First-year Haley Schoenegge won the first Vassar Women’s Track and Field National Champion honor since 2015 on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships as Schoenegge took home the 1500 meters National Champion title. Schoenegge also earned First Team All-American status in the 5000 meters with a fourth-place overall finish.
Vassar’s fall sports teams are off to strong starts and are in contention for post-season play. The men’s soccer team, paced by Liberty League scoring leader Owen Fauth ’24, battled Montclair (NJ) State University, the sixth-ranked team in the country, to a 1-1 draw.
The dedication and official opening of the Richard L. Cretella Tennis Center in September kicked off a new era for Vassar’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, thanks to donors with a strong connection to the sport and to Vassar.
Vassar College will build a $2.5 million tennis center on a site known as Ballintine Field, President Elizabeth Bradley announced. The facility will include eight courts, spectator seating, and other amenities. It is scheduled to be completed by the start of the Fall 2023 tennis season.
Bryan Ruby ’19, the first professional baseball player to publicly announce he is gay, returned to Vassar to thank the Vassar community for the support he received while he was here.
