<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://vassarathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Vassar College Athletics</title><link>https://www.vassarathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=general</link><description>Latest news items for Vassar College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.vassarathletics.com/rss?path=general" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Vassar Athletics Calls for Nominations for Class of 2027</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/6/5/vassar-athletics-class-of-2027-nominations.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/6/5/vassar-athletics-class-of-2027-nominations.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Vassar Athletics Call of Nominations - Class of 2027" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Call_for_Nominations_Video.jpg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Vassar College Director of Athletics and Physical Education, Michelle Walsh, has announced the addition of an Athletics Hall of Fame, an initiative to honor the outstanding achievements of former student-athletes, coaches, administrators and contributors to the College's athletics program.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Call_for_Nominations_Video.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Call_for_Nominations_Video.jpg"><media:title>Vassar Athletics Call of Nominations - Class of 2027</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/4/Call_for_Nominations_Video.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14697</s:story_id></item><item><title>Fiske and Bailey Claim Matthew Vassar Honors At Annual Awards Ceremony</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/6/general-claim-matthew-vassar-honors-at-annual-awards-ceremony.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/6/general-claim-matthew-vassar-honors-at-annual-awards-ceremony.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Fencing, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Fencing, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Vassar RISE</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SAAC Award Winners - 2026 Athletic Awards Ceremony" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/7/_SPI9911.jpeg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – On Wednesday afternoon, the Vassar Athletics Department hosted their Annual Brewer Awards Ceremony at The Chapel on Vassar's campus. Highlighting the event was the Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award presented to Augusta Stockman and Gavin van Beveren. Below is a full recap of the awards with the top vote getters.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/_SPI9911.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/_SPI9911.jpeg"><media:title>SAAC Award Winners - 2026 Athletic Awards Ceremony</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/_SPI9911.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 6 May 2026 16:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14606</s:story_id></item><item><title>2026 Vassar Athletics Awards Ceremony Set For Wednesday, May 6 at The Chapel</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/5/general-2026-vassar-athletics-awards-ceremony-set-for-wednesday-may-6-at-the-chapel.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/5/general-2026-vassar-athletics-awards-ceremony-set-for-wednesday-may-6-at-the-chapel.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025-26 Awards Ceremony Image" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/17/PreShow_Web_Image.jpg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Vassar College athletics department will honor all of its student-athletes with its annual Vassar Athletics Awards Ceremony, held Wednesday, May 6, 2026 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at The Chapel on campus here in Poughkeepsie. Many of Vassar's brightest athletes will be honored and the ceremony will be live streamed via BoxCast.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/17/PreShow_Web_Image.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/17/PreShow_Web_Image.jpg"><media:title>2025-26 Awards Ceremony Image</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/17/PreShow_Web_Image.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14607</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vassar Announces Virginia C. Mars Lacrosse Center, Transforming Facilities for Vassar Lacrosse and Other Athletic Programs</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/9/general-vassar-announces-virginia-c-mars-lacrosse-center-transforming-facilities-for-vassar-lacrosse-and-other-athletic-programs.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/9/general-vassar-announces-virginia-c-mars-lacrosse-center-transforming-facilities-for-vassar-lacrosse-and-other-athletic-programs.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Virginia Mars Lacrosse Center Announcement" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/16/lacrosse-field-parking.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/16/lacrosse-field-parking.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/16/lacrosse-field-parking.jpg"><media:title>Virginia Mars Lacrosse Center Announcement</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/16/lacrosse-field-parking.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14602</s:story_id></item><item><title>Emma Meore Honored as the NATA-ICSM Above and Beyond Athletic Trainer Award Recipient</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/7/general-emma-meore-honored-as-nata-icsm-above-and-beyond-athletic-trainer-award-recipient.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/7/general-emma-meore-honored-as-nata-icsm-above-and-beyond-athletic-trainer-award-recipient.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Emma Meore - NATA Award Recipient" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/V1110-110__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />Dallas, TX - Vassar College Associate Head Athletic Trainer Emma Meore was honored by the National Athletic Trainers Association – Intercollegiate Sport Medicine Council (NATA-ICSM) on Tuesday as Meore was tabbed the NATA-ICSM Above and Beyond Athletic Trainer award recipient. Meore will be recognized at the NATA Clinical Symposium in Philadelphia, PA on June 30.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/V1110-110__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/V1110-110__1_.jpg"><media:title>Emma Meore - NATA Award Recipient</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/V1110-110__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14556</s:story_id></item><item><title>Leach Selected as Facilitator for National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at the 2026 NCAA Convention</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/1/22/general-leach-selected-as-facilitator-for-national-student-athlete-advisory-committee-at-the-2026-ncaa-convention.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/1/22/general-leach-selected-as-facilitator-for-national-student-athlete-advisory-committee-at-the-2026-ncaa-convention.aspx</guid><category>General, Vassar RISE</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kaitlin Leach - Deputy AD National SAAC Mental Health First Aid Training" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/22/KL-_NCAA_National_SAAC_MHF_Training.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/22/KL-_NCAA_National_SAAC_MHF_Training.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/22/KL-_NCAA_National_SAAC_MHF_Training.jpg"><media:title>Kaitlin Leach - Deputy AD National SAAC Mental Health First Aid Training</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/22/KL-_NCAA_National_SAAC_MHF_Training.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:42:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14315</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vassar Athletics Completes Record-Breaking Day of Giving Campaign</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/10/15/general-vassar-athletics-completes-record-breaking-day-of-giving-campaign.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/10/15/general-vassar-athletics-completes-record-breaking-day-of-giving-campaign.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Fencing, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track &amp; Field, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Fencing, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Vassar RISE</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Chart #3 2025 Vassar Athletics Day of Giving" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Chart25_Final_3.jpg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Vassar College Department of Athletics and Physical Education, in conjunction with the Office of Advancement, held its seventh crowd-funding challenge, #Give2Brew, on October 14-15. This year's challenge was 29 hours, running from 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14 until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15 where #Give2Brew raised an astounding over $700,000, a record-setting mark for the Day of Giving.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Chart25_Final_3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Chart25_Final_3.jpg"><media:title>Chart #3 2025 Vassar Athletics Day of Giving</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/15/Chart25_Final_3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>14105</s:story_id></item><item><title>Faye Stevens Named Administrative Fellow for Compliance and Student-Athlete Welfare</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/7/14/general-faye-stevens-named-administrative-fellow-for-compliance-and-student-athlete-welfare.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/7/14/general-faye-stevens-named-administrative-fellow-for-compliance-and-student-athlete-welfare.aspx</guid><category>General, Vassar RISE</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Faye Stevens Admin Fellow Hiring 2025" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/7/14/Stevens_Hiring.jpg" /><br /><br />POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Deputy Director of Athletics, Director of Student-Athlete Welfare and Senior Women Administrator Kaitlin Leach is pleased to announce that Faye Stevens has been named as the Administrative Fellow for Compliance and Student-Athlete Welfare for the Department of Athletics and Physical Education.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/14/Stevens_Hiring.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/14/Stevens_Hiring.jpg"><media:title>Faye Stevens Admin Fellow Hiring 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/14/Stevens_Hiring.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>31</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13971</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vassar Earns First Ever Top-50 NACDA Learfield Directors' Cup Finish</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/6/10/general-vassar-earns-first-ever-top-50-nacda-learfield-directors-cup-finish.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/6/10/general-vassar-earns-first-ever-top-50-nacda-learfield-directors-cup-finish.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 Learfield Directors' Cup Standings" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/10/Learfield_Directors_Cup_Web.jpg" /><br /><br />Cleveland, Ohio - The Vassar College Department of Athletics and Physical Education scored its first ever top-50 finish in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings as the Brewers finished 46th out of a total of over 430 Division III colleges and universities during the 2024-25 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/10/Learfield_Directors_Cup_Web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/10/Learfield_Directors_Cup_Web.jpg"><media:title>2025 Learfield Directors' Cup Standings</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/10/Learfield_Directors_Cup_Web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13960</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vassar Athletics Unveils Inaugural Hall of Fame Class</title><link>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/5/21/general-vassar-athletics-unveils-inaugural-hall-of-fame-class.aspx</link><guid>https://vassarathletics.com/news/2025/5/21/general-vassar-athletics-unveils-inaugural-hall-of-fame-class.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hall of Fame 2025 Release Web Image" src="https://vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/5/19/HOF_Home_Page_Image.jpg" /><br /><br />Poughkeepsie, NY -]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/19/HOF_Home_Page_Image.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.vassarathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/19/HOF_Home_Page_Image.jpg"><media:title>Hall of Fame 2025 Release Web Image</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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