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  • June 20, 2013 - Wrestling - Wrestling Posts Another Banner Year Behind Three NCAA Qualifiers, Six All-Region Standouts

    Behind a 15-7 dual-match season, Wesleyan wrestling celebrated one of its most prominent seasons in history. The Cardinals finished the year ranked 11th nationally in Division III, the highest-ever final ranking for Wesleyan. Each of Wesleyan's seven dual-match losses came against a team ranked among the top-10 nationally, three of them by two points or less. Wesleyan defeated three teams ranking among the top-30 including #12 Olivet and #13 Ithaca. Both were ranked in the top-10 in the nation when the Cardinals defeated them. Wesleyan had six individuals gain all-region recognition with three of them - Jefferson Ajayi '13 (top photo), Howard Tobochnik '13 (middle photo), and Josh Roometua '16 (bottom photo) qualifying for the NCAA Championships.

  • June 10, 2013 - Baseball - Little 3 Champ Baseball Enjoys Banner Season, Has Numerous Honorees Including 6 on NESCAC List

    The Wesleyan baseball team achieved numerous team and individual honors inThe Wesleyan baseball team achieved numerous team and individual honors in 2013 en route to finishing in first place in the NESCAC West regular-season standings as well as winning the Little Three title. The Cardinals dominated the all-NESCAC baseball squad with six honorees while six players were named to the academic all-NESCAC team. In addition, Andrew Yin '15 was named a second-team ECAC New England Division III all-star and to the prestigious CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America team. The Cardinals finished first in the league in hitting for the second straight season, while finishing with the third lowest team ERA in 35 years. Donnie Cimino '15 led the NESCAC in batting average for the second straight year, while Yin had a 29-game hitting streak. Both were first-team all-NESCAC choices.

  • May 23, 2013 - Mens Lacrosse - Wesleyan Places 5 on the USILA All-America Squads Led by Short-Stick Middie of the Year Sam Stanton '14

    Wesleyan set a program record for seasonal All-Americans in men's lacrosse with five honorees in 2013, led by first-team pick Sam Stanton '14 (left side photo, courtesy of Shoaib Tareen P'15), who also was named short-stick D middie of the year by the USILA. Stanton led the Cardinals in ground balls with 67 and had 14 caused turnovers while also contributing to the attack with two goals and 10 assists for 12 points. Named second-team All-Americans were long-pole middie Brendan Hanley '13 (bottom right photo) and defender Mike Robinson '13 (top right photo). Both were first-team all-NESCAC choices in 2013. Hanley had 40 grounders, 17 CTs and scored eight goals along with four assists for 12 points. Robinson led the Cardinals in CTs with 29 despite missing the final five games due to a leg injury. He also had 39 grounders. Robinson also received USILA Scholar All-America honors and Hanley was named to the North squad of the annual USILA Division III North-South senior all-star game to be played at Cabrini College Fri., May 24.

  • May 17, 2013 - Baseball - Cardinals Place Six on All-NESCAC Baseball Team Including Coach of the Year Mark Woodworth - Andrew Yin '15 is Academic All-American

    Wesleyan dominated the all-NESCAC baseball squad in 2013 with six honorees including Coach of the Year Mark Woodworth and first-team picks Donnie Cimino '15 (right) and Andrew Yin '15 (left). Named to the second-team were Sam Goodwin-Boyd '15, Nick Cooney '15 and Jeff Blout '14. Woodworth earned Coach of the Year honors after his team finished the NESCAC regular season in first place, won the Little Three title, and hosted the NESCAC tournament. The Cardinals finished first in the league in hitting for the second straight year, while finishing with the third lowest team E.R.A. in 35 years. Cimino led the NESCAC in hitting for the second straight season, while Yin had a 29-game hitting streak. Goodwin-Boyd was exceptional at first base, recording not a single error. On the mound, Jeff Blout went 5-2 with a 2.06 E.R.A. and Nick Cooney went 6-2 with a 3.05 E.R.A.

  • May 17, 2013 - General - Two Cardinal Men, Two Cardinal Women Named All-NESCAC in Rowing - Kayla Cloud '14 is 1st-Team All-American

    Two Cardinal men and two Cardinal women were honored as members of the all-NESCAC rowing squad. Named first team were Robin Cotter '13 (photo upper left) for the women and Trevor Michelson '13 (photo upper right) for the men. Second-team picks were Sam Hoefle '13 (photo lower left) on the men's side and Clare Doyle '14 (photo lower right) on the women's side. In addition, Kayla Cloud '14 (photo middle) was selected first-team All-American by the College Rowing Coaches Association. The Wesleyan women's varsity eight rowed to a 10-3 dual-race record in 2013, placed 6th of 17 in the New England Rowing Championships and 10th of 21 in the ECAC Collegiate Championships. The men came through with a 9-4 dual-race mark, were 4th of 14 in New England and 11th of 19 in the ECACs.

  • May 12, 2013 - Baseball - Baseball Defeats Trinity, 8-4, to Reach NESCAC Final, but Falls to Amherst, 7-0, for Runner-up Status

    Defeating Trinity in a suspended game, competed Sun., May 12, by an 8-4 count, the Cardinals reach the NESCAC championship game for the first time in the 13-year history of the tournament. Playing 2-0 Amherst, which had taken a 5-4, 13-inning game from Wesleyan in the second round, for the title, Amherst scored twice in the 1st inning and Wesleyan could not get its offense in gear, dropping a 7-0 decision. As a result, Amherst claimed its third-ever tournament crown and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. With a 25-15-1 overall record, Wesleyan was a long shot for an at-large bid to the NCAAs and did not get in. Wesleyan's four seniors, pictured (L to R) Stefan Sundseth '13, Chris Bonti '13, Steve Moran '13 and Derek Lukin '13 pose with athletics director Mike Whalen with their runner-up plaque. Leading 5-3 at the time of the suspension, Wesleyan added three runs in the top of the 6th against Trinity en route to its 8-4 victory in the elimination game. Donnie Cimino '15 triggered the three-run 6th for the Cardinals with a two-run double into the left-center field gap, making it a 7-3 game. Jon Dennett '15 launched a single into left to drive home Cimino, who finished the game with two hits and three RBI, for an 8-3 lead.

  • May 11, 2013 - Mens Track and Field - Skyler Cummins '13, in 1500m, and Bryan Marsh '13, in 5k, Capture All-New England Open and All-ECAC Honors - Cummins Qualifies for NCAAs

    Competing in second-to-last regular-season meet of their careers, Skyler Cummins '13 (left side photo) and Bryan Marsh '13 (right side photo) secured all-New England Open honors with a top-eight finish Sat., May 11 at Stonehill. Cummins had the top Cardinal finish as he placed third in the 1500m race with a time of 3:51.63, less than two seconds over the school record set 52 years ago. Cummins' time placed him in contention for an NCAA spot as it represented the 17th fastest time in the country at the time. It proved to be enough to get him in as the 19th seed among the 20 qualifiers in the 1500m for the NCAA Division III Championships to be hosted by Wisconsin-La Crosse Thurs.-Sat., May 23-25.

  • May 11, 2013 - Baseball - Baseball Falls in 13 Innings to Amherst Despite Five Hits by Donnie Cimino '15 - Cards Lead Trinity, 5-3, Before Suspension

    Playing the longest game in NESCAC baseball tournament history, Amherst outlasted Wesleyan in a winner's bracket game Sat., May 11, 5-4 in 13 innings, to advance to the championship round Sun., May 12. Amherst's opponent has not yet been determined as Wesleyan held a 5-3 lead over Trinity, which eliminated Bowdoin earlier in the day, 5-3, in the second elimination game of the day before rain forced a suspension after five innings. The game will be resumed Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with Amherst to play the victor shortly thereafter. Donnie Cimino '15 (right side photo) accounted for nearly half of Wesleyan's 12 hits in the Amherst game, going 5-for-6 with a pair of RBI as he now leads the Cardinals in both categories. Including his hit and RBI in the unfinished Trinity game, Cimino has 66 safeties on the year, a seasonal record, and 36 RBI with a team-best .395 average. Single runs by the Cardinals in the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th innings spotted Wesleyan a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the 8th as Amherst was the home team in the game. Sam Goodwin Boyd '15 and Guy Davidson '16 had the other two RBI for Wesleyan.

  • May 11, 2013 - Womens Track and Field - Women's Track Sets 2 School Records During N.E. Open Meet, Then Sets Two More at ECACs - Alexis Walker '16 is NCAA Qualifier

    Despite coming away empty in the team point department, Wesleyan established two school records while competing in the New England Open meet at Stonehill, which featured many Division I and II colleges as only one school among the top 10 finishers (Tufts) was a Division III entry. The meet concluded Sat., May 11. Then during the final meet of the regular season Thurs.-Fri., May 16-17 at Springfield, site of the ECAC Division III Championships, Wesleyan had three fifth-place finishes to gain 12 team points and finish in a tie for 23rd among 59 scoring teams. There two more team records were set while Alexis Walker '16 (photo lower left) qualified for her second trip to Nationals in the long jump this year.

  • May 10, 2013 - Baseball - Sam Goodwin-Boyd '15 & Jon Dennett '15 Trigger Offense, Donnie Cimino '15 Shines on D as Baseball Takes NESCAC Opener, 8-6

    In a game dominated by unearned runs, Wesleyan scored six unearned runs with Sam Goodwin-Boyd '15 delivering a three-run double and Jon Dennett '15 (#12, photo lower right) pounding a two-run homer all after the third out should have been recorded in the 3rd inning, helping Wesleyan to an 8-6 first-round NESCAC tournament victory over Bowdoin Fri., May 10. Wesleyan advances to a winner's bracket game against Amherst, an 8-5 winner over Trinity, Sat., May 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Wesleyan. Bowdoin and Trinity go at it in an elimination game at Beehive Field in New Britain, also at 10:30. The winner of the elimination game takes on the loser of the winner's game in another elimination game at Wesleyan Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The tournament concludes on Sunday. All games at Wesleyan will be webcast and have LiveStats. After a pair of infield errors allowed the Cardinals to load the bases with one out in the 3rd, Goodwin-Boyd unloaded the bases with a hard liner into the left-center field gap, making it a 4-1 game. One batter earlier, Donnie Cimino '15 (#11, left side photo) had singled into right field to score Wesleyan's first run, countering the Bowdoin run in the top of the 1st which scored on a wild pitch. Wesleyan added two more runs in the 3rd when Dennett launched just the second homer by a Cardinal this season over the left-field fence, putting the Cardinals ahead, 6-1.

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