Sports

After fall cancellation, football puts championship title defense on hold

By Will Ennis | September 22, 2020

The Ivy League’s decision to cancel all fall intercollegiate athletic competition has paused Dartmouth’s quest to repeat as Ivy League champions until at least the spring. The Big Green is adjusting to a limited, COVID-19-safe practice routine in hopes of an eventual season.

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From the Bleachers: It’s a new NBA, but LeBron is still king

By Baily Deeter | September 22, 2020

In this year of the unexpected, at least basketball fans can expect a familiar sight: LeBron James competing for an NBA championship. 

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Sports

Big Green alumni vie for NFL roster spots

By Devan Fink | September 18, 2020

The NFL kicked off its 2020 season last weekend, and despite the fact that no Dartmouth football alumni suited up in Week 1, three players are still vying for roster spots going forward. 

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Sports

On-campus student-athletes begin preparation for postponed seasons

By Addison Dick | September 18, 2020

Despite the cancellation of all Ivy League athletic competition until at least Jan. 1, student-athletes living on campus this fall will be able to participate in training and practice opportunities starting after each student-athlete’s initial 14-day quarantine period.

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Sports

Swimming and diving team members accuse College of anti-Asian bias

By Emily Lu and Ethan Strauss | September 8, 2020

In a letter to the Board of Trustees on Aug. 25, 13 members of the swimming and diving team alleged that the College’s decision in July to cut five sports teams discriminated against Asian athletes. Signers of the letter, after conducting an informal survey of athletes at the College, claim that the program eliminations have reduced the number of Asian athletes at Dartmouth by nearly half. 

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Sports

Star forward Chris Knight '21 tears Achilles, enters transfer portal

By Devan Fink | August 31, 2020

Dartmouth men’s basketball star Chris Knight ’21 will miss the 2020-21 season after undergoing surgery on Aug. 4 for a ruptured left Achilles tendon, he announced on Twitter last week.

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Sports

Barry Harwick ’77 retires as track and field and cross country director

By Matt Krivan and Ethan Strauss | August 21, 2020

After 28 years coaching the Big Green, Barry Harwick ’77, director of the track and field and cross country programs, announced his retirement from the program effective September 30. During his tenure, Harwick led the men’s cross country team to six Ivy League Heptagonal Championships titles and 10 NCAA Championship appearances.

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Sports

Cashman takes the reigns of men’s hockey program with uncertainty ahead

By Olivia Morton | August 7, 2020

With a new coaching staff at the helm and an impending season that will look drastically different from normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cashman will be leading the Big Green into uncharted territory. 

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Sports

Eliminated sports teams campaign for reinstatement

By Emily Lu | July 17, 2020

Following last week’s announcement that five varsity sports — men’s and women’s golf, lightweight rowing and men’s and women’s swimming and diving — are being eliminated, athletes and alumni of these teams have rallied together in hopes of reinstatement.

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Sports

Q&A with AD Harry Sheehy on the elimination of five sports and cancellation of fall athletics

By Devan Fink | July 14, 2020

Athletics director Harry Sheehy sat down with The Dartmouth to discuss the elimination of five athletic teams, alumni and student campaigns to save the affected sports and the Ivy League’s decision to cancel fall athletics. 

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Sports

Dartmouth cuts five sports teams and closes Hanover Country Club

By Justin Kramer , Addison Dick and Lili Stern | July 9, 2020

Dartmouth announced this afternoon that it will eliminate the men’s and women’s golf, men’s lightweight rowing and men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, effective immediately, in order to increase flexibility in admissions and ease its budget deficit. In addition, the Hanover Country Club will permanently close.

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Sports

Ivy League cancels fall sports, no competition until 2021

By Justin Kramer , Addison Dick and Devan Fink | July 8, 2020

The Ivy League announced this evening that all intercollegiate athletic activity will be canceled for the fall in response to growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The feasibility of moving fall sports to the spring, as well as plans for winter and spring sports, will be determined at a later date.

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Nancy LaRocque named women’s rowing head coach

By Emily Lu | June 26, 2020

Nancy LaRocque — who most recently served as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator of the women’s rowing program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison — has been named as the new women’s rowing head coach for the Big Green.  

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Special Issue

Student-athletes forge connections on and off the field

By Olivia Morton and Ethan Strauss | June 14, 2020

While Dartmouth students may only have four years on campus, they make connections that last well beyond their time at the College.

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Sports

Announcing the winners of The D Sports Awards 2019-20

By Devan Fink , Benjamin Ashley and Carl Ufongene | June 2, 2020

In this year's The D Sports Awards, six of the top rookies, six of the top moments, five of the top female athletes and five of the top male athletes at Dartmouth were pitted against each other. After three separate rounds of voting, The Dartmouth is excited to announce Makenzie Arent '23, the Big Green football team, Katie Spanos '20 and Drew O'Connor '22 as the winners of this year's awards.

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Sports

Reid Cashman named men’s hockey head coach

By Olivia Morton | June 2, 2020

Reid Cashman, a former all-conference player and assistant coach at Quinnipiac University and a two-year assistant coach for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, will take over as head coach of the men’s hockey team. 

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Sports

Senior Spring: Lauren Jortberg to ski professionally after success on collegiate and national levels

By Kirby Phares and Matt Krivan | June 2, 2020

Since joining the Big Green ahead of the 2017 season, Lauren Jortberg ’20 has been one of the best collegiate Nordic skiers in the nation.

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Men’s rugby seniors leave behind legacy of championship wins

By Kaitlyn Lees | June 2, 2020

As one of Dartmouth’s most successful club sports, the men’s rugby team is no stranger to victory. The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club increased its consecutive streak of Ivy League XV Championship wins to 12 this past November.

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Incoming student-athletes train remotely with fall term competitions in limbo

By Emily Lu and William Owen | May 29, 2020

Despite not knowing if they will be able to compete in their first collegiate seasons, incoming student-athletes in the Class of 2024 have continued to train as they await the College’s decision on fall term. 

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Sports

Thinking About Sports: The Fall Sports Dilemma

By Alex Fredman | May 29, 2020

Dartmouth has a high proportion of athletes in the undergraduate student body, and a good number of those athletes — most notably the football team — play fall sports. So, if Ivy League sports were to resume, would that mean that all fall athletes would be guaranteed spots on campus?

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