Two years ago, Gustavo Santos was trying to adjust to life in the United States. He couldn’t speak English very well, practices were run differently than in Brazil and he had rarely competed in a short-course pool. Last week at the Georgia Tech Invitational, Santos gave a clear indication that he had fully acclimated to life as an American collegiate swimmer. He won the … [Read more...]

Wednesday's meeting of the East Carolina Board of Trustees ended without a public announcement, even though the board was expected to finalize the terms for the hiring of a new athletic director. In the meeting's open session, Chairman Kieran Shanahan informed the media that nothing would be announced at the conclusion of the closed personnel meeting, and after two hours in … [Read more...]

WILMINGTON — East Carolina never led in a 95-86 loss at nonconference rival UNC-Wilmington on Tuesday night. The Pirates fell to 4-4 despite 30 points and 15 rebounds from freshman Jayden Gardner. The Seahawks (4-4) jumped out to a 5-0 lead and were on top 46-35 at the half. Jeantal Cylla had 20 points and eight rebounds for UNCW. The hosts made 29 of 55 field goal … [Read more...]

The losses continue to take their toll on the East Carolina football program, and now head coach Scottie Montgomery appears to be a beaten man. On a week when the Pirates face a bitter in-state rival, Montgomery was pretty much only asked about his coaching future at his weekly Monday news conference. This was anything but a normal Monday. Some of those questions were … [Read more...]