Four senior players will be back on the women’s basketball squad next year for a final season, opting into their extra year of eligibility granted to athletes after the COVID-19 pandemic cut the 2020 season short. The women’s basketball team announced Thursday that forward Faith Blethen, guard Nya Lok, guard Essence Brown and forward Mayowa Taiwo are all returning to the … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball announces return of four seniors
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Gymnastics ends season in sixth place at EAGL Championships
Gymnastics closed out the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championship in sixth place out of eight teams after entering as the fourth seed where they hoped to gain their second consecutive title last Saturday. The Colonials, ranked 40th nationally in Division I, scored a total of 49.025 on the vault, 48.000 on the bars, 48.650 on the beam, 48.850 on the floor, good for an … [Read more...] about Gymnastics ends season in sixth place at EAGL Championships
Fourth men’s basketball player enters transfer portal
Senior forward Hunter Dean announced his intent to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal Monday on Instagram. The announcement marks the fourth men’s basketball player to announce their intent to enter the portal just three days after junior center Noel Brown entered the portal. Dean has been with the Colonials for three seasons and played a key role in the Colonials’ late-season … [Read more...] about Fourth men’s basketball player enters transfer portal
Sophomore swimmer qualifies for NCAA Championship, first GW women’s swimmer to qualify since 1995
Sophomore Julia Knox became the first women’s swimmer to represent the Colonials at the NCAA Championship earlier this month at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee since GW Hall of Famer Meghan Mitchell qualified in 1995. Knox finished the second day of competition in 24th place out of a total of 43 swimmers in the 400-yard individual medley after matching … [Read more...] about Sophomore swimmer qualifies for NCAA Championship, first GW women’s swimmer to qualify since 1995
Club hockey captain honored with player of year recognition
After playing two years in the junior hockey league with the East Coast Wizards and reclassifying at his boarding school to play an additional year, then 21-year-old forward Augustus Burkhardt came to GW in 2019, shifting his focus from hockey to academics after a handful of concussions. Now as he hangs up his skates after four years of club hockey, the Atlantic Coast … [Read more...] about Club hockey captain honored with player of year recognition