George Washington University

Junior swimmer Durde Matic beat a record set by 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps in the 100 butterfly at  Lejuene Hall Pool at Navy earlier this month. “Durde is off to a good start for us, and his results are reflective of his consistency and balance in training,” Head Coach Brian Thomas said. “He executes everything we give him really well, so I’m not shocked that he’s … [Read more...] about Junior men's swimmer breaks record held by Michael Phelps

Men’s basketball postponed their match against Maryland Eastern Shore Wednesday to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the region faces an uptick in cases driven by the Omicron variant. Both teams are currently working on rescheduling the match the athletic, department announced in a release Wednesday. The game was supposed to conclude the Colonials’ non-conference slate and marks … [Read more...] about Men's basketball postpones final non-conference match

Women’s basketball earned a close victory over James Madison at home Thursday night. The Colonials (5-3) leaned on their tough defense and hot 3-point shooting for a 54-50 victory over the Dukes (3-4), holding James Madison to 15 points under their scoring average. GW hit 40 percent of its triples and forced 16 turnovers to secure the result despite being out-rebounded by the … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball wins four of their last five games

Men’s and women’s cross country ended a historic season with a conference title and record-setting performances at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals. Women’s cross country won the first Atlantic 10 championship in program history in October and both the men’s and women’s squads notched their best-ever finishes at the NCAA tournament Nov. 12. The women took first place at the A-10 … [Read more...] about Cross country teams produce historic showings at NCAA regionals

The Athletics Department is providing an online diversity and inclusion education program for Athletics employees in partnership with two national collegiate athletics organizations. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and Return on Inclusion, a sports-centric diversity and inclusion platform, released a set of online modules last month for collegiate … [Read more...] about Athletic department announces diversity and equity partnership