0 MWC) in their final Conference game of the year. After holding their daunting opponents to just a 1-0 lead in the first half, the Vikings let in…