Upset of Penn State puts men’s volleyball on brink of first EIVA title
April 22, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Saint Francis University men’s volleyball team pulled off one of the great victories in Red Flash sports history with a playoff upset of Penn State University in four sets Thursday. Penn State had won 17 consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) titles before the Flash...
Football Team Wraps Up Spring Drills with Red-White Game
Erik Walker, Contributing Writer
April 21, 2016
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The Red Flash football team hosted its spring game on April 15 at DeGol Field, with the Red Team posting a 14-12 win over the White squad. Sophomore running back Byron Johnson was one of the standouts for the Red Team, rushing for 104 yards on seven carries, including a 65-yard burst. “The offensive...
Lift for Life, 5K Run Scheduled for Saturday
Janiece Morton, Contributing writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Saint Francis Uplifting Athletes chapter will be hosting its third annual Lift for Life event this Saturday, April 23. This year, the organization has added a 5K run. All money raised will be donated to childhood apraxia research and awareness efforts. Registration for the 5K will start at...
Flash Cheerleading Squad Places Seventh at National Event
Angel Creek, Contributing writer
April 21, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Saint Francis cheerleading team competed at the National Cheerleading Association’s annual event April 10-11, in Daytona, Florida. The team placed seventh at the event, advancing to the second day of competition. “Our weakness was just having a young squad,” said the team’s coach, Tara...
Robinson Fruchtl Named Saint Francis Director of Athletics
Angel Creek, Contributing writer
April 21, 2016
Former Red Flash women’s basketball coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl has been named the new Director of Athletics at Saint Francis. She will begin her duties on Aug. 1. Robinson Fruchtl replaces Bob Krimmel, who will retire this summer after guiding the athletics department for 11 years. Robinson...
SFU Director of Athletics Bob Krimmel to retire this summer
Emma Catalano, Contributing writer
April 8, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
“When I look at my opportunities here,” said Bob Krimmel, SFU’s Director of Athletics, “it’s been surrounded by people that cared about the students and wanted our students to have a good experience.” Krimmel announced earlier this semester that he will retire from SFU this summer. He...
Sports4Kids Day Draws Crowd to Stokes Center
Brandon Behe, Contributing Writer
April 7, 2016
Saint Francis hosted the 10th annual Sports4Kids Day on April 3 at the Stokes Athletics Center. The event is named in memory of former Red Flash volleyball player Alicia Richardson, who died in January 2007. Sports4Kids Day allows area students in kindergarten through sixth grade to play multiple...
Inaugural ‘Become-That-Someone’ Speaker Motivates Students
Brittany Plaszewski, Contributing Writer
March 18, 2016
Filed under Sports
Former Army Sgt. Rick Yarosh spoke to Saint Francis University (SFU) student-athletes and other attendees on March 14 at the JFK Auditorium, sharing a compelling story of his experience overcoming serious injuries and creating an organization called H.O.P.E., which stands for “Hold On, Possibilities...
Villarrial Honored as Top FCS Coach in Northeast
Erik Walker, Contributing Writer
March 18, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Red Flash football team enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in program history last fall and Saint Francis University’s (SFU) head coach was recently honored for his team’s success. Chris Villarrial was presented the Bob Ford Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coach-of-the-Year...
NEC Player of the Month Gervais looks to play pro tennis upon graduating
Dani Gryckiewicz, Contributing Writer
March 16, 2016
Danielle Gryckiewicz Gervais started playing tennis at 13 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He trained at Academie Menard Girardin, one of the largest training facilities in Canada. The academy is known for producing players who compete on WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) and ATP (Association of Tennis Pro...
Saint Francis University Welcomes First Water Polo Player
Danielle Gryckiewicz, Contributing Writer
March 7, 2016
History was made at Saint Francis University (SFU) this spring with the enrollment of the school’s first women’s water polo player. Krysta Ponek is a second-semester sophomore who transferred from Utica College in New York state, where she also played water polo. She plans to major in Environmental...
