2008 Woodie Awards
View this section's front page!Playoff baseball is generally known for its intensity and mounting pressure. But it was a display of patience that vaulted the 2007 Rock baseball team into the third round of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Association Championship tournament. The Rock (33-13) patiently waited out the California (Pa.
The No. 34-ranked Rock women's tennis team shut out Bentley College, 5-0, Thursday at the regional stage of the NCAA Division II Tournament. The win in the first round marks the third time that the team has moved on to the second round. To prepare for the match against Bentley, head coach Matt Meredith worked the team hard.
A common cliché in football is that offense wins games and defense wins championships. That just might be the case for the 2007 Rock football team this season, as the low scoring Green & White game last Friday is another reason why SRU might depend more on its defense.
For the second time in as many weeks, the SRU track team saw school records fall at meets. The Rock competed last weekend at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia and at the Sparky Adams Invitational in Berea, Ohio. Coach John Papa was happy with the teams' performances last weekend.
It's not often that a collegiate team can earn a regional playoff berth, while at the same time, fail to reach its own division's playoff. But that is exactly what the SRU women's softball team currently faces. The Rock holds a 26-22 overall record, the highest win total for a women's softball team all-time at SRU.
Slippery Rock University equestrian team qualified for Regionals on April 1, 2007, at Green Tree Stables in Edinboro. The club team had three riders qualify. Freshman Amy Watt had her first appearance, scoring fifth overall in the division. April Schroder, junior, also had her first appearance.
Rock track star obtains conference's top winter honor Senior track athlete Andi Rose was named this week as a recipient of a prestigious Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Winter Top Ten Award. The Top Ten Awards, selected by the PSAC's sports information directors, recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom and in the arena of competition.
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