Hiram College Indoor Track Teams Finish Ninth and Tenth at NCAC Championships; Hutchison Claims Second Career 55-Meter Hurdle Title
February 29, 2008
Senior All-NCAC hurdler Lynne Hutchison (Solon) won the 55-meter conference title for the second time her career as the Hiram College indoor track and field teams completed the final day of competition of the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Denison University in Granville. The Terrier women finished ninth while the men placed 10th overall. [Final Results] [Denison Championship Web Site] Read more
Hiram College Women’s Basketball Defeated by Ohio Wesleyan University in Quarterfinals of NCAC Tournament
February 27, 2008
The seventh-seeded Hiram College women’s basketball team was defeated by No. 2 seed Ohio Wesleyan University, 94-49, tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 27) in a quarterfinal game of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at Branch Rickey Arena in Delaware. [Box Score] Read more
Hiram College Men’s Basketball Defeated by Ohio Wesleyan University, 84-66, in NCAC Tournament Quarterfinal
February 27, 2008
The seventh-seeded Hiram College men’s basketball team was defeated by second-seeded Ohio Wesleyan University, 84-66, in a quarterfinal game of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 27) at Branch Rickey Arena in Delaware. [Box Score] Read more
National conference attracts Hiram English instructor to present paper
February 26, 2008
English instructor Paul Gaffney will present his paper “Making the King More Monstrous in Richard Couer de Lyon” on February 29 at Beholding Violence: A Conference on Medieval and Early Modern Culture. National and international scholars will present their research examinin ghow images, texts and performances promoted, supported or helped negotiate violence during the era. Their research also considers how certain types of artistic or literary production may be viewed as a response to collective cultural attitudes and customs. The conference is hosted by Bowling Green State University.
More information about this conference is online at http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/art/beholding/.
Hiram College Softball Picked to finish Fourth and Baseball Ninth in NCAC Preseason Polls
February 26, 2008
The Hiram College spring sport season edged one step closer to officially beginning as the Terrier softball team was selected to finish fourth and the baseball team ninth in the North Coast Athletic Conference preseason polls that were released earlier today (Monday, Feb. 25).
The Hiram softball team received 45 points to rank fourth of eight teams. Allegheny (Pa.) College was picked as the preseason favorite with 59 points and four first-place votes. Wittenberg University was second with 54 points and two first-place votes while defending NCAC Tournament Champion Denison University was predicted to finish third tallying 49 points and two first-place votes.
The Terriers return all but one starter from last year’s team that posted a school single-season record 22 games and finished 22-14 overall. It marked the first winning season since 1989 when Hiram recorded a 14-8 record. Hiram also made its first-ever appearance in the NCAC Tournament.
In 2008, Hiram will led by a trio of seniors including two-time All-NCAC catcher Mindy Miller (Navarre/Waynedale), pitcher/first baseman Jamie Brown (Louisville) and outfielder Rachel Unsinger (Dorset/Jefferson Area). The Terriers will have a strong supporting cast led by juniors and All-NCAC first baseman Chastine Romanello (Phoenix, Ariz./Barry Goldwater), All-NCAC outfielder Megan Samuel (Olmsted Falls) and All-NCAC shortstop Stephanie Zunic (Canfield). Other returning starters include junior second baseman Rosie Frank (Strongsville/Parma Hts.Holy Name) and sophomore outfielder Whitney Dropsey (Ashland/Hillsdale),
The Softball team officially begins the 2008 season on Sunday, Mar. 9 against Anderson (Ind.) University at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. The game is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The Hiram baseball team tallied 24 points to finish ninth of 10 teams in this season’s preason poll. The College of Wooster was predicted to win the conference with 99 points and nine first-place votes. Defending NCAC Tournament Champ Ohio Wesleyan University was second with 90 points and one first-place vote while Denison rounded out the top three with 68 points.
The Terriers will look for a season of improvement this spring as last year’s squad finished 6-29 overall and 1-14 in the NCAC.
Hiram lost only one senior to graduation last season and will be led by senior All-NCAC infielder Frank Liscio (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Centennial), senior pitcher Don Marsh (Orwell/Grand Valley) and junior Joe Trela (Lakewood). Also returning is junior All-NCAC outfielder Craig Dobs (Warren/Howland), senior first baseman Kris Immel (Wooster) and junior outfielder Mark Reifsnyder (Tallmadge).
Hiram will not be without its share of youth this season as 16 of the 25-man roster are freshmen or sophomores.
The Terrier baseball team will officially begin their season on Sunday, Mar. 9 against Ursinius (Pa.) College in Fort Pierce, Fla. at 12:30 p.m.
2007 North Coast Athletic Conference Preseason Polls
Softball
| Place | School (First-Place Vote) | Points |
| 1. | Allegheny (4) | 59 |
| 2. | Wittenberg (2) | 54 |
| 3. | Denison (2) | 49 |
| 4. | HIRAM | 45 |
| 5. | Kenyon | 30 |
| 6. | Ohio Wesleyan | 24 |
| 7. | Wooster | 19 |
| 8. | Oberlin | 8 |
Baseball
| Place | School (First-Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Wooster (9) | 99 |
| 2. | Ohio Wesleyan (1) | 90 |
| 3. | Denison | 68 |
| 4. | Wittenberg | 67 |
| 5. | Allegheny | 63 |
| 6. | Kenyon | 48 |
| 7. | Wabash | 45 |
| 8. | Oberlin | 26 |
| 9. | HIRAM | 24 |
| 10. | Earlham | 20 |
Hiram College Awarded $100,000 from the GAR Foundation for a Nursing Simulation Lab
February 25, 2008
The grant from the GAR Foundation will fund a 1,876 square-foot state-of-the-art nursing simulation skills laboratory.
Hiram College received a $100,000 grant from the GAR Foundation to install a simulation skills laboratory for Hiram’s new nursing program. The lab will be part of the renovation of the second floor of Teachout-Price Hall which will become the home of the nursing program. Read more
Select Member of Hiram College Swimming and Diving Team Compete at Kenyon Invitational
February 23, 2008
Senior All-NCAC swimmer Shelly Leshe (Palm City, Fla./Martin County) was the only member of the Hiram College swimming and diving teams to compete at the Kenyon College Invitational today (Saturday, Feb. 23) in Gambier. [Complete Meet Results]
Leshe competed in the 200-yard butterfly winning the event in a time of 2:09.08 provisionally qualifying her for the NCAA Division III National Tournament that begins on Mar. 13 in Oxford on the campus of Miami (Ohio) University. It was the only points earned in the team standings as Hiram placed fifth of six teams with 20 points.
Hiram College Men’s Basketball Defeated by Oberlin College, 76-73, In Regular-Season Finale
February 23, 2008
The Hiram College men’s basketball team could not hold off a second half comeback by Oberlin College losing to the Yeomen, 76-73, this afternoon (Saturday, Feb. 23) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and season finale at Phillips Gymnasium in Oberlin. [Game Stats] Read more
Hiram College Women’s Basketball Defeated by Ohio Wesleyan University in Regular-Season Finale
February 23, 2008
The Hiram College women’s basketball team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan University, 94-48, today (Saturday, Feb. 23) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and regular-season finale at Branch Rickey Arena in Delaware. [Game Stats] Read more
Hiram College hosts Lectures in Religion February 11-12
February 23, 2008
Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor of Theology at the Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Philosophy and Religion at the Claremont Graduate University, will serve as the speaker for the Lectures in Religion scheduled for February 11 and 12, 2008. His theme is “Why the ‘New Atheism’ Isn’t New: The Path from Scientific Reductionism to Reenchantment.”
Clayton’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of science and religion. His approach mixes the disciplines of science, philosophy, theology, and comparative religions to address the ethical, cultural, and political issues that stem from opposing perspectives among those disciplines. He works to show the compatibility of science with religion where those fields can be integrated.
Clayton earned a joint PhD from the Departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Yale University. His books include Mind and Emergence and God and Contemporary Science.
The Lectures in Religion series begins on February 11 at 7:30 PM when Clayton presents “Dawkins’ ‘God Delusion’ and Other Things that Science Doesn’t Prove.” Two lectures follow on February 12: “Deeper Challenges: How to Respond to Broad Naturalism and Spirituality without Belief” at 12:30 PM, and “Process, Emergence, and Panentheism: Christianity for a Scientific Age” at 2:45 PM.
All events are free and open to the public. Lectures will be held in Hiram’s Kennedy Center Ballroom, State Route 700 in Hiram. For more information, please call Professor of Religious Studies Jon Moody at 330-569-5147.
