<rss version="2.0"><channel><title /><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu</link><description>Latest news items for </description><managingEditor /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Kim Chandler named NACWAA Administrator of the Year </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/7/2/GEN_0702093411.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2008/6/9/rp_primary_kim_chandler.jpg" /><br /><br />Kim Chandler, Macalester College Director of Athletics, has been honored by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) by being named one of eight national recipients of its Administrator of the Year Award.  She is the honoree from all Division III colleges and will receive the award Oct. 13 at the organization's national convention in Denver, Colo. The Administrator of the Year Award, sponsored by Jostens, is bestowed to NACWAA members whom have made significant contributions as administrators of intercollegiate athletics. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2008/6/9/rp_primary_kim_chandler.jpg" length="23901" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Men's team earns nation's top grades </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/7/1/MSWIM_0701091048.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/2/10/rp_primary_cscaa_logo.jpg" /><br /><br />The Macalester men's and women's swimming &amp; diving teams have once again earned All-Academic team honors by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), and the Macalester men&rsquo;s team earned the nation&rsquo;s No. 1 GPA for any team in any division of either gender. In order to be named on the SPEEDO All-Academic list, teams must have had a combined team grade point average of 3.0 or better during the Spring 2009 term. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/2/10/rp_primary_cscaa_logo.jpg" length="7144" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nineteen Scots earn Academic All-Conference honors </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/6/25/GEN_0625090425.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/25/rp_primary_AcademicAC.jpg" /><br /><br />The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its 2009 Winter / Spring Academic All-Conference honorees today and 19 Macalester winter and spring sport athletes have earned this distinction. The conference recognized 407 student-athletes who represented the MIAC&rsquo;s thirteen institutions. These 19 join 22 fall sport athletes to earn Academic All-MIAC status, giving Macalester a total of 41 for the 2008-09 school term. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/25/rp_primary_AcademicAC.jpg" length="103525" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>20th Mac Hac draws 132 players </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/6/7/GEN_0607090058.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/9/rp_primary_swimmers_66.jpg" /><br /><br />The 20th annual Mac Hac Golf tournament was held June 5 at Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale and was the biggest and most successful Mac Hac ever as 132 players formed 33 teams. The post-tournament banquet and silent auction helped raised important funds for the athletic department budget. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/9/rp_primary_swimmers_66.jpg" length="97611" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Assistant coach Bryan Tolcser to throw at nationals </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/6/25/MTRACK_0625095423.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/25/rp_primary_outdoor_national_logo.gif" /><br /><br />Macalester track &amp; field throws coach Bryan Tolcser will be competing at the USA Outdoor National Track &amp; Field Championships this Thursday through Sunday (June 25-28) in the hammer throw. This past winter, Tolscer competed in the 35-pound weight throw at the indoor nationals and placed seventh. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/25/rp_primary_outdoor_national_logo.gif" length="20526" type="image/gif" /><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Scot named to Board of Trustees </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/6/8/WSOC_0608094755.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[At its May 15, 2009 meeting, the Macalester College Board of Trustees elected former Macalester women's soccer standout Jennifer (Jo) Opdyke Wilhelm '96 of Seattle, Wash for a three-year term.  Opdyke Wilhelm is an ecologist for the King County (Seattle) Department of Natural Resources and Parks. She majored in biology at Macalester and holds a master's in biology from the University of Michigan. Prior to assuming her current role, she studied rainforest frogs, served in the Peace Corps in Zambia, Africa, and worked for the Nature Conservancy. In 2006, Wilhelm and her husband Kevin Wilhelm &rsquo;95, established the Jennifer and Kevin Opdyke Wilhelm Scholarship to support a first-year student from Washington. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Head of the Class: Mac grad Grant Stegner '08 is Teaching for America in the Bronx </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/5/28/MSOC_0528091552.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/5/28/rp_primary_grant_stegner.jpg" /><br /><br />Former Macalester soccer player Grant Stegner '08 is teaching middle school students in the Bronx and was recently profiled by Daniel LaChance in the most recent issue of Macalester Today.  Read the complete story&gt;&gt; ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/5/28/rp_primary_grant_stegner.jpg" length="87364" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Murrey pitching in Prospect League </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/6/12/BB_0612094618.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/12/rp_primary_prospect_league_logo12.jpg" /><br /><br />Macalester ace James Murrey (Western Springs, Ill. / Lyons Township) is pitching this summer in the Prospect League as a member of the Danville Dans.  Most of the league&rsquo;s players come from the NCAA Division I level and the league has produced numerous major league players.  Murrey, who will be a senior at Macalester next season, is a three-time All-MIAC and two-time All-Midwest region choice. He is 19-9 with a 2.35 ERA through three seasons at Macalester and has struck out 198 batters in 172 innings of work. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/6/12/rp_primary_prospect_league_logo12.jpg" length="39643" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Paul Rotary Teacher of the Year is Mac's M Club President </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/5/28/GEN_0528092549.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/5/4/rp_primary_MClub_logo.jpg" /><br /><br />Steve Cox '76, M Club President, was selected as 2009 St. Paul Rotary Teacher of the Year. Cox is a multi-talented mentor who teaches social studies and is a coordinator at Washington Technology Magnet Middle School, coaches soccer at Como Park High School, and advises the Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth at Macalester College, among many&hellip; Read More &raquo; ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/5/4/rp_primary_MClub_logo.jpg" length="22961" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flanagan, Young named Macalester Athletes of the Year </title><link>http://athletics.macalester.edu/news/2009/5/4/GEN_0504092746.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/5/4/rp_primary_MClub_logo.jpg" /><br /><br />Macalester held its annual Athletic Banquet on Friday night (May 1) at the Leonard Center and announced the selection of Annie Flanagan from women&rsquo;s swimming &amp; diving as the M Club Female Athlete of the Year and Nathan Young from men&rsquo;s swimming &amp; diving as M Club Male Athlete of the Year. ]]></description><enclosure url="http://athletics.macalester.edu/images/2009/5/4/rp_primary_MClub_logo.jpg" length="22961" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>