“Anytime you compete against a Big 10 school, you’re going to find out where you are at really quickly,” Hillsdale track and field head coach Andrew Towne said. “We are able to go to those meets now on a regular basis with a good chunk of kids because of how much our program has improved.”...
Category: Sports
Swim team defeated in last dual meet
On Saturday, the Hillsdale College women’s swim team lost their last dual meet of the season in a tight matchup against Ashland University, 105-100. The swim team finished their regular season strong with a 10-4 record, and are currently ranked 5th in the GLIAC going into the championship tournament on Feb. 11-14 which will be...
A charged up training regimen
This time of year, strength training consumes the focus of fall athletes. To improve the programs, the sports administration hired Athletic Lab, a sports science research and consultant company, to evaluate the strength training of Hillsdale’s teams. “It’s something we want to do better,” Athletic Director Don Brubacher said. “We thought it was worthwhile to...
Men’s basketball drops two close games
The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team dropped two games last weekend at Northwood and Lake Superior State by identical scores, 74-69. The Chargers now sit with an 8-6 record overall and a 6-4 record in GLIAC play. On Saturday at Lake Superior State, the Chargers shot 56 percent from the field but committed 17 turnovers...
Women’s basketball racks up two road wins
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team brought home two wins last weekend, boosting their impressive road record to 9-1. The Chargers, now 10-4 on the season, beat the Northwood University Timberwolves 80-72 last Thursday, making it the first Charger victory at Northwood since 2012. Head coach Claudette Charney called this game “a key matchup” and...