Ducking under ropes and weaving between team tents, we cheered. The herd of runners stormed by, and frenzied fans cut across to the next sector of the race, only to barely catch sight of the stampede before sprinting along a new shortcut for another close-up glimpse. Amid warlike chaos, loyal Middlebury ...
When I was in middle school, my travel soccer coach told me to stop “playing scared.” I kept playing scared, so I quit soccer and inevitably became a runner. Yet there is plenty to be scared of in cross country and track, and soon I learned that you generally can’t outrun your fears in sports. ...
Breaking their two game losing streak, an anomaly for the decorated Panthers, Middlebury field hockey defeated Bates 2-1 on their home turf this Sunday. After four losses this season and falling in the national and NESCAC rankings, the squad pulled out a hard-fought win against the Bobcats, reasserting ...
Amid an overcast homecoming weekend, the Middlebury football team took on the Bates Bobcats at Alumni Stadium. The Panthers cruised past the Bobcats, tallying their 50th win in the matchup first contested in 1948 and improving their all-time record to 50-15-3.
Last Saturday, No. 10 -ranked Middlebury women’s soccer celebrated its Senior Day against Bates, recognizing its graduating class: goalkeeper Livia Davidson ’26, defender Roshan Purcell ’26 and forward Carolina Espinosa ’26. The festivities complemented a hard-fought 1–0 victory.
Acclaimed fictional coach Ted Lasso once said the happiest animal in the world is a goldfish. Why? Because it has a 10-second memory. The Panthers need to have the memory of a goldfish and keep confidence high following their struggles at the New England Challenge.
“Back's against the wall now, and we have to respond,” Head Men’s Soccer Coach Alex Elias said following Middlebury’s 2–0 defeat to number one ranked Tufts. The loss marks the Panthers’ fourth loss in their last five NESCAC games, jeopardizing playoff hopes.
The last time Middlebury Field Hockey faced Tufts was last year’s National Championship title game, with the Panthers taking home a seventh consecutive national championship after a hard-fought 2–1 victory. Over the weekend the two teams met again, but this time the result fell against the Panthers. ...
Three hundred thousand people, 12,000 athletes, 2,500 boats, 72 events, one river.
Brooms up! Chants of exuberance rang out across Battell Beach last Saturday at 10 a.m., as Middlebury’s quadball team faced off in the first game of the annual Middlebury Quadball Classic. Headbanded players clutching PVC pipes — their “brooms” — chanted: “WHO ARE WE? WHO ARE WE? MIDDLEBURY!” ...
The Middlebury field hockey team was eager to defeat the Bowdoin Polar Bears after their unexpected loss to the 23rd ranked Endicott College team the weekend prior. Shockingly, the normally unbeatable Panthers came up short again.
This Fall Family Weekend, just over 3600 fans packed into Alumni stadium and the surrounding hills for Middlebury football’s fourth game of the season. The Panthers entered the contest riding a two game win streak after a successful weekend on the road at Colby.
Men’s and women’s soccer took to the pitch this past Saturday on fields adorned with fall foliage. Family Weekend brought a lighthearted crowd: Families and dogs sprawled out on the grass to watch the Panthers take on Bowdoin. The women’s match kicked off at 11 a.m. and the Panthers dominated ...
Swing left off Vermont Route 22A just shy of Vergennes, zigzag between old homesteads and silos along dirt roads and soon you will be tumbling towards Lake Champlain. Drive a little further and you will find a brown boathouse adorned with a blue pennant: the home of the Middlebury College Sailing Club. ...
The Middlebury women’s tennis team hosted the ITA New England Regional Championships this past weekend, bringing three days of tennis, 19 teams, and over 100 players to campus. The tournament saw Elsie Van Wieren ’28 and Gusty Beveridge ’28 reach the quarterfinals of the A singles bracket, while ...
Alex Gklaros-Stavropoulos ’29 is a first year center on the men’s basketball team, towering at 6'11. Originally from Los Altos, California, he plans to pursue a Physics major. He played for Saint Francis High School, where he was a captain his senior year. He hopes to help the team reach the NCAA ...
Middlebury’s climbing community returned this fall to find a brand-new wall towering over the indoor tennis courts in Nelson Recreation Center, complete with shiny holds, flat panels, and fresh, cushy mats. The first thing wall veterans noticed was what was missing: the cave. The steep and storied ...
Foliage radiating across the mountains beyond the soccer pitch, large swaths of the football team squeezed into the film room, and packs of cross-country runners circling the glass fields into dusk are a few of the familiar fall sports sights at Middlebury. Yet none of these are as attention-grabbing, ...
The Middlebury women’s soccer team fought to a hard-earned 0-0 draw against Amherst this past Saturday, Sept. 20, shutting down one of the NESCAC’s most potent attacks. Amherst peppered the goal, but the Panthers’ back line, anchored by a standout performance from senior goalkeeper and captain, ...
The Middlebury field hockey team is no stranger to pressure or high expectations. As seven-time consecutive national champions, the Panthers carry a reputation built on records, championship titles, and all-American talent. At Middlebury, it seems to be an assumption that the team will win any given ...