Simon Schmieder '26 (he/him) is a Senior Sports Editor.
Simon is an avid runner and biker and enjoys spending time outdoors. He is a philosophy and political science joint major with a minor in German, in addition to being a Philly sports fan.
Down 5-1 with less than five minutes gone in the second quarter, the Middlebury men’s lacrosse team was losing control of the game. Connecticut College (Conn) scored two goals in under 30 seconds, sending the baby blue half of the sideline into a frenzy. The Panthers immediately called a timeout, ...
Of the excuses for missing class that Anthropology professor Michael Sheridan has ever received, Nikhil Alleyne’s ’28.5 ranks among the best. Instead of reading and attending lectures, Alleyne took the first nine days of the semester to do something nobody else had done before: ski for Trinidad ...
Middlebury Varsity Sports Spring Previews
There’s a certain comfort in knowing that not only Middlebury’s Nordic skiers, but almost all Nordic skiers, wear their hats in a similar fashion. In fact, if the objective (functional or aesthetic) is to position one’s hat as parallel to the ground and as high above the ears as possible, then ...
Prem Prakash, the yoga and mindfulness coach for Middlebury’s varsity sports teams, has another identity. Better known for putting athletes to sleep during Shavasana, Prem is also a quadruple world-record-breaking powerlifter.
It looks like a test for the Navy SEALs or, when done with your hands out of the water, a curious form of medieval torture. Head bobbing and body inching forward as you choke on chlorinated water, athletes who have aqua jogged attest that it can certainly feel like both.
With about two seconds remaining in the first half, the Panthers turned over the ball near Trinity’s three-point line. The Bantams’ guard bolted forward with the ball, and as the buzzer pierced through Pepin Gymnasium, he launched a shot from the blue “M” at the center circle. With the buzzer ...
In approximately 50 seconds, you could circle E Lot and find that no parking spots remain, or watch your bagel burn as you send it through the Proc toaster a second time when you knew you shouldn’t have, or ride the Ross elevator in claustrophobic and quiet silence from the first to sixth floor. ...
In the middle of the night, Nathan Szubin ’29 woke up and brought the couch cushions to the kitchen. He arranged the cushions lengthwise on the floor, repositioned his inflatable pillow and slipped back into his sleeping bag as he drifted off again. It was the night before the regional championship ...
2026 Winter sports previews.
