In April of 2007, Principia College opened the versatile Crafton Center, home to swim meets, track meets and a two-story fitness and weight center. Crafton was only the first project on a list of numerous athletic facility upgrades that the athletic department is proposing over the next few years.
Lee Ellis, Athletic Director at Principia College, said recently that “[head track and cross country] Coach [Chuck] Wilcoxen and I have talked about …

Track and Field
Both the men and women had strong showings at their last track meet.  On the women’s team, sophomore Mackenzie Olson had a big start in the 5000-meter and ended with a time of 21:00.76.  Senior Stacey Bird won her heat in her first collegiate track race. She ran the mile with a time of 6:28.07.  For the men, freshman Jake Meier broke the school’s 600-meter record by three …

Richards, a senior political science major and track and field captain, will compete in the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase, and is currently seeded 12th in the nation with a time of 10:50.36.

The Thunder Chickens finished their season this weekend with a one-point loss to the Royals of St. Louis. The unusually low-scoring game was their only loss all season in league play.