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May 12, 2013

Michigan State’s James and O’Connor Earn Gold On Day Two at Big Ten Champs

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Led by two gold-medal performances from Antonio James in the discus and Leah O’Connor in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Michigan State continued to pick up speed on the second day of competition at the Big Ten Championships. Held at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, the Spartans advanced eight athletes to Sunday’s finals. The [...]

MSU drops game on the road to Purdue, 7-2

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Michigan State softball fell for the first time in conference play this season to Purdue on Saturday afternoon at the Boilermaker Softball Complex. The Spartans (20-14, 6-1) were outlasted as the Boilermakers won, 7-2. Freshman Dani Goranson spent 3 1/3 innings in the circle and tallied four strikeouts. Sophomore McKinzie Freimuth [...]

Spartan Softball improves their record to 17-3 on the season, 3-0 in Big Ten play With Sweep Of IU

Softball Sweeps Indiana Spartans win in extra innings in walk-off fashion against Hoosiers, 2-1. EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State softball swept Indiana with a 2-1 win in the final game of the series Sunday afternoon at Secchia Stadium. The Spartans improved their record to 17-3 on the season, 3-0 in Big Ten play. Junior [...]

MSU Softball Blanks Northern Iowa

Michigan State softball defeats Northern Iowa 1-0 in final day of Littlewood Classic. TEMPE, Ariz. – Michigan State softball edged Northern Iowa, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in the Littlewood Classic and improved its record to 5-4 on the season. Senior Jenny Ramsaier notched the lone RBI of the competition, while junior Kelly Smith compiled a season-high [...]

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February 16, 2013

MSU Softball Tops UIC, 5-1

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Michigan State softball team began its Littlewood Classic Tournament appearance with a victory, as it downed the University of Illinois-Chicago, 5-1, on Friday afternoon. Junior Kelly Smith tallied 10 strikeouts in the game, her second time this season, while sophomore Stephanie Sanders hit a grand slam. “It was a slow [...]

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January 28, 2013

Spartans Split Dual At Oakland

EAST LANSING, Mich. – In their third weekend of back-to-back meets on Friday and Saturday, the Michigan State women’s swimming and diving team bounced back from a loss last night at home to Michigan by winning at Oakland University. The women claimed the victory with a score of 173 – 125, while the men fell [...]

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January 12, 2013

Michigan State Swimming and Diving Concludes Double-Dual Meet

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Hosting two simultaneous dual meets, the MSU men lost a battle to Purdue 190 to 102 and the women were narrowly beaten by Toledo 157.5 to 142.5 on Friday night at McCaffree Pool in IM West. “I thought we weren’t all that sharp,” said head coach Matt Gianiodis. “On the women’s [...]

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January 12, 2013

MSU Track & Field Shines At GVSU Open

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan State track & field program started off the 2013 indoor season with a strong showing at the GVSU Bob Eubanks Open Invitational. The Spartans claimed six first-place performances at the meet held at the Kelly Family Sports Center. “Our primary objective was to see how we would compete,” said [...]

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November 19, 2012

Coach Gianiodis Has Michigan State Swimming and Diving Out in Front!

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Michigan State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams ended the three-day Magnus Cup Invitational on Sunday with the women taking home the team crown and the men finishing third. MSU won both women’s diving events in addition to eight individual races by the women and two by the men at [...]

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November 10, 2012

Michigan State Swimming and Diving Take Home Dual Victories

JENISON, Mich. – The Michigan State Swimming and Diving program claimed a pair of victories over Grand Valley State University on Friday night in Jenison, Mich. The fifth-annual meet was held at Jenison High School, where the women won 189-108 and the men defeated the Lakers 167.5-132.5. “I was happy with what we did,” said [...]

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