Catch up on the latest with the Red and Green with our spring break recap.

Looking for their first conference championships in school history, the Washington University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams travel to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the University Athletic Association Championships from Wednesday through Saturday.

A well-rounded team effort helped both the men’s and women’s sides of Washington University’s track-and-field team to second-place finishes in Friday’s Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Twilight Meet. Wash. U.’s men scored 136 points, edging out Greenville College (127) for second place behind Rose-Hulman (159). The women (162.

The No. 10 Washington University women’s tennis team returned from Florida Saturday night with a fourth-place finish in the University Athletic Association Championships. Women’s tennis could be the most competitive sport in the UAA, with six of eight teams ranked in the top 25 nationally. Throw in the 80-degree heat and the humidity of Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Derek Shyr Managing Editor Emotions and spirits were high at Icahn Stadium in New York over the weekend as the Washington University track-and-field teams put together a performance that head coach Jeff Stiles described as “gritty” and “amazing.

A last-minute change in the location of Saturday’s swim meet didn’t stop the Washington University swim and dive teams from cruising to three wins out of four in their final meet before conference championships. Relocated to Principia College in Elsah, Ill., due to issues with the I.E.

The rubber match between the Washington University and DePauw women’s tennis teams did not go quite the way the Bears were hoping. Despite a good start in doubles, the No. 11 Bears were tripped up by No. 12 DePauw, dropping a 5-4 contest on Saturday morning at the Tao Tennis Center.

In its last weekend-long road trip of the regular season, the No. 24 Washington University men’s basketball team won one and lost one to clinch first place in the University Athletic Association for the season, and a spot in the NCAA Division III tournament. On Sunday, Washington University took on New York University, the second place team in the conference.

Led by individual champions Michael Burnstein and Erica Jackey, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams defended their UAA championship titles Saturday in Chicago. On a sunny day with temperatures in the high 40s, Burnstein claimed his second straight first-place finish in the men’s 8K race, with a time of 25:29.80.

The Washington University women’s tennis team rallied to take four of six singles matches to secure third at the 2011 University Athletic Association Championships held in the St. Louis Metro Area over the weekend. “It was our best weekend yet, and this is what we’ve been working for,” head coach Kelly Stahlhuth said.