2013-14 News

Season
Gophers Continue Long Run of Academic Success
Gophers Continue Long Run of Academic Success

TOWSON, Md. — Another semester, another collective grade-point average of over 3.0 for the Goucher athletic department.

Department's Top Award Goes to Senior Midfielder
Department's Top Award Goes to Senior Midfielder

TOWSON, Md. — A senior midfielder on the men's lacrosse team was presented with the Coaches Award this evening during Goucher's annual Athletics Awards Ceremony in Kraushaar Auditorium.

Landmark Announces Winter All-Sportsmanship Team
Landmark Announces Winter All-Sportsmanship Team

TOWSON, Md. — Six student-athletes from Goucher are among the 43 selected to the Winter All-Sportsmanship Team, announced by the Landmark Conference earlier today.

Landmark Reveals Winter 2014 Academic Honor Roll
Landmark Reveals Winter 2014 Academic Honor Roll

TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference today recognized 20 student-athletes from Goucher and another 204 from its other member institutions for their academic accomplishments by placing them on the 2014 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Richter, Huff Named February Gophers of the Month
Richter, Huff Named February Gophers of the Month

TOWSON, Md. — Men’s swimmer Morgan Richter, who captured conference titles in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly, and women’s basketball guard Sharnell Huff, who established several milestones during the final month of her career, have been selected as Goucher’s Male and Female Gophers of the Month for February.

M. Richter, Craver Named to All-Landmark Team
M. Richter, Craver Named to All-Landmark Team

TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference released its postseason swimming awards this morning, with Goucher’s Morgan Richter and Nicole Craver each earning All-Landmark recognition for their performance at the conference championships last weekend.

Richter Successfully Defends 200 Butterfly Crown
Richter Successfully Defends 200 Butterfly Crown

SCRANTON, Pa. — Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) repeated as the 200-yard butterfly champion tonight at the 2014 Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, and by doing so, he becomes only the second male swimmer in the history of Goucher's swimming program to have earned three conference titles.

Richter Crosses Finish Line First in 100 Butterfly
Richter Crosses Finish Line First in 100 Butterfly

SCRANTON, Pa. — Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) became the first male swimmer in the history of Goucher's swimming program to win a conference title in back-to-back seasons when he touched first in the championship finals of the 100-yard butterfly tonight at the 2014 Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships.

Davis Takes Third Place, Sets School Record in 50 Free
Davis Takes Third Place, Sets School Record in 50 Free

SCRANTON, Pa. — Both of the times Goucher's Sam Davis (Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends) posted in the 50-yard freestyle today at the 2014 Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships were faster than the one which had stood as the school record in the event for nearly two decades.

Landmark Swimming Championships Begin Tomorrow
Landmark Swimming Championships Begin Tomorrow

TOWSON, Md. — A season’s worth of training all builds up to this weekend for the Goucher swimming teams, as the Gophers head to Scranton, Pa., for the Landmark Conference Championships, a three-day marathon event which begins tomorrow morning.

Davis Takes First Place in 50-Yard Freestyle by :00.01
Davis Takes First Place in 50-Yard Freestyle by :00.01

SCRANTON, Pa. — Sam Davis (Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends) took first place in the 50-yard freestyle by 1-hundredth of a second and Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) touched first in three events, but Goucher still came up short against Marywood, 153-96, in a clash of Landmark Conference teams this afternoon.

Athletic Teams Extend Streak of Academic Excellence
Athletic Teams Extend Streak of Academic Excellence

TOWSON, Md. — For the 28th-consecutive semester, a streak which has now lasted for well over a decade, Goucher’s men’s and women’s athletic programs have combined to register a grade-point average of over 3.0.

C. Richter Earns Points for Gophers in Three Events
C. Richter Earns Points for Gophers in Three Events

TOWSON, Md. — Colin Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne), who swam in all nine individual events for Goucher this afternoon, finished as the runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle and placed third in both the 400-yard individual medley and 1000 free, helping the Gophers gain a 52-36 victory over Drew.

Morgan Richter Breaks Second School Record this Season
Morgan Richter Breaks Second School Record this Season

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Morgan Richter continued his assault on the men's swimming program record book this weekend, breaking his second school mark of the season in the 1650-yard freestyle at the Yellow Jacket Invitational as Goucher registered an eighth place finish at the 11-team meet.

Richter, Bent Selected as Top November Athletes
Richter, Bent Selected as Top November Athletes

TOWSON, Md. — Men’s swimmer Morgan Richter, who recently broke the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and equestrian rider Ashley Bent, who picked up a pair of blue ribbons in the intermediate fences class, have been selected as Goucher’s Male and Female Gophers of the Month for November.

Men's Swimming Suffers 149-108 Defeat at Catholic
Men's Swimming Suffers 149-108 Defeat at Catholic

WASHINGTON — Morgan Richter and Colin Richter continued their streaks of winning at least one event in every meet this season, and Goucher managed three events wins on the afternoon against Catholic, but the Cardinals were able to come away with a 149-108 victory.