III Coaches Top 25 (1/24) Ranked No. Seven Blue Jays were named first team All-Americans during that span, including two, Page Lutz '84 and Jane Meyer '86, who were named the National Player of the Year. 20 in WBCA Div. It is the most wins for the program since the 2013-14 season and their 12th Landmark win marks a program best . It is interesting to note that Elizabethtown College's athletic teams were not, as many believe, always known as the Blue Jays. In the late 1940s, Etown athletics resumed its upward mobility. At the start of the decade, the field hockey team was usually playing only 10 or 11 games in a season, but by the end of the 1970s, the average total of games in a season was 16. Box Score; Recap; Game Program; Nerney Field House . Instead, the softball team put together one of the most surprising seasons by any team in school history, shattering the program record for wins by going 30-12 and reaching the post-season for the first time since 1994. Royals Hot Shooting Burns Eagles in Landmark Championship. Decades later, this sorry saga would prove the inspiration for shirts lauding the grand accomplishments of "Elizabethtown football: undefeated since 1929.". Print. Box Score; Recap; Chester, Pa. W, 67-61. However, it was the last year for coach Ira Herr, who retired after leading the baseball team to a 12-6 finish in the spring of 1961. -- Bridgewater State University sophomore guard Alex Gonzalez has been selected to the 2022-2023 Academic All-District. Widener University. Lauren China scored a game high five goals including Albright's . Earl Brinser '69 became the first Etown All-American wrestler in 1968. Ricardo Bailey also earned All-American honors in 1975, and Etown wrestlers earned individual MAC Championships 15 times between 1970 and 1979. 21 Stevens will head to Newport News, Virginia to take on No. Since 2000, the men's tennis team has posted a 37-21 overall record. Under Roger Hall, who guided the team from 1984 to 1987, the next season, Etown went one better and posted a 23-16 mark. Official Website Of Elms College Athletics. The team went 27-3, captured its second MAC title, and finished as the AIAW national runner-up in 1980-81. Hide/Show Additional Information For Elizabethtown College - November 20, 2021 Nov 22 (Mon) 7:00 PM . From there, he advanced to the 1935 National Intercollegiate Tennis Tournaments, held at Northwestern University, and he made it to the third round. The women's basketball team also got its start in the 1928-29 academic year under the direction of head coach Harry Bower. Elizabethtown's golf program developed into a consistent winner in the 1990s, compiling a 53-22 record in dual matches. 24 in D3Hoops.com Top 25 (1/30), Landmark Conference Women's Basketball Championship, NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. (); : The 1947-48 women's basketball team went 12-2-1, setting a program record for wins that would not be broken until 1977-78. III Coaches Top 25 (2/21) The men's swimming team began the 1970s as possibly the College's most dominant program, going 11-1 and winning the MAC Championship in 1969-70. . Basketball. The baseball team continued its run of success as the 1991 team went 26-9-1 and reached the NCAA tournament for the third time in its history. The Captain men held off Farmingdale State with a late shot from Trey Barber, while the CNU women cruised to an 89-52 win over Brooklyn College. Disability Grievance; Non-Discrimination Policy; Title IX; Moravian University is committed to making its website accessible to all users. In just four short years of varsity competition, the men's and women's track & field programs have developed into two of the most successful programs at Etown today. While one could imagine that a mascot costume for a team with such a name would be far less bulky and easier on its wearer than most, Herr apparently never liked those monikers, and he eventually established the Blue Jay as the official mascot due to its possession of the school colors and its reputation as fighting, scrappy bird. Main Navigation Menu. Men's Basketball Assistant Coach. It's not the opposition they're worried about.". Learn About Our Signature Learning Experiences, 717.361.1000 | One Alpha Drive | Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298 | Copyright 2023 Elizabethtown College. The men's basketball program struggled at the start of the 1970s, but after Donald Smith returned as the head coach in 1972-73, the team began to build its way back success, punctuating the end of the decade with its second MAC Championship and an NCAA Division III tournament berth while going 17-9 in 1978-79. Basketball Home; . From the 1949-50 season to the 1958-59 campaign, the women's basketball program posted a 61-49-2 record. Also, a watershed event for Elizabethtown athletics occurred in 1954 when the College joined the NCAA. The wrestling team saw two of its members, Art Mattes '01 and Bill Van Winkle '01, reach the 100 career-win plateau together in the same season in 2000-01, the first time that ever happened in the history of the program. Bridgewater St. (18-8) 25. February 19, 2022 Elizabethtown soars into postseason with regular season finale win at Susquehanna The Elizabethtown College women's basketball team shot a season-best from the floor on Saturday at Susquehanna as they beat the River Hawks 79-71 to earn their 20th win of the season. Another major change in cross country that was specific to Elizabethtown College occurred in 1998, when the decision was made to bring back track & field as a varsity sport at the College. at. The 1997 team finished 22-11 and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth time of the decade and the sixth time in the history of the program. R. Herr Athletic Hall of Fame. See the Elizabethtown Bears's basketball schedule, roster, rankings, standings and more on MaxPreps.com. Amazingly, he compiled that total in just 172-2/3 innings of work. Moravian University. In those days, the emphasis in cross country was on winning dual meets, and the Blue Jay harriers posted their first winning mark with a 6-2 record in 1958 and improved to 7-3 in 1959. The men's basketball team had its first winning season in 1937-38, going 10-8. Over the course of the decade, the men's tennis program compiled a 73-59 overall record. Although the track & field teams would not compete at the varsity level until January 2000, Chris Straub was hired as the new men's and women's track & field and men's and women's cross country coach in the summer of 1998 to begin building the programs. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. B. Box Score; Recap; Chester, PA. L . The Blue Jays went on to win the first NCAA Division III national championship in women's basketball ever contested, and they did it right here in their own gym. The women's basketball team won its first MAC championship, which was incidentally the first contested by the conference in the sport, in 1976. The field hockey team saw its share of strong seasons throughout the 1990s as well, going 15-5 in 1994, 14-4 in 1995, and 14-5 in 1996. Sr. Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown. Jim Hepfer '90 became the men's basketball program's second All-American three years later, and he finished his career with 1,867 points. A playing field near the Elizabethtown College campus recently had lights installed, and Elizabethtown scheduled a home game on it against Wilkes in either 1955 or 1956, which the Blue Jays lost. She also compiled the second-highest career total in kills at Etown with 1,188. Elizabethtown answered immediately when Jacob Griffin scored after winning the faceoff. The Blue Jays finished the season with a 26-1 overall record, setting a new program record for best winning percentage in a season at .962. . The South Florida Bulls (21-4, 10-0 AAC) are trying to build on an 11-game win streak when they visit the SMU Mustangs (14-6, 5-3 AAC) on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Moody Coliseum. (); : In only its second season, the women's soccer team posted its first winning record, going 8-6-1 overall. Owen Wright took over the men's soccer and baseball programs in the 1961-62 academic year. The team went 9-3 in 1972-73 as well. His 93 strikeouts, accomplished in just 56-2/3 innings in 1962, remains tied as the single-season Etown record. 1975 also witnessed the birth of a new Elizabethtown College institution: the Ira. Risser also took over the women's basketball team from Jane Ulmer, who took over from Herr in 1954, and guided the team to an 8-2 finish in 1956-57. Men's . . Bob Schott guided the women's tennis team to a 31-13 record from 1990 to the spring of 1993. The team compiled a 106-66-2 mark in dual matches between 1969-70 and 1978-79. Jim Sarbaugh posted a career batting average of .402 between 1955 and 1958, setting a program record that remains intact to this day. The decade also saw the passing of a very significant torch. The dawn of the 1980s ushered in an unprecedented era of national success for Blue Jay athletics. Also posting its best record since 1996 this fall was the volleyball team, which went 18-9 this year under head coach Randall Kreider, who has been at the helm of the program since 2002 and came aboard as an assistant in 2001. It's no wonder that the Jays have been turning in some fine times in practice Now you know what they're looking for when they finish a race glancing anxiously over their shoulders. Lutz set the program record for most career points with 1,757, and Meyer set the record for most points in a year with 683. Donecker became a three-time All-American in 1982 when she capped her career by winning the first NCAA Division III national singles championship. Etown athletes were named All-Americans four times in the 1970s, with James O'Donnell earning the honor twice in 1975 and 1977. 54. Hide/Show Additional Information For Elizabethtown College - November 23, 2021 Dec 1 (Wed) 6 p.m. MACC * at. Royals Pull Away in Fourth From Eagles. Geri Bradley '81 scored 682 points in the 1977-78 season. In 1966, Ted Bond '67 finished second overall at the MAC Championships, and he along with Bill Doherty '67 competed as individuals at the NCAA College Division championship meet again, this time held in Wheaton, IL. Results. The 54 base hits by shortstop Emily Morris '04 in 2002 set a new Etown single-season record as well. III Coaches Top 25 (1/3) Cross country was reinstated as a varsity sport that same fall. The team won MAC championships in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1999, and it finished as the MAC runner-up in 1995 and 1997. The baseball team had its first winning season in 1936, going 8-2, and it went one better in 1937, posting a 9-1 record. That year witnessed a two pronged assault on the Etown record for most wins in a season, which stood at 40 since 1989. No. Elizabethtown College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, possession of a general education development certificate as compared to a high school diploma, or any other legally protected status. 2/18/23 | Women's Basketball. The golf team has gradually improved its positioning in the MAC championship in recent years, most recently finishing fourth in 2003. Name. February 18, 2023 Women's Basketball. The Blue Jay men's soccer team competed in the NCAA Atlantic Coast Regional Championship in 1962, 1963, and every year from 1966 to 1971. Eventually, Thompson Gym will be renovated, and a field house with much-needed indoor practice facilities and storage and office space will be added. The Shoremen scored five of the games last seven goals to secure a 14-11 win. The team went 128-101 from 1990-91 to 1998-99. The 1990s witnessed a renaissance in swimming at Elizabethtown. After having three wrestlers earn All-America honors in 1980, the next Etown wrestler to accomplish the feat was Tim Gerber in 1989. The team posted a 95-70-2 record during the 1950s, with players such as Nelson Chittum '55, Bruce Wohnsiedler '58, Glenn Crum '59, Gene Wise '59, and Gene Bucher '58 starring for the Blue Jays during that time. However, as in cross country, by the end of the decade, dual matches became less frequent and less important in golf than the end-of-season MAC championships and large tournaments throughout the season. . Box Score; Recap; Gallery; Clarks . The wrestling team's top mark in the 1950s was a 4-6 finish in dual matches in 1956-57. The men's soccer team has advanced to the Commonwealth Conference championship game three times in the last four years, and the women's soccer team competed in the 2001 NCAA tournament. Entering the 2002 season, the softball team, which was coming off the heels of an 11-19 season the previous year and had a new coaching staff with head coach Diane Lokey and assistant Kathy Staib, was picked to finish last in the conference pre-season coaches' poll. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is strictly forbidden. He led the Blue Jay wrestlers to a 54-14-1 record in dual meets between then and the 1968-69 season. In 1997-98, the team again went 13-3 in its dual meet season, and at the end of the season it captured its first MAC championship ever. Indiana's Grace Berger (34) is fouled by Purdue's Jayla Smith (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. Julie Phillips was one of the top women's swimmers of the era, and her best 50 and 100 yard freestyle times remain the top standards in the events at Etown today. . In 2001-02, the Blue Jays shattered almost every team season record in existence en route to capturing the Commonwealth title, advancing all the way to the NCAA Division III national championship game, and concluding the season 29-3 overall as the national runner-up. B. Etown men's soccer players were named All-Americans eight times throughout the decade. In women's tennis, Kauffman took over as the head coach in 1970 and guided the team to a 72-11 record from 1970 to 1979.