Sports

The 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.

Women’s crew buoyed by strong performance at the Head of the Charles

By Ryan Heinzerling | November 17, 2022

PFL Weekly

By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Cole Siefer and Sam Mcgarrahan | November 17, 2022

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Seven questions with Maggie Reynolds, women’s swimming and diving

By Charlie Keohane | November 17, 2022

Middlebury Football finishes strong season

By Jack Mcguire | November 17, 2022

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Middlebury field hockey boasts three All-NESCAC honorees as they advance to NCAA Final Four

By Lexi Linafelter | November 17, 2022

Men’s soccer falls in NCAA first round

By Charles Crounse | November 17, 2022

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The special moments of a difficult season for women’s rugby

By Ryan Heinzerling | November 17, 2022

Women’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, 2022

Dynasty. 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.

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Captain’s Corner: Grace Harlan ’22.5, Field hockey

By Captain Rudolph | November 10, 2022

Welcome 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 ...

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PFL Weekly

By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Cole Siefer and Sam Mcgarrahan | November 10, 2022

Tough games, fierce competitions and sweet sweet victory: this past week has been all about NESCAC tourneys and the start of Panther winter practices. 

Men’s rugby looks to improve upon positive season

By Ryan Heinzerling | November 10, 2022

Men’s rugby wrapped up their season on Oct. 22, finishing the season 3–3, but falling just shy of the Division II playoffs. Despite a premature end to the season, Captain Lucas Donavan-Lafuente ’23 saw plenty of positives in his team this fall. 

XC Teams Compete In NESCAC Championships

By Charles Crounse | November 3, 2022

In the coming weeks, many of the sports teams around Middlebury are squaring off against NESCAC opponents for their respective postseasons. However, the NESCAC season has already concluded for men’s and women’s cross country, and both teams are now turning their attention to regional championships.  ...

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Seven Questions With David Porges ’25: Men’s Swimming and Diving

By Owen Park | November 3, 2022

David Porges ’25, from New York, NY, is competing in his second year on the men’s swim and dive team as a distance swimmer. In this installment of Seven Questions, Porges discusses his journey to swimming at Middlebury, his role in the SGA and his hopes for the future of the team.

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Captain’s Corner: Katie Murphy ’23, women’s golf

By Captain Rudolph | November 3, 2022

Welcome to this week’s installment 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 chat with Katie Murphy ’23 about the team’s fall success ...

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Remembering Butch Varno

By Jack Mcguire | November 3, 2022

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.

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Panthers headed to the playoffs

By Charles Crounse | October 27, 2022

The many pumpkins, leaf piles and spooky decorations around campus don’t just signify Halloween; for Middlebury athletics, they signify that the end of the regular season is drawing near, and the simultaneously nerve wracking yet exhilarating prospect of the postseason is nearly upon us. With just ...

Field Hockey’s 42-game streak comes to an end

By Lexi Linafelter | October 27, 2022

Heading into this season, Middlebury field hockey was set to defend their title as national champions, the newly resurfaced Peter Kohn Field, their conference trophy and their seemingly never-ending win streak. Updates to the leaderboard this year have continued to confirm the program’s hegemony, ...

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Captain’s Corner: Kenan Ulku-Steiner ’22.5, men’s soccer

By Captain Rudolph | October 13, 2022

Welcome to this week’s installment 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 catch up with Kenan Ulku-Steiner ’22.5 after an impressive ...

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PFL Weekly Podcast 10/10

By Ben Wagner, Dan Urchuk, Sam Mcgarrahan and Cole Seifer | October 13, 2022

This week, our PFL Weekly hosts dissect a highly successful slate of Fall Family Weekend games. Football advances to 4–0 with a stunner over perennial rival Williams College.

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Seven questions with Tatum Peskin, women’s cross country

By Charlie Keohane | October 13, 2022

Tatum Peskin ’24, an environmental economics major from Basking Ridge, N.J., is amidst a competitive junior cross country season. In this installment of seven questions, Peskin discusses how she got into the sport, her favorite pre-race traditions and her hidden gem running spots. 