https://www.ecblazers.com en-us https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Krasny_Hire The Elms College Athletics Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Peter Krasny as the Director of Athletics beginning in August of 2012. Peter will be responsible for planning, implementation, supervision and evaluation of all aspects of the recreational, intramural, and intercollegiate sports programs. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Krasny_Hire https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/HOF2012 The Elms College athletics department recently announced that head coach Cheryl Condon, Jennifer LeDoux ’07 and Kristin Tassey ’03 will be formally inducted as the Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2012 on September 28 on the campus of Elms College. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/HOF2012 https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/NECCSpringAcademic2012 Eighteen Elms College winter and spring student athletes were named New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) All-Academic as recently announced by the conference. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/NECCSpringAcademic2012 https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/SummerCampsCancelled All summer sports camps at Elms College have been cancelled. Visit the athletics website for information on future camps and clinics. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/SummerCampsCancelled https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/pinkoutfinal The Elms College athletics department raised $2,500 during its five “pink-out” events during the 2011-12 year. Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/pinkoutfinal https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/banquetawards At the end of each year the Elms College athletics department recognizes its student athletes and their achievements from that season. Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/banquetawards https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/NextFOM Who would YOU like to see become the next Blazers Fan of the Month? Nominees can include but are not limited to, students, athletes, faculty and staff, members of the Elms College community, friends, family and local businesses. Wed, 02 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/NextFOM https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/360Club Twenty-two Elms College student athletes were recognized at the first annual 360 Club dessert held by the athletics department on Sunday evening in the faculty dining room. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/360Club https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/APPLE-Fundraising The Elms College Athletic Prevention Programming and Leadership Education (APPLE) group will host its spring survey about on the topic of fundraising on Tuesday, April 24 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the dining hall. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/APPLE-Fundraising https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Boston_Marathon-Cosenza-_Lane Elms College first-year field hockey head coach Kim Cosenza and eighth-year men's and women's cross country head coach Amy Lane competed in the 2012 Boston Marathon on April 16. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Boston_Marathon-Cosenza-_Lane https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Spec.Olympics On Sunday, April 15, Elms College student athletes, Special Olympians and their coaches and families, and members of the surrounding community conducted the first-ever Blazer Games which took place on the Keating Quadrangle on the Elms campus and raised $1,300 for Special Olympics. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Spec.Olympics https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/BlazerGames Elms College to Host Blazer Games on Sunday, April 15. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/BlazerGames https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/D-III_Week Blazers fans, help raise money for the Special Olympics by liking NCAA Division III on Facebook! For every new fan of the Division III Facebook page, the national office will donate $1 to Special Olympics up to $5,000. Please help us reach this goal by taking any additional opportunities this week to spread the word about this effort, which continues through Sunday, April 15. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/D-III_Week https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/CSCAAScholar The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced the Scholar All-America Team Awards for the 2011 fall semester. Over 500 college and university teams across NCAA Divisions I, II and III have achieved the honor. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/CSCAAScholar https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Jan-Fan-Month Faith French, mother of men's basketball player Andre French, was recently honored as January's Blazers Fan of the Month. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Jan-Fan-Month https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/2011_Fall_All_Academic_Team Elms College placed 23 student athletes on the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) all-academic list as announced by the organization on Wednesday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/2011_Fall_All_Academic_Team https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Swim_Sportsmanship Elms College junior swimmer Tricia Ruell needed one final race to make the cut for the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championship in the 200-yard backstroke. It is often the case that swimmers need to make the cut at the end of the season and at times the races that an individual may need are not scheduled during a regular meet. This was the situation for her on Jan. 27 when the Blazers faced Norwich University in dual action. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Swim_Sportsmanship https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Habacker-InterimAD Elms College Assistant Director of Athletics and women’s basketball head coach Laura Habacker has recently accepted the position of Interim Director of Athletics. Laura has taken over for departed Director of Athletics Louise McCleary who has accepted the position of Director of Division III Governance at the NCAA national office. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Habacker-InterimAD https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/January2012PinkOut The Elms College athletics department will host its third "pink-out" event of the 2011-12 year on Saturday, Jan. 28. Check out our progress on reaching our goal of $5,000 and to order your very own "pink-out" tee shirt! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/January2012PinkOut https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/ParentsNightOut The Elms College women’s soccer team and field hockey teams are holding "Parents’ Night Out" on Saturday, February 11 from 4:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/ParentsNightOut https://www.ecblazers.com/information/Fan_of_the_Month/index Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/information/Fan_of_the_Month/index https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/NCAAMcClearyRelease Elms College Athletics Director Louise McCleary has been hired as Director of Division III Governance at the NCAA national office. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/NCAAMcClearyRelease https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Team233-Tournament Team 233 won the inaugural 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Sunday, Dec. 11 in the Maguire Gymnasium providing for a wonderful turnout and fun atmosphere! Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/Team233-Tournament https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/ESPNRadio12-8-11 Members of the Elms College swim teams including head coach Bill Tyler, senior Nicholas Provost (Three Rivers, Mass.), and juniors Tessa Dudunake (Northampton, Mass.) and Emalee Furtek (Ludlow, Mass.) will appear on ESPN Radio Springfied’s College Weekly. The show will run from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. on AM station 1450 on Friday, Dec. 9. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/ESPNRadio12-8-11 https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/FoodDriveResults The Elms College community donated over 700 pounds of food to local food pantries with approximately 500 pounds going to Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen in Chicopee, and 200 pounds to Gray House in Springfield during its eighth annual fall food drive feeding upwards of 300 people during the months of October and November. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/FoodDriveResults https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/3on3Bball Do you Want to win $200?! If so sign up for the Elms College athletics department's first annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament! Find some friends and make a team of three (3) to five (5) people and come join us on Sunday, December 11 at 5:00 p.m. in the Maguire Center Gymnasium! Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/3on3Bball https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/11-16-11_Apple_Social The Elms College Athletic Prevention Programming and Leadership Education (APPLE) group will host a candy social in Mary Dooley College Center cafeteria from 12-1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/11-16-11_Apple_Social https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/HourofPower-125 Tuesday evening's "Hour of Power Relay" conducted by the Elms College men's and women's swim teams between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. raised $125 towards sarcoma research. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/HourofPower-125 https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/SAACFoodDrive2011_-_Last_Day Today is the last day to donate your non-perishable food items! Please help support the Elms College athletic department’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Campus Ministry and Admissions by bringing us your canned food items today! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/SAACFoodDrive2011_-_Last_Day https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/SAACFoodDrive2011_-_Nov._7 The Elms College community is joining forces to reach out to those in need of food. The athletic department’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Campus Ministry and Admissions are still collecting non-perishable food items through November 9. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2011-12/SAACFoodDrive2011_-_Nov._7