Sports

PFL Weekly Ep. 3: Women's hockey wins NESCAC title, women's lax dominant in season opener, alpine & nordic teams off to NCAAs

By Blaise Siefer, Captain Rudolph, Marco Fengler, Caroline Harding and Eli Dibari | March 10, 2022

What a weekend for women's hockey… NESCAC champions! PFL Weekly provides an in-depth feature on this accomplishment, along with a recap of women's lacrosse's dominant season opener against Bowdoin. The team also previews the alpine/nordic NCAA championships, men's lacrosse's upcoming double-header ...

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Bradshaw Underhill '25 continues family legacy on Middlebury ski team

By Dan Urchuk | March 10, 2022

Bradshaw Underhill ’25 is competing in his first season on the Middlebury ski team this year, but this isn’t the first time a member of the Underhill family has competed for the Panthers. His mother and grandmother both skied for Middlebury, and from a young age, Underhill has aspired to race for ...

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Spring sports: Season previews

By Isabella Marcus, Blaise Siefer, Charles Crounse and Emily Jones | March 3, 2022

While spring temperatures are still weeks away, Middlebury’s spring varsity teams are gearing up for their seasons.  For many of these teams, it’s been a while since things have felt normal. The 2020 season was upended in early March and last spring was severely altered because of Covid-19. ...

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PFL Weekly Ep. 2: Women’s hockey onto NESCAC semis, new track and field school records, and women’s squash’s resilience at CSA Championship

By Blaise Siefer, Captain Rudolph, Marco Fengler, Caroline Harding and Eli Dibari | March 3, 2022

This week, PFL Weekly recaps women’s hockey’s NESCAC quarterfinal win, new track and field school records and women’s squash’s resilience at the CSA tournament. Marco puts $5 on his stat of the week—wait, what? The crew names their Panther All-Stars of the week and previews a big weekend ahead ...

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Middlebury varsity coaches reflect on past professional playing careers

By Blaise Siefer | March 3, 2022

Did you know that eleven Middlebury varsity athletic coaches once played professional sports? Yes, eleven. From a former professional baseball player to a two-time Olympic skier, Middlebury’s coaches bring a rich history of professional playing experience to their teams.  This past week, I connected ...

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Rising star: Ali Paquette, assistant director of athletic communications, receives prestigious award

By Charles Crounse | March 3, 2022

One might begin to describe Ali Paquette, the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, as an “unsung hero.”

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Ali Nullmeyer ’24 and Michel Macedo ’22.5 compete in slalom races at Beijing Olympics

By Jack Mcguire | February 24, 2022

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 ...

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Club Nordic continues to grow, impresses at regional championship

By Charlie Keohane | February 24, 2022

Middlebury’s up-and-coming Club Nordic team wrapped up their racing season this past weekend at the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference Regional Championship meet. In addition to a competitive racing season, the student-led club also organized free ski lessons and gear rentals throughout January and ...

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PFL Weekly: Middlebury sports podcast debuts this semester

By Blaise Siefer | February 24, 2022

Attention all Panther sports fans! A new podcast is coming to The Campus: PFL Weekly. Hosted by Blaise Siefer ’23.5, Marco Fengler ’23, Captain Rudolph ’23.5 and Eli DiBari ’24, Panthers for Life (PFL) Weekly tells the biggest sports stories each week. New episodes are released on Tuesdays.

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Seven Questions with Santi Canella ’25, men’s track and field

By Owen Park | February 24, 2022

Santi Canella ’25 from New York City is jumping in his first season on the men’s track and field team and has jumped straight into the school record books in the triple jump. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Canella discusses his introduction to track and field, the successes and challenges ...

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Siefer’s Scoop podcast: Steve Hauschka ’07, Middlebury football kicker, 2014 Super Bowl champion

By Blaise Siefer | February 24, 2022

On the first Siefer’s Scoop episode of the spring semester, Steve Hauschka ’07 appears on the podcast. Originally a JV soccer player at Middlebury, Hauschka joined the football team his sophomore year and immediately became a star. After graduating, Hauschka played one graduate season at North Carolina ...

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Seven Questions with Xander Swann ’25, men’s track and field

By Owen Park | January 27, 2022

Xander Swann ’25, from Atlanta, is running in his first season on the men’s track and field team. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Swann discusses his introduction to hurdling, his journey to collegiate track and his favorite meal at Middlebury.

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Koby Altman ’04 earns contract extension with the Cavaliers

By Josh Rosenstein | January 27, 2022

On Wednesday, Jan. 12, Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman ’04 landed a contract extension with the team. He was also promoted to president of basketball operations.

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Kent Hughes ’92, former Middlebury hockey star, named general manager of Montreal Canadiens

By Charles Crounse | January 27, 2022

After spending over 25 years as a National Hockey League agent, Kent Hughes ’92 was named general manager of the Montreal Canadiens on Jan. 18. Hughes takes charge of a struggling franchise that currently sits eighth in the Atlantic Division. 

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Ali Nullmeyer ’23 pushes for Olympic roster spot with fifth-place finish in alpine ski World Cup

By Becca Clark | January 20, 2022

At the start of the winter, Ali Nullmeyer ’23 said she wanted to become a consistent competitor against the best skiers in the world. Her recent results have proved that she is.

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Women’s ultimate frisbee team wins national championship, men’s squad places second

By Charles Crounse | January 20, 2022

After a two-and-a-half year hiatus from competition, the Middlebury Pranksters returned to the national stage in Norco, Calif.

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Seven Questions with Sabrina Kim ’25, women’s hockey

By Owen Park | January 20, 2022

Sabrina Kim ’25, from Los Angeles, CA., is playing in her first season on the women’s hockey team.

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Siefer’s Scoop podcast: Kent Hughes ’92, Middlebury hockey record holder, current NHL agent

By Blaise Siefer | December 9, 2021

On the final episode of the semester, Kent Hughes ’92 joins the Siefer’s Scoop podcast. A 2020 Middlebury Athletics Hall of Fame selection, Hughes played four years of hockey at the college, ​​setting modern-day program records for assists (140) and points (194) in a career. After playing a ...

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Seven Questions with Noah Osher ’23.5, men’s basketball

By Captain Rudolph | December 9, 2021

Noah Osher ’23.5, from Northbrook, Ill., is playing in his second season on the men’s basketball team. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Osher discusses his best moments with the team, his playing style and his favorite meal on campus.

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OUT WITH A BANG: Erin Nicholas ’22 leads field hockey to national championship in final season

By Blaise Siefer | December 9, 2021

Erin Nicholas ’22 entered high school with the intention of playing soccer. But the day before tryouts, she switched course and chose to play field hockey with her older sister.   Nearly a decade later, the two-time field hockey national player of the year laughs about this defining moment in ...

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