Women's crew finishes 16th at NCAA Championships

Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff Racing in the NCAA Championships on Lake Natcoma in Gold River, Calif., this weekend, the Big Green's second varsity eight women's crew won in its third-level final and finished 14th overall, while the other two boats finished fourth in their respective third-level finals.

College places third in APR report

Nicholas Root / The Dartmouth Staff The NCAA recognized 21 Dartmouth teams on Tuesday for ranking in the top 10 percent of the 2011 Academic Progress Rate report, placing the College third nationally in the measure, according to a press release sent by director of varsity athletic communications Rick Bender.

Dartmouth athletes receive awards from Athletic Department

Crew falls in late-season matchup

Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff Despite multiple close races, the Dartmouth heavyweight crew team failed to beat any boats from Syracuse University on Sunday, returning the Packard Cup to the Orange after the Big Green had possessed it for only one season. Men's heavyweight head coach Topher Bordeau said the team was frustrated to lose such a closely matched contest. "It's disappointing to lose," Bordeau said.

Williamson takes 10th at Regionals

Courtesy of Peter Williamson Peter Williamson '12 represented the Dartmouth men's golf team in the NCAA East Regional Championships this past weekend at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, finishing in a tie for 10th place in a pool of 75 competitors. The NCAA Division I Golf Committee chose Williamson to compete at Regionals as an individual since Dartmouth failed to qualify as a team for the event.

Track qualifies 14 for Regionals

NICHOLAS ROOT / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's and women's track teams qualified 14 athletes for the NCAA Regional meet, which will be held this weekend at Indiana University, the NCAA announced Thursday.

Winter teams prepare for next year

Alexi Surtees / The Dartmouth Staff Even though the snow and ice have melted away, Dartmouth winter athletes are working hard to stay in peak physical condition to succeed when the cold weather rolls back around next winter. The men's hockey team took a short reprieve after a successful season, returning to practice in the second week of Spring term after a three-week hiatus. "Three weeks is definitely a good thing for people to recharge mentally and physically," team member Doug Jones '12 said. Despite the absence of competition, the team works out four days a week. "We lift Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, we do plyometrics on Tuesday and we do off-ice skills on Thursday," Jones said. The removal of ice from Thompson Arena eliminates the team's ability to practice in the arena during the spring, but the Big Green manages by focusing on other aspects of training until the ice is reset in the fall.

With persistent effort, Meyer '11 led women's lacrosse to top

KATHARINE PUJOL / The Dartmouth Staff When Greta Meyer '11 joined the women's lacrosse team as a freshman before the 2008 season, the Big Green squad was in the process of rebuilding.