Author: Griselda Flores
Two women’s golf athletes qualify for RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
Westminster College senior Cassie Campos and sophomore Megan Van Leeuwen were named to the 2019-20 Women’s Golf All-Academic Honor Roll by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference April 16. Student-athletes are required to maintain a 3.3 cumulative GPA and be an active student for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters in order to qualify for Honor...
Nine women’s lacrosse athletes honored on RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced the 2020 All-Academic First Team and Honor Roll for women’s lacrosse April 16, with nine on the Westminster College women’s lacrosse team making the cut. Those nine Griffins were named to the honor roll are seniors Allie McNeill and Phebe Walker, juniors Jamie Francis, Nicole Fraser, Courtney McCabe, Melissa Reeves, Em...
Men’s lacrosse player named RMAC All-Academic Player of the Year
Westminster College senior Harrison Nye was named the 2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic Player of the Year Thursday, after starting in every men’s lacrosse game in the season while holding a 3.9 cumulative GPA. Nye earned honor roll recognition in 2018 and 2019 and was named First Team All-RMAC last season. This year, five Griffins were named to the first team: sophomores Easto...
Griffins celebrate National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team qualifications
The U.S. Collegiate Ski Coaches Association (USCSCA) announced the 291 recipients of the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team Friday, awarding several Westminster College students among the recipients. This year, seven Griffins qualified for this annual award. From the women’s team: senior Anika Angriman, junior Juliette Gauthier and first-year Henrietta Resen. ...
Men’s basketball ends season with loss to Dixie State
The Westminster men’s basketball team played their last game of the regular season Friday night, losing to Dixie State University, 82-60. The game started with both teams not scoring for nearly two minutes until senior Alec Monson shot a layup and made a foul shot. Senior Jai Jai Ely followed with a three-pointer, giving the Griffins a six-point lead. Dixie followed with a three-point shot th...
Women’s basketball moves on to RMAC quarter-finals
The Westminster women’s basketball team finished its regular season Friday defeating Dixie State University, 72-69 — securing its third place standing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament. The Griffins and Trailblazers battled back and forth for the lead throughout the first quarter with Westminster ending the quarter with a one-point lead. The team started the second quarter...
Senior on men’s basketball team hits career high of points in single game
The Westminster men’s basketball team went on the road to Colorado, playing Colorado Christian University Friday and Regis University Saturday. Friday night the Griffins entered halftime trailing the Cougars by two points after a close first half. With seven minutes left in the game, CCU pulled ahead with a twelve-point lead. Senior Alec Monson scored eight points in a 13-5 run achievi...
Griffins clinch tournament spot after weekend game wins
The Westminster women’s basketball team won, 66-44, over Colorado Christian University Friday night. The Griffins started the game out strong creating a 10-point lead in the first quarter. The team maintained their lead through the second quarter and went into half-time with an 11-point lead. The Cougars kept pace with the Griffins in the second and third quarters. But by the fourth quarter,...
Season begins: Griffins aim for defending champions title with first win
In the first lacrosse game of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the Westminster men’s lacrosse team dominated Colorado State University-Pueblo Friday afternoon with a final score of 23-6. Fourteen seconds into the game, first-year student Jake Auger scored the opening goal. Within the opening five minutes, the Griffins went on to make another four consecutive goals scored by junior Cha...
Men’s lacrosse returns home after loss to Wingate
The Westminster men’s lacrosse team lost Sunday afternoon to the Wingate University Bulldogs, 19-13. First-year Merritt McMahon scored the opening goal to give the Griffins their only lead of the game. The Bulldogs went on to score the next nine goals going into the second quarter. By half-time, the Griffins trailed behind by 10 points but ramped up in the third and fourth quarters outscorin...
After three straight losses, Griffins go undefeated in weekend games
The Westminster women’s basketball team kicked off the weekend with a win against Fort Lewis College, with a final score of 63-61. The Griffins went on to win their second home game beating Adams State Saturday night, finishing with 65-44. The Griffins had a strong first quarter shooting five 3-pointers and scoring a total of 24 points. By halftime, Westminster led by nine points but struggled sho...
Men’s basketball secures two wins over the weekend against Skyhawks, Grizzlies on home court
The Westminster men’s basketball team beat Fort Lewis College, 75-62, on Friday night and Adams State, 90-62, on Saturday night. By halftime, Westminster and Fort Lewis were tied with 28 points each. The Griffins started the second half by outscoring the Skyhawks 31-13. Seniors Joonas Tahvanainen and Jai Jai Ely scored 10 points apiece within the first 12 minutes. Tahvana...
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