With the spring semester now underway, it is only a matter of weeks before Hampden-Sydney’s spring sports teams begins their 2012 campaigns.  To get you ready, here is a brief preview for each spring sport:
Baseball
Eighth-year head coach Jeff Kinne’s Tiger baseball squad will look to improve on a 2011 season in which they went 20-21 overall with a 9-9 record in the ODAC.  In order to do that, they will have to replace four key seniors from last year’s team, most notably catcher Zach Harrelson (.349 batting average) and outfielder …

Football Garners Post-Season Awards
After a strong 9-2 season the Hampden-Sydney football team earned recognition at the conference, region, and national level.  At the ODAC level, Marty Favret won Coach of the Year and 12 Tigers were named to the All-ODAC team. Seven Tigers were named to All-ODAC First Team; WR Kyle Vance, WR Sean Cavanaugh, OL Ben Rogers, OL Will Ferrell, LB Kenny Fryman, S Sean Stewart, and CB Zach Morgan.
Three players were named to the second team; QB Travis Lane, RB Kirk Rohle, and DE Mark Poydence. LB August …

After an impressive win over the Generals of Washington and Lee University to secure the 2011 ODAC title, the football Tigers faced two important games to close out their impressive season: The 117th edition of “The Game” against arch-rival Randolph Macon, and a berth in the 2011 NCAA football championship tournament.  Unfortunately, neither game ended well for the Tigers, as they dropped the last two contests of an otherwise highly successful season.
 Despite clinching the ODAC title and a post-season guarantee, the Tigers knew more than just rankings and seeding were …

The Hampden-Sydney cross-country team was recently represented at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Meet on November 12. Junior captain Andrew Craver and sophomore standout Andrew Stoddard participated in the race after strong performances at the ODAC Championship meet two weeks before. Craver and Stoddard competed alongside 174 runners and 25 teams on a hot, dusty day in Seguin, Texas.
Stoddard finished the course in 28:41, good for 74th place. The time was Stoddard’s fourth time under 29 minutes and his fourth best time for the season. In his second trip to the …

 
The Hampden-Sydney basketball team started their season off on November 18 in Huntingdon, Alabama at the Huntingdon College Classic. The Tigers opened the season with a 99-86 victory over fellow tournament participant LaGrange College. Leading all Tiger scorers was junior forward Harrison George with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Also helping the Tiger effort was senior guard Ben Jesse, who was 2-5 from beyond the arc and had 17 points overall. Sophomore center Khobi Williamson had 15 points and a team high 8 rebounds, and senior forward Ru …

If you have stopped by Legget Pool lately, you may notice, contrary to years past, a group of students swimming back and forth across the length of the pool Monday through Friday. For the first time in the school’s history, Hampden-Sydney has a swim team. The team is in its first year of official recognition and has already begun competition.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The H-SC swimmers opened up the season against archrival Randolph-Macon in the inaugural meet for both squads. Randolph-Macon came out on top 77-61, but there were many bright spots for the …

Before the 117th edition of “The Game” this weekend, take a look at the matchup between the Hampden-Sydney Tigers (8-1, 5-0) and the Randolph Macon Yellow Jackets (7-2, 3-2).
Offense:
The Tigers have averaged an incredible 42.9 points per game, best in the ODAC and 11th best in all of Division III. The Tigers are also putting up 476.4 yards per game, second best in the conference and 13th best in all of Division III. Quarterback Travis Lane is having a stellar season throwing for 2,842 yards and 26 touchdowns thus …

On a cold, muddy day in Bedford, Virginia the Hampden-Sydney cross-country team competed in the culmination of their season, the ODAC championship meet. The team competed with 9 other schools in the conference at the Lynchburg College cross-country course and finished eighth besting Randolph College and Emory & Henry College. The team champion was the Lynchburg College Hornets with course champion Tim Smith of Roanoke College for the men’s race.
Leading the Tigers, as he has all season, was sophomore Andrew Stoddard who crossed the line at 27:51, his second fastest …

Hampden-Sydney College recruits students every year to play various sports, while also accepting a small quantity of walk-ons. Ke Shang ‘13 was not recruited to play a sport; moreover, he did not walk-on a team either. Ke is the founder of the first Hampden-Sydney Swim Team and has recruited fifteen other members to join him in representing the college. “I had the idea to build a swim team for Hampden-Sydney even before I came here,” he says. When Ke arrived on campus as a freshman, starting a …

X-C Prepares for Conference Championships
On October 29th the Hampden-Sydney Cross Country team will participate in the ODAC conference meet in Bedford, VA. Leading the Tigers so far this season has been sophomore Andrew Stoddard; who finished the highest on the team in every race ha has run this season. Along with Stoddard, Andrew Craver and Yonathan Ararso are also looking to qualify for the South/SoutheastRegional Meet hostted by Texas Lutheran Colege in Sequoia, Texas.
Golf Wraps Up Fall Season
After months of work the fall golf season has wrapped up with the …