Photo by Emei Thompson This week I interviewed one of the men’s swim captains, junior Travis Charlow. Last week, the Men’s Swim Team was named Scholar All-American by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America for their combined 3.01 GPA. Arianna Cohen: Both the Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams were just named…
London Week entertains and educates
From left to right, Celia Chambers, Katherine Stein and Taylor Blackson. Chambers placed third in Harry Potter trivia, Nathan Gornick placed second and Brian Mironer took first. Photo by Emily Midyette This past week on campus, Lawrence celebrated London Week. The events began with an informational session in the Warch Campus Center Cinema on…
Vikings of the Week: Pete Winslow (Basketball)
Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke Today I got to talk with senior Pete Winslow. Winslow, a captain for the men’s basketball team has helped the team cruise to a 5-1 record in January and 7-7 on the season. During this stretch, Winslow was named Midwest Conference player of the week – his first time…
Vikings of the Week: Noah Shea (Track and Field)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week, I sat down with freshman star Noah Shea of the track team. In the first track meet of the season, Noah performed very well in the triple jump. His mark was good enough for 25th in the country at the time of his performance; an amazing feat especially…
Vikings of the Week: Blake Roubos (Hockey)
Photo courtesy of Blake Roubos0 This week I talked to junior Blake Roubos. Roubos is the leading scorer for the men’s hockey team. Last week he helped lead the team to a 2-2 tie and the following day a 5-3 win over Aurora University. Roubos has seven goals and six assists on the year. …
Vikings of the Week: Leah Reeves (Basketball)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure of speaking with the women’s basketball standout, sophomore Leah Reeves. Reeves has made the transition this year into a very big role for the team, being one of the main leading scorers for the squad. In a tough conference schedule, Reeves looks forward to the…
Vikings of the Week: Mattias Soederqvist (Hockey)
Today I got to talk to with senior Mattias Soederqvist. Over break Soederqvist, goalie for the Men’s Hockey Team, won Defensive Player of the Week for the sixth time in his career. Soederqvist stopped a season-high 42 shots to help the Viking beat the sixth-ranked Auggies. This was Lawrence Hockey’s first win over a ranked…
Vikings of the Week: Taylor Reifert (Soccer)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week, I had the pleasure of talking with Taylor Reifert. Reifert, a sophomore on the men’s soccer team leads the team in scoring with seven goals this season. Last week, he led the Vikings to a 3-1 win over Ripon College. In the game, he had one goal and an…
Vikings of the Week: Paige Witter (Swimming)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with swimming standout and senior captain Paige Witter. Witter was recently named Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week. She was among the top finishers at the All-Wisconsin Showcase. Witter grabbed 10th place in the 200-yard butterfly, took 19th in the 100-yard butterfly,…
Vikings of the Week: Cyra Bammer (Volleyball)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I sat down with my teammate Cyra Bammer. Cyra, a junior, has received her second Midwest Conference Player of the Week accolade in two consecutive weeks. Recently, Cyra reached a milestone and was the ninth player in Lawrence history to record over 1,000 digs. Cyra is looking forward to…