Track and Field


NEWS 5/24/14 4:22pm

Summer Beach Fun

Every summer, college students flock to the beach on weekends and holidays after working long hours at jobs and internships.


NEWS 5/24/14 3:52pm

Unique travel destinations that add zing to your vacation

Let’s be honest: everyone gets tired of going to the beach at some point or another. You can only endure one of those painful sunburns from slouching in your grandmother’s broken beach chair so many times before you have to call it quits and search for new vacation destinations.


NEWS 5/24/14 1:05pm

Class of 2014 says goodbye Under the Oaks

Crowded into the historic space where 123 graduating classes previously received their diplomas, Elon University faculty, staff, family and friends welcomed a new crop of graduates into the world beyond Elon. Seniors graduating Under The Oaks today closed the door on their undergraduate experiences.


NEWS 5/23/14 12:50am

Top 10 in Elon athletics for 2013-2014

10. Elon garners six individual titles at SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championships En route to a third-place finish, its highest in program history, the Elon women’s track and field team saw six athletes take home individual crowns at the SoCon Outdoor Championships.


NEWS 5/22/14 5:03pm

Five Elon athletes qualify for NCAA Track Prelims

More Elon University track and field athletes will run at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round than ever before when five members of the Phoenix team head to Jacksonville, Fla., May 29-31. Senior Bria Bell will run in the 400-meters, freshman Jennifer Esposito in the 400-meter hurdles, sophomore Sydney Griffin in the 100-meter hurdles and Allyson Oram in the 10,000-meters.


NEWS 5/22/14 12:39am

An Ode to the SoCon

Follow me to Cullowhee. High in the mountains, far from Elon’s fountains.  There’s no Zack’s Hot Dogs, but you’ll drive past some hogs. Home to Catamounts football, a disaster each fall.  Poor WCU, at least Elon couldn’t beat you.  A school in the valley, surrounded by a hill. Better scenery than a Burlington textile mill. Statesboro, Ga., we haven’t ignored ya.  Middle of nowhere, the Eagles’ lair.  Country folk abound, no phone service to be found.  Wanting a payday, GSU called a mayday.  An FBS conference would be better, they felt. So Southern headed off to the Sun Belt.  They brought along their friends from Boone. App State is moving up, despite last season’s swoon.  No more Elon visits to the Rock,  Or to see Chattanooga’s Moc.  Seven hours away in Tennessee bussed the Phoenix to UTC. Instead of facing chaos, Elon would rather play lacrosse. Furman plays this hot new sport. Upon a horse the Paladin did ride, but the Phoenix did not turn and hide.  Elon pulled the football upset, easing that pain of athletic debt. Nearby Furman lies the grounds of Wofford. We will miss the thrill Terriers games offered.  A frequent visitor to the Big Dance, the campus is filled with Khaki pants.  Down in Charleston lies The Citadel, Where football games are celebrated with cannon shell.  Basketball is a struggle at this military school,  Where a rifle is an essential tool. Samford is so far away, In the Central Time Zone do the Bulldogs play.  The trip there is quite the ride, down to the land of the Crimson Tide. It’s a shorter journey to the home of the Tourney, For at Greensboro Coliseum you can see, Wes Miller’s Spartans of UNCG.  It’s a neighborhood rivalry when these teams ball, Elon sees them at the mall. Wes has an empty trophy box, a far cry from that of the Silver Fox. It only takes one gas tank fill-up to reach the abode of Bob McKillop.  Davidson College is the league’s hub of knowledge.  A traditional rivalry, Elon-Davidson was the place to be. As we approach this historic day, An exit fee is left to pay, as Elon heads off to the CAA. Colonial Williamsburg is a new destination, Near Jamestown, the birthplace of our nation. Same with Drexel in the heart of Philly, January there could get chilly. Goodbye SoCon, we will miss you so, To greener pastures Elon must go.  CAA-ya later. 


NEWS 5/21/14 2:50pm

Joel Brown - 2014-05-21 14:50:41

The comments that I'm quoted as saying in Gary Grumbach's article "Town of Elon hosts forum on proposed downtown redevelopment" last night were not made by me, they were made by Dr. Crouch who I was seated next to.


NEWS 5/21/14 11:07am

Chris Little takes reins as Elon head soccer coach

Chris Little was the academy director for the NC Fusion and head coach of the Carolina Dynamo soccer team of the Professional Development league when he received a call from former soccer coach Darren Powell in April. Powell, a close friend of Little and whom he worked under as an assistant coach at Elon University from 2010-2012, had just resigned from Elon to take a position with the Orlando City Soccer Club of Major League Soccer and was helping Athletic Director Dave Blank find his replacement. Naturally, Powell thought first of his close friend and former colleague, who, after a short exchange of pleasantries, he asked to return to Elon to become the head coach. The decision, Little said, was a no-brainer.


NEWS 5/21/14 12:07am

Town of Elon hosts forum on proposed downtown redevelopment

By Gary Grumbach, Bri McClelland Discussion of Elon's Master Plan, or the proposed redevelopment of "Downtown Elon," brought Elon business owners, residents and town officials to Town Hall Tuesday evening. The redevelopment was first discussed in October of 2013, when Elon's Board of Aldermen, alongside redevelopment contractors, published a 79-page proposal that described what they hoped the future Town of Elon would look like. As Elon Local News reported in February, the plan calls for the creation of a town commons.


NEWS 5/20/14 11:03pm

Train Kills Pedestrian in Elon

A pedestrian was fatally struck by an eastbound train in Elon Tuesday afternoon. The victim, who has been identified as Malcolm Cornelius Sims, 22, was walking east along the railroad tracks near the intersection of Church Street and Trollinger Avenue when he was struck.


NEWS 5/20/14 10:13pm

How to Stay Healthy This Summer

Whether you're heading home for some relaxation, working a summer job or preparing for an internship, staying healthy and fit during the summer can be tough.


NEWS 5/19/14 9:59pm

Elon's Casey Jones named SoCon Player of the Year

When Elon University junior Casey Jones homered in the first game of the year, it must have been a sign of good things to come. Jones was never seen as much of a power hitter, and had never hit a home run in an Elon uniform. This season, Jones has hit .422 with 81 hits, 20 doubles and 52 RBis.



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