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…
Arianna Cohen leads the volleyball team to win
The Lawrence University Volleyball team took the long trip down to Illinois this past weekend for a pair of games against Monmouth College and Knox College. Coming off their win over Illinois College, the team hoped to build momentum and raise their conference standing. Both games went the distance of five-sets, making it an intense…
Dance Team: Where Arts and Sports Collide
Is it art? Is it a sport? Lawrence University Dance Team answers “Yes!” to both questions. Bringing together two previously disparate categories, the Dance Team gracefully straddles the line between athleticism and artistry, all while supporting Lawrence athletic teams. Lawrence University Dance Team (LUDT) made their season debut at the football home game on September…
The women’s tennis team fall to Marian University
Seniors Lindsay Holsen and Alexis Hottberg playing doubles. Photo by Victor Nguyen. The Vikings tennis team has had a busy week, taking to the courts three times in four days. While the Vikings did not face any conference opponents, the matches still help set the tone for the Viking’s season moving forwards. On Thursday, September…
Urness and Van De Loo team up to deliver incredible performance
Mark Urness on bass and Mary Van De Loo on piano in Harper Hall. Photo by Taylor Blackson On Sunday, Sept. 24, Associate Professor of Music and bassist Mark Urness collaborated with Instructor of Music and pianist Mary Van De Loo to perform a recital. Harper Hall was nearly packed with eager attendees and printed…
Vikings of the term: David Jumes (Men’s Tennis)
Photo by Victor Nguyen. This week I had the pleasure of talking with David Jumes, a senior and number one player on the men’s tennis team who recently set a school record for singles wins. He also led his team for a second straight year to a conference birth. Jumes was nominated for the Blu…
Captains corner: Elsie Tenpas & Arianna Fearing (Dance Team)
Photo courtesy of Elsie Tenpas. This week I had the opportunity to sit down with newly elected Lawrence University Dance Team (LUDT) sophomore captains Arianna Fearing and Elsie Tenpas to discuss their relationships to the team and their goals for the coming season. Sarah Grubbe: The trimester system is a fast paced one, what…
Blast From the past: Board makes girl’s track team a sport
Author: Unknown Published: April 22.1927 Girls’ track is to be a team sport, according to a decision made by the W.A.A. board at a meeting held Monday in the rooms of Miss Mary H. Fretts, president of the board. Individuals winning first, second, and third place will be awarded 20, 15 and 10 points respectively…
Hot weather means hot starts for the track and field team
Track and field’s spring season has arrived this April. The weather is warmer for our track team to participate in the upcoming outdoor tournaments. The team has just come back from a successful Midwest indoor conference and now they are preparing for the Private College Championships on April 8 and Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational on April…
Recent grad joins Campus Safety team
Upon graduation, Lawrentians take their first tentative steps into the “real world.” Josh “Blue” Mosley ‘16, a recent addition to the Campus Safety team, has decided not to wander very far. With aspirations for a career in law enforcement, Mosley hopes to gain valuable experience right here at Lawrence. Like many Campus Safety officers, Mosley…
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