by JOHN JACKSON, Sports Editor Basketball Both teams kicked off their seasons with a Draddy Gymnasium double-header on Nov. 6. The women’s team took down LIU Brooklyn 61-46 while the men fell 62-56 to Elon. Since then, the women have been on a five-game losing streak; three of those game being decided by six or less points. The men picked up two wins in their … Continue reading Fall 2018 Sports Recap
by John Jackson Sports Editor The Manhattan College men’s and women’s cross country teams performed extremely well last season and are looking to pick up where they left off this season as well. The 2017 season saw the men finish first of five at the Fordham Fiasco race, second of seven at the Monmouth Invitational, 21st of 30 at the Paul Short Run, second of eight at … Continue reading Cross Country Teams Looking To Pick Up Where They Left Off Last Season
by JOHN JACKSON, Sports Editor A lot has happened around Manhattan College athletics since the Jaspers finished their finals to conclude the spring 2018 semester. Over the past few months, there have been teams that finished their 2018 seasons, teams that welcomed incoming student-athletes and coaches, former Jaspers continuing on their playing careers, preseason honors and polls released and a few sports with seasons that … Continue reading Summer Break Sports Recap: New Coaches, Alumni Success and More
by KELLY P. BURNS & KIERAN ROCK, Editors For Liam and Nick O’Brien, running in college wasn’t always the plan. “We got cut from the freshman basketball team and the coach told us to try track,” Liam said. “We ran track in eighth grade, but all we did was sprinting and we really didn’t take it seriously,” Nick said. It was soccer, not track, that they had planned … Continue reading Jaspers Talk: The O’Brien Brothers
By RikkiLynn Shields, Assistant Editor Sophomore Nick Matson not only led Manhattan College’s men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at its first race of the season, he was also named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Runner of the Week earlier this month. With this only being his second year and the start of the season, Matson is already off to a great start. … Continue reading Jaspers Talk: Nick Matson
By RikkiLynn Shields, Asst. Editor Kerri Gallagher, Manhattan College’s new cross country head coach has a long list of achievements and experiences. A professional runner herself, Gallagher came close to qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. Had she qualified, she would have been there with her coach’s, Matthew Centrowitz Sr., son, Matthew Centrowitz Jr., who won the Olympic gold medal in the 1500 meters. Gallagher is … Continue reading Gallagher Linked to Olympic Gold Medalist Centrowitz Jr.
By John Jackson, Staff Writer At the end of the Spring 2016 semester, Manhattan College’s Athletic Department had a task of finding a new head coach for its men’s and women’s cross country team, including both the middle distance and distance running programs. The vacancy was filled by an elite runner in Kerri Gallagher. Gallagher graduated from Fordham University in 2011 after a highly successful … Continue reading Professional Runner Kerri Gallagher Becomes Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams
