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...
SFU Field Hockey Standouts to Participate in Junior Pan-American Games
Brittany Plaszewski, Contributing Writer
February 13, 2016
Filed under Sports
Field hockey players Shannon Pereira and Brianna Govia have been chosen to represent their respective countries in the upcoming Junior Pan-American Games. The Games are a qualifier for the Junior Women's World Cup, which will be contested in Chile, beginning Nov. 23. Govia will represent her native...
Swim Team Preps for NEC Championship
Erik Walker, Contributing Writer
February 11, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Red Flash swim team has had an up-and-down 2015-16 season, but enters the postseason with momentum after sweeping its three meets in January. The team will travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to compete in the Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 24-27, and head coach Rory...
Freshman Kovatch Lighting Up Northeast Conference
Janiece Morton, Contributing Writer
February 11, 2016
Red Flash freshman basketball player Jessica Kovatch has been named the Northeast Conference’s (NEC) Rookie-of-the-Week 11 times this season, more than any player in conference history. Kovatch leads all NCAA Division I freshmen in scoring, averaging 22.3 points per game, after netting 25 in a...
Remillard Appointed Faculty Athletics Representative
Jordan Gorsuch, Contributing Writer
February 11, 2016
Religious Studies associate professor Art Remillard was recently appointed to serve as the Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) by SFU president Rev. Malachi Van Tassel, T.O.R. Remillard will look to facilitate the work of the University’s Athletics Advisory Board (AAB), while also serving as...
