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Men’s track breaks records, chases qualifying times for nationals
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Men’s track breaks records, chases qualifying times for nationals

The Hillsdale College men’s track and field team had a successful outing at the Grand Valley Big Meet last weekend, as senior Todd Frickey reclaimed the 60 meter school record, the 4×400 relay team won their race and broke the school record, and the distance medley relay team won their event and came within two...

Women’s basketball drops sixth straight game
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Women’s basketball drops sixth straight game

The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team fell to Michigan Tech 68-41 Thursday and lost hold of Northern Michigan in a 58-57 loss Saturday after the Wildcats answered a Charger layup with a last-second score of their own. “We’ve definitely improved so much these past couple weeks,” freshman forward Makenna Ott said. “We’ve been playing good...

Hillsdale alumna qualifies for olympic trials
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Hillsdale alumna qualifies for olympic trials

When Kayla Caldwell ’13 qualified for the 2016 Olympic trials for pole vaulting at the KMS Invite in Birmingham, Alabama, on Jan. 31, she said she was angry. “That day I felt like I was going to jump a personal best,” Caldwell said. “Then my calf cramped up, so I had to stop.” An hour...

Men’s basketball gets back on track
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Men’s basketball gets back on track

For the first 20 minutes last Thursday night against the Michigan Tech Huskies, the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team looked sluggish. The Chargers needed a win to stay in the GLIAC tournament picture, but they trailed the Huskies 37-24 at halftime in front of a home crowd that had witnessed two straight comeback efforts fall...

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Softball swings into season

After finishing third place in the GLIAC tournament last year, the Hillsdale College softball team will look to build on its success this season. The Chargers will open their season tomorrow against Fairmont State University in South Carolina. As the Chargers only lost three seniors at the end of last year, head coach Joe Abraham...