Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Andrew Milone, Staff Writer When an athlete starts their collegiate season off on a good note it bodes well for their whole season. This is exactly what junior wrestling captain Camden Stoops has done and there is no telling what he will accomplish this season. “The highlight of my season so far has been getting off to the best start of my college career,” said Stoops. Stoops leads all Gettysburg College wrestlers with a 10-4...
Women’s swimming trumps McDaniel 118-62
By Claire Healey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College women’s swim team competed against Centennial Conference opponent McDaniel this past Wednesday. The Lady Bullets (5-1, 3-1 CC) cruised to an easy victory, defeating the Green Terror 118-62. Gettysburg was able to capture the top spot in every event including the two relays, with eight different swimmers netting individual titles. The Bullets came out strong with a victory in the...
Gettysburg Bullets make waves at home meet — Men’s swimming team sweeps Messiah and Susquehanna
By Michael Boncardo, Staff Writer The Gettysburg men’s swimming team faced off against Messiah College and Susquehanna University in a dual meet this past Saturday. What began as a close meet turned into a rout, with the Bullets winning five straight events and eventually taking first in eight of 14 events. Standout performances of the day included first-year Jakob Hegna, sophomore Tyler Dougherty, and first-year Parker Sorenson, who...
Cross Country teams finish in top 20 at Regional Meet — deer knocks runner out of competition
By Elizabeth Hilfrank, Staff Writer The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished their three-month season on Saturday at the NCAA Mid-East Regional Meet held at Big Spring High School in Newville, PA. The men finished nineteenth among fifty-two teams. The women finished fourteenth out of fifty teams, respectively. Junior Ben Taber led the men’s team, finishing twenty-eighth out of 371 runners with a time of 26:08. His placement...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Meredith Tombs, Staff Writer Sophomore linebacker Joey DeCristofaro was recently awarded the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week title, and was named to the D3 Football Team of the Week. As a first-year, DeCristofaro recorded 62 total tackles. He has only improved as a defensive lineman in his sophomore season for the Bullets. DeCristofaro has 18 career sacks and 18 career interceptions “I started to feel...
Women’s Volleyball close out their season with a tough loss to Johns Hopkins
By Jake Verner, Staff Writer The Gettysburg Lady Bullets finished the season at home on Halloween against the Johns Hopkins University Lady Blue Jays. The women’s volleyball team fell short losing the match three games to one to a talented team in Johns Hopkins who made it to the Centennial Conference Semifinals before losing to McDaniel. The opening frame set the pace for the back-and-forth battle with ten ties and five lead changes....
