The Saints showed their grit during the abbreviated winter season.
David Jankowski ’22 scored three minutes and 38 seconds into overtime to lift the St. Lawrence University men’s hockey team to a 3-2 win over top-seeded Quinnipiac in the ECAC Hockey championship game on March 20, 2021, giving the Saints their first league title in 20 years.
With COVID-19 disrupting the athletic schedule, St. Lawrence student-athletes still found ways to shine.
Senior Terry Li ’21 competed one last time at the swimming and diving teams’ Senior Day celebrations.
The women’s hockey team celebrated Aly McLeod’s overtime goal giving the Saints a 4-3 win over Clarkson in the ECAC Hockey semifinals on March 5. (Photo Carol Hill’79)
First-year point guard Shannon Rhone ’24 scored a season-high 18 points in a 59-50 win over Clarkson on March 19.
Tommy Kenosh ’23 skied to a sixth-place finish in the men’s slalom to earn All-America honors at the 2021 NCAA Skiing Championships. (Photo Nancie Battaglia)
Gabrielle Wangler ’21, one of six Saints Nordic ski team members at the 2021 NCAA Skiing Championships. (Photo Clarkson Creative)
A two-time NCAA champion in the 1,500-meter run, Jukka Tammisuo ’87 set the standard for the St. Lawrence track and field program. The Saints current national champion. Nick Lyndaker ’26, who will defend his NCAA title in the mile this indoor season, reflects on his mentor’s journey, how it’s influenced his own, and how learning to “trust the kick” has helped him become a formidable competitor in DIII track and field.
