Two individual swimmers and a women’s relay team earned All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Division III Swimming Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, in March. Steph Hallock ’16 came in 11th in the women’s 50-yard freestyle and 15th in the 100-yard freestyle, earning All-America honors for both. Dallas Tarkenton ’17 achieved the status with an eighth-place finish in the men’s 100-yard butterfly. Hallock was on the women’s 200-yard medley relay team, with teammates Katie Fago ’16, Hannah Hagy ’16, and Anna Corley ’17. That team finished 13th, earning All-America honors. UMW swimmer Shannon Coryell ’17 also competed in the invitation-only event in Greensboro. … [Read more...]
Women Take CAC Championship
April 12, 2016 by
The University of Mary Washington women’s basketball team blazed through another stellar season, winning 24 games including the Capital Athletic Conference Championship. Along the way, UMW head coach Deena Applebury earned her 300th career win. It was the Eagles’ sixth CAC championship and the eighth trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament under Applebury, who has coached at UMW since 2003. The program has made 10 NCAA appearances altogether. The Eagles advanced only through the first round of the NCAAs, losing 67-56 to Maryville College of Tennessee in March. But the season saw some great moments for the UMW women, including hard-fought wins over conference rivals St. Mary’s, Christopher Newport, and Marymount. … [Read more...]