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Alyssa Sanders runs at the Philadelphia Metro Championships. Photo / Rowan Athletics

Alyssa Sanders talks cross country, Rowan life and balancing athletics with school

Jacob Keppen October 2, 2019

College athletics is one of the biggest industries in America. It is a billion dollar industry that attracts millions of viewers. It is also a great opportunity for students to obtain a higher education...

Carley Tool Running at the Philadelphia Metro Championships. Photo / Rowan Athletics

Cross country’s second unit steps up to take first at the Bill Fritz Invitational

Jacob Keppen September 25, 2019

It was a big day Saturday for women’s cross country, taking first at the Bill Fritz Invitational. It was also a day of opportunity for the squad, with seven of Rowan's top runners sitting out, leaving...

Carley Tool at the Philadelphia Metro Championships. - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Women’s cross country trains even harder in two week break

Jacob Keppen September 18, 2019

What do you do when you’re faced with a long gap in between meets? You work even harder. Entrenched in a two week long bye in between meets, Rowan's women’s cross country team is not taking a...

Alyssa Sanders runs in the Philadelphia Metro Championships. She would go on to win the race. Photo / Rowan Athletics

Women’s cross country is “on a new level” early in the season

Jacob Keppen September 11, 2019

When starting a new season, sometimes a big concern is being "rusty"; basically, how long it will take for the athletes to become acclimated and reach their peak performance. The answer is "not long"...

Sataya Gordon runs in a meet earlier this season. Photo/Rowan Athletics

Women’s track aims to repeat as NJAC champions this weekend

Jacob Keppen May 1, 2019

There's a lesson to be learned in everything done in sports. Every result, no matter the score on the board, is a valuable learning experience. Nobody understands that concept more than the women's...

Junior captain Darielle Cross competes at the Widener Invitational. -Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics.

Women’s Track & Field preps for NJAC Championships

Jacob Keppen April 24, 2019

The season so far has been a flight of stairs. Each meet, each individual accomplishment, a step towards the Profs ultimate destination, the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) championships. “There’s...

Kari DiTonno at the 2018 NJAC Championships. At this year's Oscar Moore Invitational, DiTonno competed in both the pole vault where she placed second and the 4x400m which placed third. - Photo / Rowan Athletics.

Kari DiTonno breaks school record at Coach P Invitational

Jacob Keppen April 17, 2019

Few could have a day better than Kari DiTonno did recently. She not only jumped the best mark of her collegiate career in the pole vault at the Coach P Invitational, she broke a long time school record...

Aspen McMillan clears a hurdle at the Oscar Moore Invitational in 2017 as a sophomore. -Photo courtesy of Sports Information

Track focuses on personal improvement, not scores

Jacob Keppen April 3, 2019

Track and field is a lot different than other college athletics. Take another spring sport, for example, baseball. In every game, no matter if it’s early in the season or late in the season, the end...

Rowan's Head Coach Derick "Ringo" Adamson.  He would have a big role in setting up the Border Battle. - Photo / Rowan Athletics

Adamson has high hopes for women’s outdoor track and field

Jacob Keppen March 27, 2019

The women's track and field team has started the season red-hot, having phenomenal performances in San Diego over the break. It’s good to see the team already starting to come together so early in the...

Rowan's Alexis Kriley goes up for a contested shot earlier this year against Ramapo College. Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics

After semifinal loss to Kean, women’s basketball is already looking forward to next season

Jacob Keppen February 27, 2019

Rowan’s loss to Kean University in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) semifinals was a microcosm of their season as a whole. There were times, especially in the first quarter, where they...

Senior guard Olivia Rulon celebrates on Senior Night this past Saturday. Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics.

With a win against Kean and a Montclair loss, Profs can clinch bye week in NJAC Playoffs

Jacob Keppen February 13, 2019

It wasn’t too long ago that the Rowan women's basketball team was on top of the world. After dropping their first contest of the new year, the Profs would storm back and rattle off six straight...

Rowan's Alexis Kriley goes up for a contested shot earlier this year against Ramapo College. Photo courtesy of Rowan Athletics

Women’s basketball, amidst a two-game skid, can still claim bye in NJAC Tournament

Jacob Keppen February 6, 2019

All season long, head coach Gabby Lisella has said that her team can’t take any opponent in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) lightly. If you do, you’ll get taken down. Rowan’s loss...

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