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Dartmouth rehires women’s golf coach Alex Kirk
Kirk initially turned down the return offer following the program's reinstatement, but re-applied for the position through the regular search.
Kirk initially turned down the return offer following the program's reinstatement, but re-applied for the position through the regular search.
She will replace Belle Koclanes, who departed last winter after eight seasons with the team.
Before the Ivy League decided to allow graduate students to compete, many athletes in the Class of 2020 transferred from Dartmouth to schools around the country.
With local non-conference competition set to begin next weekend, softball, men's and women's track and field and men's and women's tennis are expected to begin competing April 24.
Prospects for a return to practice before the spring term remain unclear.
While many athletes expressed support for the decision, some say they have lost faith in the athletics department.
On Jan. 26, the NFL’s Washington Football Team announced the promotion of former Dartmouth offensive assistant Jennifer King from a full-year coaching intern to the assistant running backs coach, making her the first Black woman to serve as a full-time coach in professional football history.
With the Ivy League’s cancellation of all winter intercollegiate athletic competition, Dartmouth’s winter athletes have been forced to adapt to strange new circumstances: a full season without their sport.
Matt Kaskey ’19 made his NFL debut for the Carolina Panthers on Jan. 3 against the New Orleans Saints, who clinched a 33-7 victory.
In four seasons with the Big Green, defensive end Niko Lalos ’20 recorded one interception and one fumble recovery. In the two games since the New York Giants elevated Lalos off their practice squad at the end of November, he has already matched those totals, forcing a pair of clutch turnovers in back-to-back weekends.
