Spring Break Sports Recap
We may be in March folks, but the winter athletic season has yet to come to a close for a handful of our Ursinus College Bears. In particular, there are 11 winter athletes who are still competing in post- season NCAA Tournament Play across 3 respective sports. Namely, Men’s and...
Walking on, Standing Out: The Jay Sims Story
On February 25th, 2024, sophomore high-jumper Jay Sims III jumped a personal best 1.92 meters to take the gold medal at the Centennial Conference Indoor Championship. As just a sophomore, Sims has already achieved a feat that many athletes in the Centennial Conference spend years chasing, and his future in...
Ursinus Cuts The Cheese
Hello everyone and welcome back to another week of the Bear Corner. This week's edition will cover the potential new sports being added to Ursinus College athletics for the 2024-25 season. According to a recent announcement by President Hannigan, the school is looking to add a new up-and-coming sport to...
Die up! From Student Handbook Violation to Campus Wide Sensation
Ursinus Athletics has been a powerhouse over the course of the program’s history. From Field Hockey, to Wrestling, to you name it, the Bears have competed at an extremely high level in a multitude of sports over the school’s 155 years of existence. But now folks, UC is about to...
Softball Spring Break Senior Catch-up and Their “Revenge Tour”
Ten games in just five days – certainly a busy spring break for the softball team in Orlando, Florida. When not playing, they spent their time hanging out with each other, at the pool at their Airbnb, cooking team dinners, and had an off-day at Universal Studios. To hear more...
Bears Working Hard Over Spring Break
Ursinus Baseball was active throughout the break, gearing up for the season through spring training. The team got big wins over Delaware Valley University and Kenyon College, finishing with a 3-5 record over the break. Pictured above is first-year pitcher Ryan Barrow, who allowed no runs in his three inning...
Ursinus falls to Johns Hopkins in the Centennial Conference playoffs semi-finals
The fifth-seeded Bears of Ursinus fell to the top seeded Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins during the Centennial Conference playoffs on Friday night in Baltimore. The win marks the fourteenth straight win for the Blue Jays over the Bears, including three this season; a streak dating all the way back...
“Pool Party at Gettysburg!”, Bears Accept Invitation
After months of intense competition, Bullets Pool gleamed with excitement Thursday, February 22nd, as hundreds of swimmers from across the Centennial Conference made their way to the long-awaited championship meet. Hours upon hours of intense preparation would come down to minutes, seconds, and sometimes even milliseconds of hard racing, creating...
Painting the Postseason Picture
For the first time since the 2018-2019 season, both of Ursinus’ Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams will be competing in the Centennial Conference Playoff Tournament with not only the goal of becoming conference champions, but also to have the opportunity to compete in the NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament, or...