Bryce Harper is on a mission. Of course, the reigning National League MVP heads a surging Washington Nationals team that will look to go deep into the playoffs come October. But Harper has his sights set on something perhaps even greater than the Nationals’ first World Series appearance. His mission? Make baseball fun again. It…
Track conference meet
The Lawrence Track and Field team reached the climax of its season last weekend at the Midwest Conference Championships at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The men finished in ninth place with 20 points, while the women finished in 10th with six points. Monmouth won the men’s team title with 193 points and the…
Vikings host annual track meet
The Lawrence Track and Field team competed in its only home meet of the indoor and outdoor season this past Saturday. Despite several individual victories, the Vikings struggled to compete against St. Norbert, whose men and women took first place in the team standings. The Lawrence women tied for second with Ripon, while the men…
Bruning, Schrobilgen, Davies and Janusiak run at Gina Relays
Last week, members of the Lawrence Track and Field team traveled to Hillsdale, Michigan to compete at the Gina Relays. With many colleges and universities from across the country, the Gina Relays gives Lawrence runners the unique opportunity to compete against a large field full of tough competition. This is particularly valuable for distance runners,…
Outdoor track continues strong season
Sophomore Janey Degnan pushes with determination to round the track. The Lawrence University Track and Field team had another chance to test itself against other Midwest Conference teams this weekend at the St. Norbert Invitational. Among the 13 teams were conference rivals St. Norbert, Lake Forest, Ripon and Carroll. Out of all the teams, the…
Frisbee ultimately takes second
After a long, brutal winter, it is pretty common now to see people outside relaxing in the grass or tossing a frisbee around. More often than not, those people playing with a frisbee are in fact members of the Lawrence’s Univesity Ultimate Frisbee team. These team members are much more than students tossing a disc…
Baseball Update
The Lawrence Baseball team (Vikings) competed on a short road trip in Illinois this weekend, facing off in two scheduled double headers against the Knox Prairie Fire and the University of Chicago. The Vikings lost both games against the Prairie Fire with scores of 11-1 and 4-2, and lost a short, six-and-a-half inning game against…
Track Preview
As the weather finally gets warmer and the snow melts, the Lawrence University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams (Vikings) welcome the beginning of the outdoor season. Although most athletes participate in both indoor and outdoor track, outdoor sees the Vikings at their finest. This year the Vikings will look to build upon the…
Women’s basketball ends home stand with two losses
The Lawrence University Women’s Basketball team fell last week against the Beloit Buccaneers by a final score of 68-49. Beloit (9-13) advanced to seventh in Midwest Conference standings while Lawrence (0-21) still looks to improve by getting its first win. Senior Lana Wieseman led the Buccaneers with 17 points and 9 rebounds, while the Vikings…
Lawrence track and field makes strides as end of season nears
The Lawrence University Track and Field team competed last weekend at University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point at the Pointer Invite. The team faced stiff competition in four very talented UW schools along with Edgewood, Lakeland, and the Milwaukee Track Club. The men and women both finished fifth as a team, falling to all four UW teams,…