The Legends are back(page) for Spring term, tan (kind of), tattooed (ATHLETE) and rockin' #4 buzz cuts. Ludlow spent much of break recording his autobiography (straight to tape): "Benjamin Ludlow: God's Favorite Athlete," while Katz worked tirelessly on his blockumentary a five minute YouTube clip in which he crashes pick-up games at local parks and blocks unsuspecting shots, then runs.
Now they are back in the wonderful world of Hanover, a land where Divison I athletes eat next to you, study with you and friend you on Facebook. The Legends have been terribly busy trying to get this article to count as P.E. credit (it's either this or Zumba) and did not schedule a challenge for the opening week of the term. But please don't crack your Easter eggs, they have prepared Division I-sentence previews for the Spring.
BaseballPreview: Defending champs hungry for Ivy fastballs (or change-ups, not curves).Player to Watch: Brad Ausmus '91 (Dodgers).
Women's LacrossePreview: Cradling the nation right now in the Top 10.Fun Fact: Only one player from New Jersey (Georgia Bird '12), the athletic center of the universe.
Men's LacrossePreview: Where's Waldbro? Flow. Flow. Flow. Bro. Flow.Upcoming Fundraiser: Locks for Jocks.
Heavyweight CrewPreview: Hunter Dray '12.Player to Watch: Hunter Dray '12 (Hey Hunter!).
Lightweight CrewPreview: 155 pounds on average. No more Billy Bobs. Coach To Meet: Brian Conley, got stabbed once in Philly. Survived.
Women's CrewPreview: Looking to make it back to the NCAA Championships this season.Side To Watch: Port (or starboard).
SoftballPreview: Runner-up in the Ivy League last year. Lost to Cornell in Game 3 of the Championship series.Team Attitude: Ball is soft. Team is not.
Men's TennisPreview: Have a 9-6 record and really good tans from their Cali road trip.Fun Fact: The team's only two seniors have the last names Freeman and Friedman really similar.
Women's TennisPreview: Ranked No. 38 in the country, the number of legendary M.L.B. pitcher Curt Schilling.Fun Fact: Dartmouth tennis balls have the letter D' stitched on them. Cool.
Men's Track and FieldPreview: Looking to build off a successful Winter (third at Indoor Heps).Player To Watch: Ted Lesher '10. Out-jumped current Denver Bronco running back Knowshon Moreno in high school, then tackled him.
Women's Track and FieldPreview: Just missed it they're too fast.Player to Watch: Indoor Heps pentathlon winner Priscilla Trojano '12 adds a few new events and hopefully more victories in the heptathlon this Spring.
Men's Golf Preview: James Pleat '13 won the Dartmouth Invitational this fall and leads a very deep team.Team's Inspiration: "I want a guy who can play 36 holes of golf and still have enough energy to take Warren and me to a baseball game and eat sausages and beer. Not light beer, but beer." (Cameron Diaz in "There's Something About Mary"). We gotta start playing more golf.
Women's GolfPreview: More girls swinging than at elementary school recess (Public Skool 4 Life).Fun Fact: Team competed in Cincinnati (Ludlow's hometown) Invitational, which was held in Crystal River, Fla. Wait. What?
RugbyPreview: The team watched "Invictus" together over break to master South African accents and Matt Damon crew-cuts.Spotted: A-side and C-side playing on B-side they play Rugby too.
Dartmouth Spring is awesome, but we are Legendary. See you next week.
