Wesleyan Battles for Homecoming Victory Against Amherst Oct. 18

It's a long rivalry. Wesleyan and Amherst have played nearly every year since 1913, missing just three seasons during World War II. They first met on the gridiron in 1882, with Wesleyan prevailing. The teams will battle for the 120th time during Wesleyan’s Homecoming, Oct. 18. A webcast of the game is available here. One aspect of the game is unmistaken. It represents the second straight year both teams bring identical 4-0 records into the encounter. A Wesleyan triumph would add significant historical perspective to the proceedings. Having ended an 10-year skid versus Amherst last season with a 20-14 road…

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…

Phil Carney, head coach of men's crew, taught nine staff members and community members how to row on June 24. The group launched from Wesleyan's Macomber Boat House and rowed north on the Connecticut River. The group meets every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer, weather permitting, and welcomes new rowers. On this day, the following people rowed: Sharon Belden Castonguay, director of the Wesleyan Career Center; Sarah Hopkins, employer relations coordinator; Lisa LaPlant, assistant to the president; Lauren Rubenstein, associate manager of media and public relations; Carol Scully, director of corporate, foundation and government grants; Brittany Richard, assistant director of 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…

Fog encompassed Wesleyan's Macomber Boathouse on April 8. The boathouse, built in 1992, is home for Wesleyan men’s and women’s crew. It’s located on the Connecticut River in the Harbor Park area of Middletown, and is 1/2 mile from campus. From the boathouse, one can view the Arrigoni Bridge’s arches peeking out above the fog. (Photos by Olivia Drake)

The Wesleyan spring sports season gets off and running March 1 when men's and women's lacrosse begin NESCAC play against Hamilton, the men on the road and the women at home. The men are coming off a 13-5, Little Three champion season with a wealth of talent returning, earning the squad the no. 16 spot in the USILA preseason Division III national poll. Women's lacrosse will be looking to stake a claim in the always tough NESCAC under interim head coach Amanda Belichick as six opponent squads are ranked among the top 15 nationally in the preseason. Also looking to…

On Feb. 9, a host of former Wesleyan football stalwarts returned to campus and spoke to current team members about the working world. The alumni discussed the field, the legal profession, banking, insurance, and even race track management. Following the workshop, Wesleyan held its annual football banquet. Photos of the workshop are below: (more…)

Wesleyan students, parents, alumni and friends who attended Homecoming/Family Weekend festivities witnessed a historic moment Nov. 2, when the Cardinals claimed the Little Three football title for the first time in 43 years. The Little Three is a rivalry between Wesleyan, Williams College and Amherst College, which dates to the late 19th century. The Cardinals defeated Amherst 20-14 on Oct. 19, and the 16-14 Homecoming victory against Williams secured them the 2013 title and a 7-0 record. Watch NBC Connecticut's coverage of the Little Three victory here. Since 1970, Wesleyan has won Little Three titles dozens of times in sports…

Wesleyan’s scholar-athletes continue to achieve in the classroom and on the field. Thirteen athletic teams have been honored for academic achievement by their national coaches associations for the 2012-13 year. Men's and women's cross country, field hockey and volleyball all were recognized academically during the fall. Men's and women's swimming and diving earned academic distinction for both the fall and spring semesters individually while the wrestling team was a winter achiever. Over the spring, women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's tennis received honors. Among the 11 teams cited for scholastic accomplishment, the field hockey…

Wesleyan students, staff, faculty, friends, families and neighbors in the Middletown community enjoyed a plethora of activities at Middletown Day, held Sept. 21 on campus. The afternoon of games, live music, poster-making and balloon art, led up to the first night football game in the NESCAC, as the Cardinals faced the Tufts University Jumbos in the season’s first contest. Wesleyan won the game 52-9. (Photos by Ryan Heffernan '16 and Hannah Norman '16) (more…)

Wesleyan’s friends and neighbors in the community are invited (along with students, staff and faculty) to enjoy Middletown Day on campus Sept. 21. A menu of family activities is planned for the afternoon, leading up to the first night football game in the NESCAC, as the Cardinals face the Tufts University Jumbos in the season’s first contest. From 2:30 until about 4:45 p.m., Freeman Athletic Center will be the scene of games, live music, poster-making and balloon art, a bouncehouse for small visitors and various farmers’ market vendors. Free popcorn and beverages will be offered as well. At afternoon’s end,…

Wesleyan Battles for Homecoming Victory Against Amherst Oct. 18

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

Coach McKenna Selected Members of USA Hockey National U22 Squad

Wesleyan Staff Row the Connecticut River

Cardinal Golf Outing to Benefit Women’s Athletics May 12

Foggy Morning at the Boathouse, Connecticut River

Spring Sports Season begins March 1, Wrestling to Host Tournament

Players, Alumni Network at Football Workshop

Little Three Title Win Highlight of Homecoming/Family Weekend

13 Athletic Teams Honored for Academic Achievement

Wesleyan Community Participates in Middletown Day, Night Football

Wesleyan Families, Local Community Invited to Middletown Day Sept. 21