<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://hoodathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Hood College</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=mlax</link><description>Latest news items for Hood College</description><atom:link href="https://hoodathletics.com/rss?path=mlax" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Blazers tally 151 student-athletes on Middle Atlantic Conference Honor Roll</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/6/22/baseball-blazers-tally-134-middle-atlantic-conference-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/6/22/baseball-blazers-tally-134-middle-atlantic-conference-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Swimming, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming, Women's Track and Field, Women's Ice Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MAC Academic Honor Roll" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2021/6/21/MAC_AcadHR_1_.jpg" /><br /><br />NEWTOWN, Pa. (Conference News ) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Executive Director Megan Morrison announced the 2026 MAC Winter and Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll on Tuesday. A total of 4,274 student-athletes were recognized, while 750 earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) during the 2026 spring semester. The Blazers mark 53 from winter and 98 from spring.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2021/6/21/MAC_AcadHR_1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2021/6/21/MAC_AcadHR_1_.jpg"><media:title>MAC Academic Honor Roll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2021/6/21/MAC_AcadHR_1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:29:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9604</s:story_id></item><item><title>Spring 2026 MAC All-Sportsmanship Team announced</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/15/general-spring-2026-mac-all-sportsmanship-team-announced.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/15/general-spring-2026-mac-all-sportsmanship-team-announced.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Track and Field, Men's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 Spring All-Sportsmanship" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/15/All-Sportsmanship_Award_2026_spring_website.jpg" /><br /><br />NEWTOWN, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has named 153 student-athletes to its Spring MAC All-Sportsmanship Team. The team includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport, including baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's outdoor track & field, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's volleyball.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/All-Sportsmanship_Award_2026_spring_website.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/All-Sportsmanship_Award_2026_spring_website.jpg"><media:title>2026 Spring All-Sportsmanship</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/All-Sportsmanship_Award_2026_spring_website.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:22:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9602</s:story_id></item><item><title>Hood College Senior Banquet Award Winners</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/15/general-hood-college-senior-banquet-award-winners.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/15/general-hood-college-senior-banquet-award-winners.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Track and Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alonna Soward-Puryear" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/15/IMG_8501.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICK, Md. - Hood College Athletics celebrated their seniors through a special banquet with a senior video, dinner, awards and guest speaker FCPS Teacher of the Year Recipient Alonna Soward-Puryear.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/IMG_8501.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/IMG_8501.jpg"><media:title>Alonna Soward-Puryear</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/IMG_8501.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:49:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9601</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's lacrosse locks down trio of All-Conference nods</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/7/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-scores-trio-of-all-conference-nods.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/7/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-scores-trio-of-all-conference-nods.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brennan McKeown, Brandon Hare, Calvin Morris" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/6/Untitled-2.jpg" /><br /><br />With the conclusion of the 2026 men's lacrosse regular season, it was announced that Brennan McKeown (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), Brandon Hare (Abingdon, Md./The John Carroll), and Calvin Morris (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) were named to the MAC Commonwealth All-Conference team]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/6/Untitled-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/6/Untitled-2.jpg"><media:title>Brennan McKeown, Brandon Hare, Calvin Morris</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/6/Untitled-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2026 11:32:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9599</s:story_id></item><item><title>ICYMI: Hoodies 2026 Award Winners</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/4/baseball-icymi-hoodies-2026-award-winners.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/5/4/baseball-icymi-hoodies-2026-award-winners.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Equestrian, Esports, Men's Volleyball, Women's Ice Hockey, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Student-Athlete Athletic Council</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jevon Yarbrough" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/4/Hoodies-4831-2.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICK,Md. – Hood Athletics celebrated its annual red carpet award show with a handful of new awards and a reimagined version of the event. With the work of SAAC, the show included team superlatives, MVPs, a Not Top 10 and more.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/4/Hoodies-4831-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/4/Hoodies-4831-2.jpg"><media:title>Jevon Yarbrough</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/4/Hoodies-4831-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2026 14:31:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9594</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s lacrosse senior day soured by Eagles</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/25/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-senior-day-soured-by-eagles.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/25/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-senior-day-soured-by-eagles.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MLAX 2026 Seniors" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/25/0W0A0430awfulday.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICK, Md. – The Hood College men's lacrosse team's season came to an end as it celebrated the 10 graduating players before the game, falling 8-7 in overtime to Eastern University.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/0W0A0430awfulday.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/0W0A0430awfulday.jpg"><media:title>MLAX 2026 Seniors</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/0W0A0430awfulday.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9577</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Lacrosse roughed by York Pa.</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/mens-lacrosse-roughed-by-york-pa.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/mens-lacrosse-roughed-by-york-pa.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Matthew Mitcheltree" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Hood_Stevenson-4561.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICK, Md. – The men's lacrosse team finishes their final Wednesday match taking on the No. 5 York Spartans and falling to the crafty MAC Commonwealth foe in the Spartans 23-2 despite their triumph.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Hood_Stevenson-4561.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Hood_Stevenson-4561.jpg"><media:title>Matthew Mitcheltree</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/22/Hood_Stevenson-4561.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:38:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9574</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s lacrosse holds off late push from Pride</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-holds-off-late-push-from-pride.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-holds-off-late-push-from-pride.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alex Odenheimer" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Hood_Goucher-0750-Odie.jpg" /><br /><br />CHESTER, Pa. – The Hood College men's lacrosse team kept their playoff hopes alive against Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth opponent Widener University, coming away with a 10-9 win.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Hood_Goucher-0750-Odie.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Hood_Goucher-0750-Odie.jpg"><media:title>Alex Odenheimer</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/Hood_Goucher-0750-Odie.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:49:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9570</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Lacrosse creates turbulance in loss Falcons</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/15/mens-lacrosse-creates-turbulance-in-loss-falcons.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/15/mens-lacrosse-creates-turbulance-in-loss-falcons.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jackson Quenzer, Calvin Morris" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Hood_Stevenson-4638.jpg" /><br /><br />GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Hood College men's lacrosse team faced another streaking MAC Commonwealth opponent in Messiah and used a strong defensive effort to keep them in the race but were edged out 7–2 Wednesday afternoon on the road.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Hood_Stevenson-4638.jpg" /><media:content url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Hood_Stevenson-4638.jpg"><media:title>Jackson Quenzer, Calvin Morris</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Hood_Stevenson-4638.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>9564</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s lacrosse silences the roar of the Lions in dominant win</title><link>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/11/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-silences-the-roar-of-the-lions-in-dominant-win.aspx</link><guid>https://hoodathletics.com/news/2026/4/11/mens-lacrosse-mens-lacrosse-silences-the-roar-of-the-lions-in-dominant-win.aspx</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lucas Strand" src="https://hoodathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/11/Lucas_Strand.jpg" /><br /><br />FREDERICK, Md. –  The Hood College men's lacrosse team took down the Lions of Albright College at noon on Saturday with a convincing 17-4 win in the contest to earn their second conference win of the season.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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