Track teams compete in final ‘tune up' for NCAA Regional
Matt Miner '12 led the way for several distance runners from the Dartmouth track and field teams on Saturday in the New Balance Boston Twilight Meet held at Bentley University in Boston, Mass.
Matt Miner '12 led the way for several distance runners from the Dartmouth track and field teams on Saturday in the New Balance Boston Twilight Meet held at Bentley University in Boston, Mass.
Dartmouth hockey captain Sarah Parsons '10 and baseball outfielder Sam Bean '11 were both named to ESPN The Magazine's 2010 Academic All-District Second Team last Thursday.
Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Fresh off of an unforgettable performance last weekend at the Eastern Sprints, the men's varsity heavyweight crew defeated Syracuse University for the second straight week to win the Packard Cup on Sunday. With beautiful conditions and a home course advantage working in its favor, the Dartmouth varsity eight overtook Syracuse by over three seconds, finishing with a time of 5:31.3. "It was a big step forward for us as a crew and as a team," Justin Lerman '10 said. Unfortunately, the second varsity, varsity four and novice eight boats were unable to maintain the momentum from the varsity eight race and fell to the Orange. "We just [needed] to convert a little more of the aggression into boat speed," head coach Topher Bordeau said of their performances. Entering the race, the Big Green had a lot of momentum coming off an impressive performance at the Eastern Sprints where the varsity eight beat No.
Zach Kuster / The Dartmouth Staff Zach Kuster / The Dartmouth Staff The Big Green baseball team is preparing for its second consecutive berth to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and with two exhibition games under its belt, the team is focused on making a strong showing.
Dartmouth successfully developed something that the XFL, Canadian Football League and lingerie football league failed at miserably an extremely entertaining football league that doesn't require gimmicks or expensive promos, namely, sorority flag football.
Ben Gettinger / The Dartmouth Staff Ben Gettinger / The Dartmouth Staff Parker Executive Search will assist the College as it pools applicants and selects a new director of athletics and recreation, acting Dean of the College Sylvia Spears announced yesterday. The Atlanta-based firm has over 25 years of hiring experience and recently oversaw the search for the new president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
The Dartmouth women's track and field team competed at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Princeton, N.J., last weekend, with several members of the team recording personal bests to conclude their season.
The Dartmouth women's rugby team will hold its second annual 5K race called "Cully's Run" on Sunday to benefit the National Eating Disorders Association. The run is in memory of former women's rugby player Katie Cullinan '08 known to her teammates as "Cully" who took her own life in August 2008, after battling an eating disorder.
Dartmouth women's tennis player Sarah Leonard '13 was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rookie of the Year for the Northeast region the first Dartmouth tennis player to receive the award.
Legendary readers, the Legends have been keeping a secret from you: they were once Division I athletes and rowed for Dartmouth's lightweight crew team. Katz achieved it all in just one glorious season.
The No. 10 Dartmouth women's sailing team will travel to Madison, Wis., on Monday to compete at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Nationals, where they placed eighth last year. The Big Green will send five women to the event Becca Dellenbaugh '10, Stephanie Gagnon '10, Rachel Moncton '12, Chandler Salisbury '13 and Madi Gamble '13.
Anna Gaissert / The Dartmouth Staff Anna Gaissert / The Dartmouth Staff In preparation for its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Regionals, the Dartmouth baseball team split its games against Castleton State College and Boston College last weekend.
Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The Dartmouth men's crews had a successful weekend, with both the lightweight and heavyweight teams qualifying multiple boats for the National Championships at the Eastern Sprints.
After wrapping up their season two weeks ago with four tough losses to Harvard University, some members of the Dartmouth softball team found the silver lining in their 2010 campaign.
The No. 7 Cornell University men's lacrosse team defeated Loyola University, 11-10, in the third overtime period on Saturday to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, IvyLeagueSports.com reported.
Remember the end of "Ferris Buehler's Day Off" when Ferris runs into Mr. Rooney right outside the Buehler's back door?
This week, I'm back to interviews. I decided to sit down with track star Muhammed Abdul-Shakoor '10 and find out why anyone would want to continually punish himself with brutal running workouts every day.
Christopher Rhoades / The Dartmouth Staff Christopher Rhoades / The Dartmouth Staff The ride to a second straight championship was not a smooth one for this year's Big Green squad.