swimming
Barons place fourth at Swim PAC Championships
By Grace Ostuni Staff Writer The Franciscan University Women’s swim team placed fourth in the annual PAC Championship, competing from Feb. 14-17 and making its best finish in program history. The Barons swam in two relay events on the first day. Two teams of Barons participated in the 200-yard medley relay. The A Team that […]
Lady Barons represent well at AMCC swim and dive Conference Championships
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR The Lady Barons of Franciscan University’s swim and dive team took to the pools one final time to compete in the AMCC Conference Championships, a four-day series of events which began on Feb. 14 and concluded on Feb. 17. Ultimately, the team placed fifth out of six conference teams, under new […]
Athlete Spotlight: Franciscan’s only diver leads the team to excellence
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Junior Sarah Tohill has two more AMCC Diver of the Week nominations than every other member of the dive team combined, given the fact that she is Franciscan University’s only current diver for the Swim and Dive Team’s winter season. The diving specialist most recently contributed to a 115-55 victory over […]
Season begins for Lady Barons swim team
BY MAGGIE VANDER WOUDE STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons swim team kicked off their season with their first home meet at Big Red High School on Saturday afternoon. The women’s swim team competed against AMCC fellow conference teams Bethany College and Cabrini College. First year swimming head coach, Kateri Lang, who was Franciscan’s diving coach […]