J-Term may be winding down, but the winter sports season is picking up steam. With the NESCAC playoffs in sight, every team is pushing in the hopes of maximizing their fortunes in February. Given that the majority of teams boast a winning record, the remainder of the season promises to be an exciting ...
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Seven Questions with Charlotte Marks ’23.5, field hockey
By Ryan Heinzerling | January 26, 2023Middlebury students and alumni compete at FISU World University Games
By Jack Mcguire | January 26, 2023Spectators Guide: How to keep up with the Panthers during J-Term
By Owen Park | January 19, 2023Middlebury men’s basketball off to a dominant start of the season.
By Jack Mcguire | January 19, 2023News in Brief: Erin Nicholas ’22 honored as finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year
By Jack Mcguire | January 19, 2023Latest stories
PFL Weekly
By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Cole Siefer and Sam Mcgarrahan | December 8, 2022Annnnnnnnddddddd… we’re back! After a prolonged absence, Panthers for Life Weekly hosts Ben, Sam, Dan and Cole bring you the highlights from early-season winter NESCAC action.
Seven Questions with Mia Zottola ’24, women’s swim and dive team
By Owen Park | December 8, 2022Mia Zottola ’24, from Arlington, Va, is competing in her third year on the women’s swim and dive team. In this installment of Seven Questions, Zottola discusses her journey to collegiate athletics, the challenges of practicing through a Covid-19 impacted season and her scorching hot take on the ...
Field hockey claims fifth consecutive national title
By Lexi Linafelter | December 8, 2022In a tense and exhilarating match against Johns Hopkins for the 2022 national title, the Panthers secured their fifth consecutive national championship, proving, yet again, that there is something incredibly unique about the tradition of Middlebury field hockey. The game was a gritty, thrilling and ...
Winter Sports Previews
By Charles Crounse, Jack Mcguire and Lexi Linafelter | December 8, 2022The men's and women’s alpine teams collectively earned 10th place at NCAA nationals last season, and after graduating several key skiers, will be looking for new faces to score points for the Panthers. On the women’s side, Ali Nullmeyer ’24 saw few NCAA competitions last year as she raced on the ...
Women’s crew buoyed by strong performance at the Head of the Charles
By Ryan Heinzerling | November 17, 2022The women’s crew team capped off an outstanding season with a strong team performance at the Head of the Charles regatta, an event that bills itself as one of the largest regattas in the world.
PFL Weekly
By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Cole Siefer and Sam Mcgarrahan | November 17, 2022Amazing feats, crazy wins and all the accolades you could want. This past week has been a great week for Middlebury Athletics.
Seven questions with Maggie Reynolds, women’s swimming and diving
By Charlie Keohane | November 17, 2022Maggie Reynolds ’24 from Slingerlands, N.Y. is kicking off her junior season on the women’s swimming and diving team. Reynolds, a history major and Spanish and political science double minor, primarily swims the 200 and 400 meter individual medley (IM). In this installment of seven questions, she ...
Middlebury Football finishes strong season
By Jack Mcguire | November 17, 2022The 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.
Middlebury field hockey boasts three All-NESCAC honorees as they advance to NCAA Final Four
By Lexi Linafelter | November 17, 2022The high-stakes of tournament play, coupled with Middlebury’s desire for revenge, resulted in a scrappy first quarter with both teams battling for possession. Goals from Sadie LeStage’23.5 (assisted by Hanna Medwar ’25), George and Griffin ultimately led the Panthers to a decisive win on ...
Men’s soccer falls in NCAA first round
By Charles Crounse | November 17, 2022The men’s soccer team bowed out of the NCAA tournament after a 2–3 defeat to Rowan University. The team also finished the season as NESCAC semifinalists.
The special moments of a difficult season for women’s rugby
By Ryan Heinzerling | November 17, 2022Women’s rugby faced a difficult, albeit gratifying, season of rebuild this fall. With a 1–5 finish, Captain Emma Doubman ’22 said it felt like an in-between sort of season.
Field hockey wins fifth consecutive NESCAC title
By Charles Crounse | November 10, 2022Dynasty. In the world of sport, this word immediately conjures images of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls or Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics. In Middlebury, the word cannot be said without thinking immediately of the field hockey team.
Captain’s Corner: Grace Harlan ’22.5, Field hockey
By Captain Rudolph | November 10, 2022Welcome to another week of Captain’s Corner, where I sit down with a captain of a Middlebury College athletics team to talk Captain to captain about the role, the team and their life at Middlebury. This week I got a chance to speak with Grace Harlan ’22.5 about the team’s NESCAC Championship win ...
PFL Weekly
By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Cole Siefer and Sam Mcgarrahan | November 10, 2022Tough games, fierce competitions and sweet sweet victory: this past week has been all about NESCAC tourneys and the start of Panther winter practices.