2015-16 News

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Goucher's Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) earned Division III All-America distinction this evening with his eighth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly at the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, which are being conducted at the Greensboro Aquatics Center.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Texas) was clocked at :49.48 this morning in the 100-yard butterfly preliminaries at the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, being conducted at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

TOWSON, Md. — Just days before he is slated to represent Goucher in two individual events at the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) was announced today as the Landmark Conference's 2015-16 Senior Scholar Athlete for the sport of men's swimming.

TOWSON, Md. — The Landmark Conference, which is in its ninth year of competition, today recognized 309 student-athletes for their academic accomplishments by placing them on the Winter 2015-16 Academic Honor Roll. Thirty-one of the honorees are from Goucher.

TOWSON, Md. — Six student-athletes from Goucher were among the 47 named today to the Landmark Conference's Winter 2016 All-Sportsmanship Team.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — While some Goucher students will be spending their Spring Breaks in such locales as Daytona Beach, Fla. and South Padre Island, Texas, Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) is headed for Greensboro, N.C.

BOYDS, Md. — When he exited the Germantown Indoor Swim Center pool on the final day of the 2016 Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships following the 400-yard freestyle relay, perhaps the final competitive race of his collegiate career, Goucher's Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) certainly had conference swimmer of the year-type credentials.

BOYDS, Md. — Morgan Richter (Cleburne. Texas/Cleburne) broke the existing school, meet and conference records in the 100-yard butterfly on the middle day of the 2016 Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships when he was clocked at 49.72 seconds during the preliminaries today.

BOYDS, Md. — One of the Richter brothers claimed his seventh conference title during his four seasons at Goucher and the other his first on the opening day of the 2016 Landmark Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Championships.

TOWSON, Md. — Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne), the reigning Landmark Conference champion in three events, was named the Male Swimmer of the Week in the conference today for the seven-day period ending January 31.

MADISON, N.J. — Goucher's Colin Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) remained undefeated in the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley this season by placing first in both of those events during a triangular meet with two other Landmark Conference teams this afternoon.

BALTIMORE, Md. — Goucher's Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) recorded the fastest time in the 50-yard butterfly in the history of the Landmark Conference tonight during the Gophers' first dual meet against a Division I opponent since 1988-99.

SCRANTON, Pa. — Goucher's Morgan Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) certainly made his presence known during today's meet against Marywood. The senior, competing for the first time in 2015-16, took first place in three individual events and also broke the school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle.

RICHMOND, Va. — Goucher had an individual swimmer place as high as second and an entry as high as seventh during one of the two sessions conducted today at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

RICHMOND, Va. — Goucher scored 32 points in the two relay events that were contested during tonight's opening session of the Yellow Jacket Invitational, but the Gophers came up with only three additional points in the individual events and stand in ninth place in the team scoring heading into the final two sessions on Saturday.

TOWSON, Md. — Colin Richter (Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne) secured 18 points for Goucher by placing first in the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley, but those were the only two first-place performances in individual events for the Gophers in today's meet against Catholic that was won by the Cardinals, 126-77.