Suspect in SU alumna death arrested
ByAuthorities arrested a suspect in the death of SU alumna Amanda Strous today.
Authorities arrested a suspect in the death of SU alumna Amanda Strous today.
Former Shippensburg University student, athlete and assistant field hockey coach Amanda Strous, Class of 2011, died in an apartment fire in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 18.
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
From a young age, Jake Metz has been playing football. Over the years, his love for the game has grown.
In early May, the Shippensburg University family lost one of the major faces of sports at the University. On May 3, 2016, SU’s legendary men’s basketball coach Rodger Goodling peacefully passed away at the age of 79 in his home in Carlisle.
The Shippensburg University outdoor-track-and-field teams battled through the rain to become champions on the final day of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships.
The second day of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship held many victories and triumphs for the Red Raiders of Shippensburg University.
Shippensburg University’s outdoor track-and-field teams hit the ground running at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships on Thursday, May 12. The day began at 11 a.m. with the decathlon and the heptathlon and ended with the 10K races.
For the first time in school history, the Shippensburg University outdoor men’s track-and-field team has broken through the Top 10 in the NCAA Division II national rankings.
With the 2016 academic year in the books, the Shippensburg University baseball squad opened up postseason play Sunday in Butler, Pennsylvania, with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) playoff game against nationally-ranked No. 21 Mercyhurst University.
For the second time in two years, the Shippensburg University Men’s baseball team qualified for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs thanks to its series sweep of Bloomsburg University this past weekend.
The Shippensburg University’s women’s outdoor track and field team made its final appearance in the regular season before it heads to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) meet in two weeks.
For the Shippensburg University’s men’s outdoor track and field team, the 12th annual Paul Kaiser Classic was the final tune-up before it heads to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) meet on May 12-14.
The Shippensburg University baseball team weathered the storm versus the No. 1 team in Division II and picked up an easy non-conference win last week as it tried to stay in position to take the last playoff spot in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern division. The Raiders opened up the week with a blowout win at the University of the Sciences, 15-0, and closed out its week winning one game of a four-game series on a walk off versus Millersville University, 2-1.
Shippensburg University hosted the SU Invitational this past Wednesday at Seth Grove Stadium. The women’s team not only broke school records, but also picked up several new conference qualifiers in the process. SU junior Tamara Ovejera broke the school’s discus record to give her a second school record in a matter of five days.
Misconceptions about Shippensburg University’s mascot, “Big Red,” abound and its relation to the school’s nickname — much like the origin of Red itself — is unclear. For instance, if one were to stop a random Shippensburg University student to ask him or her what animal he or she believes Red to be, most would answer “a parrot.” Though this seems incredibly logical given that the university uses a ship as its logo, as well as a nickname that — despite its original intention — alludes to pirates, this student would be wrong.
The Shippensburg University women’s lacrosse team traveled to Slippery Rock University on Saturday, April 23, to take on The Rock in PSAC action. The Raiders battled through two halves, scoring seven goals to Slippery Rock’s 11 at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
With 285 points, the Shippensburg University men’s outdoor track-and-field team blew past the competition on Wednesday evening, taking first-place at Seth Grove Stadium. Both the men’s and women’s outdoor track-and-field teams are reigning Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champions, so the victories over PSAC rivals West Chester University and Seton Hill University are especially sweet. There were several performances in particular that highlighted the evening for the Raiders. The SU men’s team took first-place in 12 out of the 16 events, in which it competed in on Wednesday, which led to its dominating win. “Well, I think we all love running on our home track.
Last week, Neely Spence Gracey, a 2012 graduate of Shippensburg University, raced into the national spotlight with a ninth-place finish in the Boston Marathon.