Part of the beauty of college sports is the anonymity; on any given day, we can pass Gannon’s best athletes on campus or in class without even knowing it. What sets them apart as big men or women on campus is what they do wearing the Gannon uniform. So without any further ado, I present [...]
Gannon University is constructing Erie’s first human performance center. The center comes as part of the renovations the university’s Carneval Athletic Pavilion will undergo this summer. The center is expected to be fully renovated by the fall of 2014. Carolynn Masters, Ph.D., provost and vice president of academic affairs, said the center will include two [...]
Shayne Herold, Gannon University’s standout senior pitcher and outfielder, was awarded the week nine Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference baseball athlete of the week while leading the conference with a 1.07 ERA, and was also named Gannon’s co-male student athlete of the year. Jared Wiesen, a freshman utility player, leads the team with a .349 batting average [...]
The Gannon University women’s lacrosse team dropped its PSAC quarterfinal matchup to host Indiana University of Pennsylvania by the score of 19-10 Tuesday. The Knights offense was led by Caitlyn Fisher, senior attacker, converting three goals off five shots. Jess Fugate, senior midfielder and winner of Gannon’s athlete of the week, and Natalie Bonnepart, senior [...]
Gannon University students Mark Lesniewski and Bryan Stein knew bringing one of the fastest growing college sports in rugby to their school wouldn’t be a tough sell. But it turned out the only thing that moved more rapidly than the sport’s popularity was the time it took the students to introduce a club team at [...]
Cleve Wright seldom backs down from a challenge. His Gannon teams played the same way. Many Gannon University women’s basketball backers will remember Wright for the banners that decorate the Hammermill Center. There were many. But I’ll remember Wright for his commitment to molding not just championship-caliber players but model student-athletes, all the while embodying [...]
No., Team Player Position School 1. Kansas City Luke Joeckel OT Texas A&M Analysis: The Chiefs choose the draft’s premier offensive lineman to protect their new franchise QB Alex Smith. 2. Jacksonville Dee Milliner CB Alabama Analysis: The Jaguars aren’t short on needs, and even QB Blaine Gabbert’s job isn’t safe, but [...]
The Gannon University baseball team dropped one spot this week and is currently ranked 10th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Division II Atlantic regional poll entering a four-game series with Mercyhurst University after splitting a four game series with California University of Pennsylvania Saturday and Sunday. Aaron Cox, a freshman pitcher and infielder, [...]
The Gannon University lacrosse team will host rival Mercyhurst University in a pivotal match with playoff implications 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gannon University field. Gannon (9-6 overall, 5-4 PSAC) clinched a PSAC tournament berth Tuesday night when Millersville University defeated Shippensburg University. Shippensburg defeated the Knights 13-8 Saturday on senior day when it scored six [...]
Cleve Wright won’t be taking his talents to South Beach, but Gannon’s winningest women’s basketball coach is leaving downtown Erie. Wright was formally introduced as head coach of Division I Miami (Ohio) Friday after spending the previous 11 seasons as coach of Gannon where he built one of the best Division II programs in the [...]