Senior Marcus Fortugno has been leaving his competition in the dust for the past four years. He has made a mark in Leopard athletics and hopes to continue his running career even after graduation.

One shining star on the women’s track and field team is junior distance runner Andrea Arceo, who broke the La Verne steeplechase record three times this season with her best time being 11:08.48.

The $4 million project of refurbishing Ortmayer Stadium has been long awaited. For onlookers now it looks like a huge dirt field – but soon that dirt field will become home to all of La Verne’s field sports.

Student poets were given a chance to showcase their talent March 29 in the Jane Dibbell Cabaret.

It was a fruitful weekend for the men’s and women’s track and field teams as they won three of four total competitions at Occidental on Saturday.

Sports results, schedule and standings for the week of March 30, 2012.

The Leopards fell to top ranked Redlands in a doubleheader March 10 at Wheeler Park, but regained their footing after spring break with a doubleheader sweep over Hamline University, Monday at Wheeler Park.

Coming from Hawaii, sophomore Marc Okimura has been one of the key swimmers to the University of La Verne’s reconstruction of the swim team.

For three semesters Paul Alvarez, professor of movement and sports science, has been showcasing sports films for the students of La Verne in his class American Values in Sports Films.

Sports results, schedule and standings for the week of March 9, 2012.