JERUSALEM — When 7-year-old Ariella Gillman sees her mom preparing for their family’s weekly Shabbat dinner, the little girl insists that company join in and help her eat a few loaves of challah bread. On the rare occasion no one joins the six-person family of Modern Orthodox Jews, Ariella’s disappointment rocks her to the point...
When junior Anika Ellingson pushed herself out of the pool after winning the 200 breakstroke in 2:19.57 Saturday, she pushed through 19 hugs, washed down a few swallows of gatorade, and hopped back on the diving block 10 minutes later to swim a season-best time of 2:14.38 in the 200 IM. Just a day before,...
A swimmer never wants to see bubbles float across her lane — that means a competitor is ahead. But bubbles were all the swim team could focus on as they labored toward third place of 14 at the three-day Phoenix Fall Classic held at the University of Chicago Nov. 17-19. “Our coach had this little...
When I started rationing my protein bars the week before Thanksgiving, I knew I needed a trip home. I fantasized about my mother’s cooking as I gnawed on the last of my cement-like energy bars and scarfed down quick dinners of scrambled eggs. Surely my family’s fridge would bulge with Kroger’s top selection of apples,...
Despite end-of-the-semester fatigue and no opportunity to warm up or warm down, the swim team conquered Lewis University 179-83 Saturday at the University of Findlay, though it suffered a 175-87 loss to the hosting team. As the Chargers sized up Findlay’s competition in anticipation of the February G-MAC championships, the swimmers placed first, second, or...