Author: Maeve McGilloway Fitter, Faster and Relentless-not just the slogan from a Gatorade commercial but also the words coach Katharine DeLorenzo uses to set expectations for Middlebury's 2008 women's field hockey team. Those expectations were certainly fulfilled this weekend when the team continued ...
Author: Emma Gardner When it comes to knowing your teammates, it sure helps if you live together - not to mention eat together, work together and watch primetime television together. As for Jamie Wheeler '09.5 and Brian Bush '09, the close quarters of the mod made for some particularly interesting - ...
Author: Peter Baumann Last Saturday, with one blood-curling scream, flame-throwing, fist-pumping Anaheim Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez blew past Bobby Thigpen's previous record of 57 saves in a single season. With 13 games remaining, "K-Rod" appears poised not just to best Thigpen's mark, but to ...
Author: [no author name found] Saturday, Sept. 13 marked the third annual Kelly Brush Foundation Century Ride. The event featured a mix of newcomers and seasoned veterans participating for the third straight year. Participants averaged a total time of six hours to complete the 100 miles. When all was ...
Author: Peter Baumann In the two years since Erin Quinn '86 took over as Director of Athletics, Middlebury has enjoyed astounding success across the entire athletic program: two national championships, eight NESCAC titles, and back-to-back top five finishes in the Division III Directors Cup standings ...
Author: LIse Rosenberger The Middlebury College women's soccer team dropped two games this week, leaving its record at 0-3-1 overall. The Panthers lost to Plattsburgh in a non-league game on the road last Wednesday, while falling at home to Amherst on Saturday afternoon. Plattsburgh's Helen Drew scored ...
Author: Emma Gardner After capturing its first-ever NCAA Championship last year and a school record of 18 wins against two losses and two ties, the men's soccer team is gearing up for what promises to be another dazzling season. David Saward is back for his 24th season as Head Coach, this time with ...
Author: Maeve McGilloway This past weekend the Middlebury women's soccer team participated in the fifth annual Stevens Institute of Technology tournament in Hoboken, N.J., which resulted in a mixed bag - a tie on Saturday, Sept. 6 to Stevens (1-1) and a loss on Sunday, Sept. 7 to NYU (0-1). The squad ...
Author: [no author name found] Middlebury College graduate Steve Hauschka '07 became the first Middlebury graduate to appear in an NFL game when he handled kick-off duties for the Baltimore Ravens this weekend. Hauschka kicked-off four times for a respectable 69 yard average.After spending training ...
Author: Jeff Klein Tennis has always been one of Middlebury's strengths, and this year figures to be no different. The men are poised to make another deep run in the NCAAs after finishing the season with an 18-7 record and a berth in the semifinals.Having compiled an astounding 130-32 record during ...
Author: Emma Gardner The volleyball team will debut a new look this season as the women shift domains and take over the Bubble following a summer of extensive flood damage to Pepin Gymnasium. The players look ahead to a competitive season filled with NESCAC championship dreams and a goal of "staying ...
Author: Jeff Klein Coming within a goal of the NCAA title in 2007, the Middlebury field hockey team begins this season with extra motivation. Finishing the job in 2008, however, will have to come without the services of Reid Berrien '08 and Lacey Farrell '08, last year's goals and assists leaders, respectively. ...
Author: Jeff Klein The men's and women's golf teams hope to improve upon solid seasons last year and swing their way to further success. The women's team is marked by youth, but don't mistake such youth for inexperience."Everyone has some great tournament experience under their belts and is ready to ...
Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen Ten years ago, in 1998, the Middlebury College field hockey team found its way to the top and won the national championships. Last year they fell short, losing by one to Bowdoin in the finals. Today, the Panthers are in position to once again become NESCAC champions and possibly ...
Author: Evan Daniel After an intensive, quality preseason and with one meet already completed, both the men's and women's cross country teams are well on their way to an exciting season. The teams find strength in "consistent strong training on hilly terrain and dedication to the miles as well as strong ...
Author: Sarah Bryan Middlebury's cross country team hit the ground running this past weekend in Plattsburg, N.Y. Tri-captains Hallie Fox '09, Alexandra Krieg '09 and Charlotte Bemis '09 led the women's team to a first-place tie with Plattsburg, last year's NCAA national champions, while Rainey Johnson ...
Author: Peter Baumann After finishing with a 9-5-2 record a year ago and ending the season with a disappointing loss in the NESCAC semi-finals, women's soccer enters the year with an experienced and talented roster. Graduation mainly hit the Panthers on the back line, where they lost second-team All-NESCAC ...
Author: Peter Baumann After winning its first outright NESCAC championship in 2007, the Middlebury football team enters the 2008 season in an unfamiliar position. Its championship status means that, for the first time in recent memory, the team enters the season at the forefront of any discussion of ...
Author: Livingston Burgess The final weekend of Middlebury's baseball season proceeded much the same as its other weeks. High-scoring games, more losses than wins - many of them heartbreakers - but nonetheless plenty of bright points, including a well-played win against a NESCAC opponent to conclude ...