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Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup
Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup

Juniata College finished narrowly outside the top third of all Division III athletics programs in the final standings for the 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night
Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night

Juniata College Athletics celebrated a year of success, recognized its most valuable players, and presented its “big five” awards at the 16th Annual Athletic Awards Night, held Sunday, April 29, in Ellis Hall.

2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos
2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos

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Scholly, McCoy, Miles, Morgan named to Landmark Conference 2012 Winter All-Academic Team
Scholly, McCoy, Miles, Morgan named to Landmark Conference 2012 Winter All-Academic Team

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Four Juniata College student-athletes were among those named to the Landmark Conference 2012 Winter All-Academic Team, which was announced Friday.

Juniata Athletics in top 100 on the NACDA Learfield Sports 2011-12 Directors’ Cup
Juniata Athletics in top 100 on the NACDA Learfield Sports 2011-12 Directors’ Cup

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College currently sits 97th out of 436 active NCAA Division III institutions on the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Learfield Sports 2011-12 Directors’ Cup standings, released late Thursday.

Juniata places 27 Winter student-athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll
Juniata places 27 Winter student-athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll

Juniata College placed 27 student-athletes on the Landmark Conference Winter 2011-12 Academic Honor Roll, which was released Tuesday afternoon.

Men’s hoops season ends with 65-62 heartbreaker to Alvernia in ECACs
Men’s hoops season ends with 65-62 heartbreaker to Alvernia in ECACs

Juniata College men’s basketball saw its 2011-12 season come to a close with a 65-62 loss to Alvernia University, in Saturday’s semifinals of the ECAC Division III South Region Tournament at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

Men's basketball falls to Alvernia in ECAC South Region Semifinals
Men's basketball falls to Alvernia in ECAC South Region Semifinals

Juniata men's basketball fell 65-62 to Alvernia University in the ECAC South Region Semifinals.

Men's basketball advances to ECAC Semis with quaterfinal win
Men's basketball advances to ECAC Semis with quaterfinal win

Juniata men's basketball defeated Penn State Behrend 50-42 to advance to the ECAC South Region Semifinals Wednesday night in Kennedy S+RC.

Men’s hoops advances to ECAC semis with 50-42 win over Behrend
Men’s hoops advances to ECAC semis with 50-42 win over Behrend

Juniata College men’s basketball advanced to the semifinals of the ECAC Division III South Region Tournament with a 50-42 quarterfinal win over Penn State Behrend, Wednesday night at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

Men’s basketball earns No. 1 seed for ECAC South Region tournament
Men’s basketball earns No. 1 seed for ECAC South Region tournament

Juniata College men’s basketball didn’t just earn a spot for the 2012 ECAC Division III South Region Tournament – they were awarded the No. 1 seed after posting the best record in program history.

Men’s hoops falls to Scranton in Landmark championship game, 78-70
Men’s hoops falls to Scranton in Landmark championship game, 78-70

A 48 percent shooting performance from Juniata College certainly kept the Eagles in the game, but wasn’t quite enough for the win as Juniata dropped a 78-70 decision to the University of Scranton, in Saturday night’s Landmark Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game at the Long Center.

Sekulski and Raymond named All-Landmark; Curley earns Coach of the Year honors
Sekulski and Raymond named All-Landmark; Curley earns Coach of the Year honors

Juniata College senior Dan Sekulski (Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone Area) and junior Alex Raymond (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Altoona Area) were named to the All-Landmark Conference men’s basketball teams, which were unveiled Friday.

Men's basketball reaches Landmark title game with Susquehanna win
Men's basketball reaches Landmark title game with Susquehanna win

Juniata men's basketball defeats Susquehanna 77-58 in the Landmark Conference semifinals.

Men’s basketball upends Susquehanna, 77-58; advances to Landmark title game
Men’s basketball upends Susquehanna, 77-58; advances to Landmark title game

Juniata College junior guard Alex Raymond (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Altoona Area) logged 23 points, 19 of them in the second half, to lead the Eagles to a 77-58 win over Susquehanna University, in Wednesday night’s Landmark Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal at O.W. Houts Gymnasium.

Men’s basketball drops 81-71 decision at Susquehanna, will face Crusaders in Landmark semis
Men’s basketball drops 81-71 decision at Susquehanna, will face Crusaders in Landmark semis

Juniata College men’s basketball made a late attempt to catch host Susquehanna University in Saturday night’s regular season finale at Houts Gymnasium, but the Eagles comeback bid fell short in an 81-71 Landmark Conference loss to the Crusaders.