Meet Andrea Ricketts-Preston, Mount Holyoke College’s new director of athletics
Mount Holyoke Athletics honors women’s sports history with youth sports clinic
Debby Ghezzi returns to the College as interim athletic director after 24 years away
Game of the Week: Basketball battles Dean College in home opener
1200 donors contribute almost $75,000 during Athletics Day of Giving
Lyons soccer play WPI Engineers in their final game of the season
Mount Holyoke College Soccer finished up their fall season on Saturday, Oct. 28, in a home game against Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Although the Lyons fell to the Engineers 3-0, they played hard. Goalie Shan Breen ’24 made two saves in the first half, and goalie Evie Krieg ’27 made five saves in the second half.
KJ Reese hired as student-athlete development, promotions coordinator
KJ Reese is the newest member of the Mount Holyoke College Athletics Department.
Hired in August 2023, Reese received a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Ethnic Minorities and Women’s Internship Grant, giving him the new position of student-athlete development and promotions coordinator at the College. Through his position, Reese works directly with student-athletes to improve their capabilities within and outside their sport. He is responsible for leading various workshops and aiding with the development of leadership initiatives.
New NHL policy bans the use of Pride Tape
The National Hockey League recently announced a ban on the use of Pride Tape by players during games, warm-ups and practices, as reported by MSNBC. The rainbow athletic tape has been utilized by many professional hockey players as a way to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and to promote a more inclusive athletic environment.
