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Meredith predicts choices for weekend NFLâdraft: “defense wins championships” | 04/25/08 |
| The National Football League’s (NFL) annual draft takes place during the last weekend in April, and for many, it is the first dose of football they’ve had since Eli Manning’s incredible performance in Super Bowl XLII. Many think that watching NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell walk up to a podium and monotonically announce draft picks is about as exciting as watching paint dry. For a handful of people, however, the NFL draft provides one of the most exciting experiences of the entire football season. |
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Kirsch, teammates positioned to win fourth straight conference title | 04/24/08 |
In addition to being one of three head resident assistants, Seton Hill University’s (SHU) Andrew Kirsch, a senior, is also a member of the SHU Baseball team.
SHU’s baseball program has been very successful in past years, being named 2006 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) East Coast Super Regional Champions, NAIA Region XI Champions, as well as back to back American Mideast Conference North Division Champions in 2006 and 2007. |
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Young talent helps the Griffins soar | 04/17/08 |
Starting a season off with eight losses in a row isn't exactly what the Seton Hill University (SHU) Griffins' baseball team wished for. Winning the next 20 of 29 games wasn't very probable, but somehow the Griffins found a way to do it in an extraordinary fashion.
"Our improvements through the middle part of the season can be attributed to our young and new guys settling in and shaking off the nerves," said head coach Marc Marizzaldi. |
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Going out on a good note: Autumn Himes | 04/03/08 |
In addition to bearing the stress that comes with being a senior in college, Seton Hill University’s (SHU) Autumn Himes is the President of the Chemistry Club, as well as a member of the SHU women’s basketball team.
“I keep everything straight by being organized and communicating with my professors, coaches, teammates, and chem club members. It’s not always a smooth process, but I try not to stress because in the end I always find time to get my work done, be on time for practice, work, and class,” said Himes. |
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Track team travels and grows together | 04/03/08 |
The Seton Hill University (SHU) Track and Field team is leaping over many hurdles to be the best, and their hard work is beginning to pay off.
Both the men’s and women’s teams spent some of their spring break in Myrtle Beach for competitions and plan on working just has hard in their regular matches. “We just returned from our trip... where both teams set a combined 17 new school records. The freshmen we recruited have really filled in the holes where we were weak, and the returning team members are continuing to get better,” said Mike Poiarkoff, a junior. |
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First wrestling season comes to a close | 03/14/08 |
The Seton Hill University (SHU) wrestling team ended their first season last week with a 36-6 loss to Erie’s Gannon University. The team ended the season with a match record of three wins and 11 losses.
During the two tournaments in which they competed, the Griffins made a good showing with one wrestler placing in each tournament and with several getting just a step or two away from placing. All in all, it was a successful season.
Being that it was the first ever wrestling season at SHU, a different measure for success is used to determine how the season went. Starting a program required hard work and dedication.
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Thomas helps lacrosse program grow | 03/13/08 |
Lacrosse is thought by many to be one of the fastest growing sports in the United States today. In addition to its 400 programs in the NCAA, youth membership has more than tripled since 1999. Since the inception of the Seton Hill University (SHU) men’s and women’s lacrosse teams in 2003, the university has echoed that trend. SHU’s Rob Thomas, a senior, has helped his lacrosse teammates make the sport a successful program on campus.
“Each year we keep improving on the year before, last year was no different. We had beaten our rival St. Vincent and played a very competitive game against the number two team in DII [Division II],” said Thomas. |
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