Sports

In the Cards: Minhaj Rahman

The Campus got super serious with record-holding thrower Minhaj Rahman ’19. 

A Carnival For the Books

Nordic Ski Pulls Themselves to Victory

The Nordic ski team achieved impressive performances at the Middlebury Carnival, with the men’s team placing second overall in the 10K freestyle race and the women’s team placing third overall in the 5K freestyle race. Sam Wood ’19 (left) won the 15K classic race, and Annika Landis ’20 (right) ...

Nari Shakti: Women Power

When the U.S. Department of State was looking for a field hockey delegation to lead a sports envoy program in Jharkhand, India, there was an overwhelming need in the region for strong female role models. Through a serendipitous connection from Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students ...

Indoor Track Sweeps on Home Turf

Members of the Middlebury track and field team have been giving it their all during the past few weeks as they begin to prepare for upcoming championship meets.  During the Middlebury Invitational on Friday, Jan. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 26, both the men and women placed first among the competition.  ...

Women’s Puck Picks Up Some ‘Dubs’

The Middlebury women’s hockey team took both games in a doubleheader against the Hamilton Continentals on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 and 26. The first game ended 4-1 on goals from junior Anna Zumwinkle and sophomore Madie Leidt and a pair of empty -netters by seniors Katherine Jackson and Katarina ...

Men’s Hockey Backs into Familiar Slump

Men’s hockey seems to have hit a rough patch in its overall impressive season. Out of the past five games, the Panthers have come up with two ties, three loses and zero wins.  Despite the feeling of familiarity these outcomes may hold for returning players, an unfortunate streak of this magnitude ...

Swimming & Diving Splashes into Championships

Throughout the second half of Winter Term, the swim and dive teams competed in their final meets before the NESCAC Championship. On Saturday, Jan. 26, the Panthers faced Hamilton and Williams. The following weekend, they hosted Williams and the University of Vermont at the Middlebury Invitational.  According ...

Men’s Basketball: You Win Some, You Lose Some

The men’s basketball team sealed away its 2018-19 regular season schedule with two NESCAC conference games this past Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 and 9. Middlebury hosted No. 8 Hamilton (5-3 in the NESCAC) on Friday night, pulling off a 80-79 win over the Continentals.  Max Bosco ’21 shot a three ...

Panthers Sit Pretty in Third at Dartmouth Carnival

The Middlebury alpine ski team traded the beach for the slopes this February break as they competed in their fourth carnival race of the season this past weekend at Dartmouth’s Winter Carnival.  With 703 points, the Panthers currently sit in third place at the carnival, behind their top two competitors, ...

Men’s Squash Finds a Spot on the Podium

The Middlebury men’s squash team earned third place in the NESCAC Championships. Hosted by the Panthers in the Bostwick Family Squash Center, the weekend was claimed by No. 2 Trinity, who now holds a 14-2 record. Middlebury reached the semifinals by picking up a win over 24th-ranked Tufts on  Saturday, ...

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Keepers of the Ice

Butch Atkins arrives at Kenyon Arena around 5:30 a.m. every day to prepare the ice for the figure skaters. He’s at the arena until 9:30 p.m., maintaining the rink and making sure our teams have the best ice possible. His first priority is the ice, and then he ensures that the visiting teams feel welcomed ...

Keeping up with Kim

Two days before the start of the 2004 women’s soccer training season, then-assistant coach Peter Kim learned of an abrupt coaching staff change that left the team without a head. After only a year on the Middlebury coaching staff, Kim became the prime candidate for the head position. Just over a ...

Women’s Hockey Splits Polar Bear Weekend

The Middlebury women’s hockey team battled the Bowdoin Polar Bears in a fierce NESCAC double header on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18 and 19. Saturday’s game began with a scoreless first period, though the Panthers had the shot advantage 11-6. In the second period, Middlebury opened scoring with just ...

Swimming & Diving Defeats Union by 100+ Points

On the road last Saturday, the swimming and diving teams conquered Union by an overwhelming 194-87 on the women’s side and 190-76 on the men’s side.  The women’s team beat Union to the wall in 11 out of the 15 events that day. The 200 medley relay quartet of Frances Vandermeer ’20, Erin Kelly ...

Men’s Hockey Faces Tough Loss but Overcome with Big Win

The Panthers finish the week with split results; Friday’s game against Colby brought a tough 4-3 loss, while hard work on Saturday culminated in an important 6-3 win over Bowdoin. Middlebury’s future held much uncertainty as the Panthers began the weekend’s matchups. Both Colby and Bowdoin are ...

Women’s Basketball Dominates as Starters Double Up

The most recent NESCAC women’s basketball rankings place the Middlebury Panthers in third out of the 11 teams, behind Amherst and Bowdoin, after beating the Williams Ephs 76-62 last Saturday. The Panthers move to an overall 15-2 record, 4-1 in the NESCAC conference.  Williams is ranked in a three-way ...

Men’s Basketball Scores Back-to-Back Wins

The Middlebury men’s basketball team pulled off its second straight win of the week, knocking off No. 3 Williams in a NESCAC contest this past Saturday, Jan. 19. Middlebury led Williams 47-31 nearly five minutes into the game, and concluded with a 12-point, 80-66 victory.  Co-captain Hilal Dahleh ...

Individual Performances Highlighted at Winterfell

    The Middlebury Winterfell took place this past weekend on Saturday, Jan. 19 on home turf.  The team continued its strong start with bold performances from both the men and the women. “The team’s goal right now is the same as every year, I feel.  To get as many people to qualify for championship ...