Lake Forest College prides itself on its committed athletes and athletics. Let’s take a look at how our current winter sport’ teams are doing.
MEN’S TENNIS: The men’s tennis team is starting up again and they had their first match on Saturday, February 6, at Lake Bluff Racquet Club against Kalamazoo. They are also listed as second in the preseason MWC coaches poll.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: The men’s basketball team is 9-8—currently in 5th place. They faced Knox on Saturday, February 6.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The women’s basketball team is coming off a two game winning streak and are currently in fourth place.
MEN’S HOCKEY: Our men’s hockey team is currently 9th out of 11th place and faced Aurora on Friday and Saturday, February 5–6.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY: The Women’s hockey team is currently in 2nd place trailing Adrian, with a 12-0 win-loss record. They faced off against St. Norbert on Friday and Saturday, February 5–6.
SWIMMING & DIVING: The team was given the honor along with nine other schools to CSCAA Scholar All-America Team. They competed in the UIC Invitational on Saturday, February 6, and are slated to compete in the MWC Conference Meet, which starts Friday, February 19.
MEN’S & WOMEN’S HANDBALL: The men’s and women’s handball team traveled to Lombard, IL on January 22 to compete in a three-day state tournament against Lake Forest alums, the University of Minnesota and University of Illinois handball teams, and various other exhibition players. Leo Canales ’18 won the Men’s Consolation Open Division Singles and Ricardo Palma ’18 took the winning title in the Men’s A Division Singles. The team is quickly approaching the National Tournament and is working hard to bring home the national title for the 50th year in a row.
