Athletics – Page 12

Wesleyan head women's volleyball coach Gale Lackey, the senior athletics department member with 37 years of service, will retire in June. In her 30th year coaching volleyball, Lackey is also the senior woman administrator in athletics and an associate athletics director. Lackey began coaching at Wesleyan in 1978, handling both field hockey and women’s lacrosse and leading the field hockey squad to its only undefeated campaign — and a subsequent berth in the Wes Athletics Hall of Fame — in 1980. She took over as volleyball coach in 1985. “The time is right,” Lackey said. "Coaching and teaching here has…

Wesleyan women's ice hockey coach Jodi McKenna was among the coaches charged with selecting the team members for the USA Hockey National U22 squad that competed in a three-game series with Canada Aug. 21-24. The U.S. team won all three contests. The games were considered a friendly series that begins the next ramp up to the 2018 Olympics, which will be held in South Korea in February of that year. McKenna has been involved in Team USA coaching since the first call came in 2008. "It's an honor to be chosen and tremendous for my professional development but it can't be…

On the heels of a record-setting season for Wesleyan Baseball, which included a second-ever excursion to the NCAA tournament, 2014 has also been a banner year for Wesleyan Baseball in NCAA-sanctioned summer leagues. Seven Cardinals spent time in these prestigious leagues, including four in the Cape Cod League. Gavin Pittore '16 and Nick Cooney '15 have led the way with standout summers in the Cape Cod league. The league features the best college baseball players in the nation; 256 current Major League players played in the Cape. Overall, there are 1,065 all-time major leaguers who spent their summers there. Other…

Terrance Williams '02 runs one of the best youth basketball programs in the nation

Roberts '77 makes history as the newly elected executive director of the NBA Players Association

On May 19, Wesleyan Adult Fitness finished its "Couch to 5K" fitness class. During the challenge, all participants successfully completed a 5K event at the Freeman Athletic Center outdoor track. "Eleven hard working, committed staff took on this personal challenge with the goal of building the endurance and strength necessary to safely complete a 5K event," said Heather Minetti, adult fitness coordinator. "Congratulations to this very dedicated group of staff." Participants included Tracey Stanley, Roseann Sillasen, Jennifer Enxuto, Nate Peters, Lisa LaPlant, Sherri Condon, Janice Watson, Mary Kelly, Renee Rasmussen, Beverly Hunter-Daniel, Michele Myers-Brown and Christine Daniels. The group began training in March.

Twenty alumni, parents and community members participated in an Alumni Athletics Mentoring Workshop May 12 in Daniel Family Commons

More than 170 student athletes were honored for excellence in academic achievement and outstanding athletic performance at a banquet May 1 in Beckham Hall. Those invited to the gathering were members of the sophomore, junior and senior classes who had distinguished themselves both in the classroom with a minimium GPA of 3.2 and in athletic competition as a significant contributor to the success of their chosen sport(s). During the banquet, the Wesleyan Athletics Department awarded John Steele '14 and Mary Foster '14 with the Roger Maynard Memorial Award, presented annunally to the top senior male and female scholar-athlete at the…

The second annual Cardinal Golf Outing to benefit Wesleyan women’s athletics will be held May 12 at Lyman Orchards Golf Club. This year, there’s a twist: in conjunction with the tourney, which celebrates Wes women of the 1980s, alumnae will be on hand to offer advice and support to current students. The two-hour mentoring session in Daniel Family Commons will match alumnae with current Cardinals to discuss careers, academics and athletics. “We started the Cardinal Golf Outing to raise money for women’s sports at Wesleyan,” said Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Mike Whalen ’83. “This year we’re adding the…

Three legendary running greats from the ranks of Wesleyan's alumni — Jeff Galloway ’67, Amby Burfoot ’68 and Bill Rodgers ’70 — returned to Middletown for the first time as a group in more than 45 years to take part in the Harvard Pilgrim Middletown Half Marathon and Legends 4-Mile Race on April 6. On site well before the start of the race, Galloway, Burfoot and Rodgers stood at the "legends tent" to sign autographs and have their photos taken with other runners and spectators. While Rodgers, four-time winner of both the Boston and New York Marathons during the 1970s, was…

Meet Wesleyan's scholar-athletes, and find out how their athletic pursuits play a key part in their Wesleyan education in this new video. Wesleyan's Athletic Department strives to be the most innovative and successful athletic program in the prestigious New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and a leader at the national level. As an integral part of the overall educational process, athletics at Wesleyan are uniquely positioned to enhance a liberal arts education. Wesleyan coaches share the same goal as the entire Wesleyan community: to transform the lives of our students. [youtube]http://youtu.be/tRecCais9PA[/youtube]

Volleyball Coach Lackey to Retire After 37 Years, Hundreds of Victories

Coach McKenna Selected Members of USA Hockey National U22 Squad

Cardinals Achieve Success in Prestigious Summer Baseball Leagues

Williams ’02 Runs “Grass-Roots” B-Ball Program

Michele Roberts ’77 Makes News as New NBPA Chief

Upward Bound Students Participate in 6-Week Program at Wesleyan

Wesleyan Staff Complete “Couch to 5K” Fitness Class

Female Student-Athletes Benefit from Alumni Mentoring Workshop

Student Athletes Honored for Athletic Performance, Academics

Cardinal Golf Outing to Benefit Women’s Athletics May 12

Rodgers ’70, Burfoot ’68, Galloway ’67 – Long Distance Legends Reunite at Wesleyan

Meet Wesleyan’s Scholar-Athletes