Ribbion-making and carrying giant pumpkins across campus are some of Maddie Thompson’s core memories from this year’s cross-country season. Thompson is the first Great Big Pumpkin winner for the women’s cross-country team. Following the Skyline Conference Championship 6k Race, Head Coach Tom Dilberto bequeathed an organic big orange pumpkin to Thompson for her drastic improvements throughout the season, staying determined and committed until the very end. Her personal best 5k performance was 31:31 minutes.

Finishing up the last race in the cross country season this year will be followed by another soon-to-be-completed race for Nat Skoczenski. College is often a slow and steady race, and Skoczenski’s is finally at the finish line. Their plans after graduating include “—pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology, but before then… who knows. Looking for jobs in research and patient care but maybe I’ll become a cheesemonger or kayaking instructor in the meantime.” 

Fifth year Women’s volleyball libero, Kaille Ferguson, continuously grabs crowds’ attention on the court. After a unique first year of playing on a coed team due to COVID, this setback proved to have minimal impact on Ferguson’s drive to continue playing.

Campbell Sports Center is home of the Gryphons, our NCAA Division III athletes but, there is so much the building has to offer to the rest of the students as well. If you are an athlete or simply enjoy working out, the gym has you covered.