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Swimming teams repeat as Centennial Conference champs

The Gettysburg College men’s and women’s swimming teams added an exclamation point to their undefeated seasons, as both squads won their second straight Centennial Conference (CC) titles Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Gettysburg College Bullets Pool.

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Senior Cory Weissman earns media attention for post-stroke return to the court

The inspirational story of Gettysburg College senior Cory Weissman and his return to the basketball court three years after suffering a stroke, along with the actions of the coaches and student-athletes that helped make it possible, are gaining media attention.

Weissman was also featured...

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Larry DelViscio '13 earns Academic All-America honors in football

Junior linebacker Larry DelViscio of the Gettysburg College football team has been named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America Division III Football Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced Tuesday.

DelViscio, who earned second...

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Borough declares Nov. 14 Gettysburg College Women’s Lacrosse Day

Every award conceivable has been thrown at the Gettysburg College women's lacrosse team, and now the 2011 NCAA Division III champions have a whole day of their own as the Gettysburg Borough Council declared Nov. 14, 2011, Gettysburg College Women's Lacrosse Day.

The Bullets were honored...

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Women's Lacrosse falls short in NCAA national semifinals

For the first time in five seasons, the NCAA Division III championship in women's lacrosse will not involve a team from the Centennial Conference as both Gettysburg College and Franklin & Marshall College fell in the national semifinals hosted at Clark Field on Saturday, May 22. 
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Women's lacrosse beats Trinity, headed to Final Four championship on campus

The Gettysburg College women's lacrosse team continued to ride on the wings of destiny this spring by blowing out Trinity (Conn.) College 17-3 in the NCAA Division III Tournament Regional Championship Sunday afternoon and clinching a spot in next weekend's national championships hosted at the Bullets'...

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Women's lacrosse seniors graduate in special ceremony; photo gallery

Ten members of Gettysburg College's women's lacrosse team graduated May 11 in a special Commencement ceremony in Schmucker Hall's Paul Recital Hall.

Included were Jessica Crane, Erin Cushing, Nicole Ditillo, Nina Emala, Emily Gaffney, Alexandra Hearn, Kristen Krammer, Anna Scanlan, Hollis ...

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Gettysburg College to dedicate new athletic center, add name to its Benefactors Wall

Gettysburg College will dedicate its new Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Fitness (The Center) on April 30, as well as recognize the generosity and leadership of Robert Orentzio, Class of 1979, by adding his name to its Benefactors Wall.

"We will celebrate the completion of this facility...

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Ex-Bullet Carter Featured in New York Times

"The Scoreboard Can't Tell You Everything"
By Adam Bryant,
New York Times, April 16, 2010

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Gettysburg College runner Kerrin Epstein '10 wins NCAA postgraduate scholarship

Senior cross country standout Kerrin Epstein (Moravia, N.Y./Moravia) has become the eighth student-athlete in school history to earn a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Epstein is one of just 29 female student-athletes who compete in fall sports across all three NCAA divisions to capture...

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Babson Ends Women's Basketball NCAA Run 71-68 in OT

Babson College picked up its second consecutive overtime victory in the NCAA Division III Tournament by scoring the final five points to edge Gettysburg College 71-68 inside LaFrak Gym on the campus of Amherst College Friday night. The loss caps a record-breaking season for the Bullets who close with...

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Women's hoops headed to Sweet Sixteen, facing Babson College on March 12

The Gettysburg College women's basketball team will continue to dance this postseason as senior Courtney Fields and sophomores Julie McGrory and Sara Kinsley combined for all but nine points in a 71-55 victory over Utica College in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on March 6 at...

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Women's Basketball wins NCAA Opener

Junior Caitlin Moser (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) turned in the greatest single-game in Gettysburg College postseason history, putting up a career-high 34 points and grabbing 14 boards to lead the Bullets past Farmingdale State College 68-57 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III ...

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Women's basketball headed to NCAA tournament March 5

The Gettysburg College women's basketball team's season will march on to the NCAA Division III Tournament this weekend. The Bullets received an at-large bid to the national playoffs and will face Farmingdale State College in the opening round hosted by Moravian College on Friday, March 5.

After...

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Gettysburg College's new Center earns green building certification

Gettysburg College's new Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness has earned Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

"The Center's LEED certification reflects Gettysburg College's continuing emphasis on sustainability...

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Legendary athletic director Hen Bream profiled in book by Prof. Michael Birkner

Longtime Gettysburg College Athletic Director Hen Bream is the subject of a new book by history Prof. Michael Birkner.

"For roughly half a century, the name Hen Bream was indelibly linked with Gettysburg College athletics," Birkner writes in Building Men: Hen Bream and Gettysburg College...

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Gettysburg College student-athletes shine in hard-fought fall season

Cross country runner Kerrin Epstein's appearance in the NCAA Division III national championships was just one of many achievements by Gettysburg College student-athletes during the fall season.

Among other highlights were numerous records for the football team, including total offense, thanks...

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Gettysburg College student balances passion for athletics, music

Put football players on a football field and you will get noise. But pull Gettysburg College junior Anthony DeSalva away from practice and put him in a recital hall and he will make something else.

Something beautiful. Something meaningful. Something personal. DeSalva's best position?

It's...

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Relive the Bullets' Top Ten moments of 2008-09

Before the Gettysburg College Bullets return to action, relive some of the most exciting moments from the 2008-09 season.

The Top Ten moments of the year include a national title run for men's lacrosse, a record-breaking number of Academic All-Americans, and stiff competition in several sports...

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Spring athletic teams end season on a high note

Men's Lacrosse Makes NCAA Title Run; Kehoe Makes History

Two goals were all that separated the men's lacrosse team from its first national title. Although the Bullets lost by a 9-7 count to Cortland State in the NCAA Division III championship game - the program's third appearance in the ...

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Bullets laxers rally late, but fall 9-7 in national championship game

Gettysburg College finished the men's lacrosse season second in the nation, falling to SUNY Cortland 9-7 in Sunday's NCAA Division III championship game at Foxborough, Mass.

A very large contingent of Bullets fans accompanied the team, including President Janet Morgan Riggs '77.
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Men's lacrosse beat Stevenson, advance to NCAA Division III championship in Boston

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Junior Kyle McGrath scored three goals and handed out two assists and senior Zach Furshman made 13 of his season-high 15 saves in the second half as No. 5 Gettysburg defeated No. 1 Stevenson University 12-7 in the NCAA Division III semifinals Sunday afternoon at a windy, chilly...

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Bullets student-athletes named Academic All-Americans

Two Gettysburg College wrestlers have been named Academic All-Americans.

The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) honored senior Andrew Goldstein and junior Patrick Doherty  at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Goldstein has earned the designation twice previously...

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Winter athletic teams end season on a high note

Late-season surge lifts men's basketball to conference title

In a season that was a roller coaster of ups and downs, the senior-led men's basketball team hit its stride just in time to win the Centennial Conference title and earn its second straight berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament...

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Men's basketball team wins Centennial Conference, bid to NCAA tournament

Gettysburg College senior guard Dan Capkin picked an opportune time to have one of the best games of his career.

Capkin drained 8-of-12 three-pointers, setting a Centennial Conference Tournament record as well as a personal career-high for threes made in a game, and scored a game-high...

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