athletics

Why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk

Craig Clark, Furman University assistant athletics director and associate director of sports medicine is among a cohort of researches who studied the effects of rapid weight gain among college football linemen. The study was published...

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Furman basketball to play ‘Weekends at the Well’ this season

Furman University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will play several games in downtown Greenville this season during three “Weekends at the Well” at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Furman President Elizabeth Davis and Paladin Athletics...

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A big comeback from a blood disorder

Lady Paladin Carly Burkhardt '21 is lucky to be alive today, let alone playing outstanding golf at the Glass City Invitational in Toledo, Ohio. In 2017, she suffered a rare, life-threatening blood disorder that took...

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Furman names renovated locker room in honor of Jackson Roberts

"It's hard to hear us talk about Jackson in the past and that he's no longer here with us. But he will always be here with us in spirit, and he will always be in...

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Former Furman football player opens Old Europe Pastries

In 1988, he helped lead the Paladin Football team to sweet victory in Furman's only NCAA Division I-AA Championship. Now, economics graduate Bobby Daugherty '90 is making strides on an entirely different turf--the world of...

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Meet Jason Donnelly, Furman’s new athletics director

[caption id="attachment_39866" align="alignright" width="240"] Jason Donnelly[/caption] Jason Donnelly, Furman’s new athletics director, will be formally introduced to the university community at a 10 a.m. news conference on campus Thursday, Aug. 1. The introduction, to be...

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Villanova’s Jason Donnelly named athletics director at Furman

Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced today that Jason Donnelly, senior associate athletics director and executive director of athletics development at Villanova University, has been named athletics director at Furman. Donnelly will begin his duties...

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Jennings to compete for Team USA in steeplechase

Furman runner Gabbi Jennings will compete in the 3,000m Steeplechase as a member of Team USA's U23 world team at the 2019 North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Championships, which will be...

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Gary named Team USA head coach for 2019 IAAF World Championship

A record five Furman athletes were in the field when the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships began June 5 in Austin, Texas, marking just the latest example of Robert Gary’s penchant for taking the...

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Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett to speak April 10

Former Ohio State University running back Maurice Clarett will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. [caption id="attachment_38421" align="alignright" width="315"] Former Buckeye Clarett will speak about his...

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Rafferty ranked among top 50 players in the country by Sports Illustrated

Furman's Matt Rafferty '19 has landed on Sports Illustrated's list of the top 50 male NCAA Division I players in 2018-19. In a story headlined "The Top 50 Players in College Basketball This Season" that was...

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Despite loss in SoCon tourney, national media continues to sing Furman’s praises

Furman's gut-wrenching 66-62 loss to UNC-Greensboro last Sunday in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville, North Carolina, dashed hopes many fans had that the Paladins, despite a school-record 25 wins, would be...

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