Members of women’s track team compete at NCAA Indoor Championships
This past weekend, select members of the women's track team competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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This past weekend, select members of the women's track team competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Pickleball and paddle sports are rapidly growing in popularity throughout the U.S. In the past three years, the number of pickleball players alone in the U.S. grew by 159%, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. Middlebury has not been an exception to this trend. Racket sports like pickleball and paddle tennis have exploded in popularity across Middlebury’s campus, and across the campus, students and the college have created opportunities for the Middlebury community to get their racket sports fix.
The Middlebury women’s hockey team earned one of the four at-large bids to the NCAA Division III Championships, marking the third straight season that the team has made it to the tournament.
After a successful spring last season that saw women’s lacrosse, baseball, women’s track and field and men’s tennis all win championships, expectations for Middlebury sports teams are high for this spring. The sports editors for the campus came together to preview each team competing this spring.
The regular winter season has drawn to a close, and teams are beginning to prepare for the NESCAC Championships. Many Panthers will have to leave Middlebury to seek their fortunes, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t keep up with the action at home.
With the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) not scheduling Middlebury to host races this year at the Snow Bowl, Middlebury students lost their annual chance to conveniently watch one of Middlebury’s only Division I teams compete.
After long seasons that began last November, Middlebury’s winter sports teams embark on their postseason schedules and look to bring championship trophies back to campus. Some teams’ playoffs have already started while others will begin their quests for championships in the coming weeks. The Campus sports team put together a record of how the winter sports teams fare going into the most crucial part of the season.
Nine members of the Middlebury community competed in the FISU World University Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. from Jan. 12 to 22.
The Middlebury men’s basketball team has dominated this season with an overall record of 14–2 and a record of 3–1 against NESCAC opponents.
The NCAA honored Erin Nicholas ’22 as a finalist for their 2022 Woman of the Year award on Jan. 12.
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The Middlebury football team finished the year 7–2 as the NESCAC runner-up behind Trinity College (9–0). This year showed a significant improvement from the Panthers’ 3–6 season last year, marking a solid final stretch for Bob Ritter, who completed his final year as head coach.
Butch Varno, a lifelong resident of the town of Middlebury and a dear part of the Middlebury athletics community, passed away on Oct. 14. He was 75.
The newly revamped Middlebury Cycling Team offers students an opportunity for bike racing, exploring Vermont and having fun.
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On a sunny day at Forbes Field, George Goldstein ’22 struck out the last batter of the game to secure Middlebury’s 6–2 win over Castleton University (6–15–1). Although technically just a non-conference win, for Head Coach Mike Leonard, this game marked something much bigger: his 200th win as Middlebury baseball’s head coach.
Josh Harkins ’25 was taking a seat in Proctor Dining Hall when he suddenly saw an alarming email notification on his phone. “Hello, you are receiving this message because you have tested positive for COVID-19. If you are not currently in your room, please return to your room,” the message read.
While many Middlebury students enjoyed the slower pace of J-term and the recent February break, Ali Nullmeyer ’24 and Michel Macedo ’22.5 were in Beijing, competing on the world’s highest athletic stage. Both members of the Middlebury alpine team, Nullmeyer (Canada) and Macedo (Brazil) raced in the slalom ski event at the Olympics.
Michael Lewis’ critically acclaimed novel “Moneyball” famously highlighted the advent of analytics and the relentless pursuit of efficiency in baseball management. In the 18 years since the book came out, the baseball community has continued to embrace new technology and data, and Middlebury’s baseball and softball teams are not missing out.
Middlebury’s endowment grew by about 37.4% — or $398.3 million — from the previous fiscal year, said Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration David Provost in an email to the Middlebury community on Oct. 25.