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.
Being diagnosed with a femoral stress fracture in September of your first semester is not the ideal way to begin a college running career. Even once your new bone cells have filled in the cracks, certain mental fault lines may persist. You’ll question what could’ve been so wrong for such an injury ...
Among the more peculiar events of track & field are the javelin, pole vault and triple jump: Launching a spear, launching yourself with a spear of sorts, and tactical skipping into a sandbox. Then there is the steeplechase: roughly seven laps on the track, 28 regular barriers, and seven water jumps. ...
In Tamar Mayer Professor of Geography Peter Nelson’s ‘Rural Geography’ course last fall, each Monday began with the same question: Did you do anything rural this weekend? Some students shared stories of apple picking, others recapped camping trips, and one at the start of one class that semester, ...
With her dad playing professional hockey, Meg Simon ’26 moved over 50 times growing up. Between trade deals and being called up to the NHL, Simon’s mom made sure the family always followed along. “It was really important to my mom that we moved as a unit,” Simon explained— a luxury that many ...
Jack of all trades, master of some — in a sport where good “multis” are few and far between, the Middlebury track & field program has had a unique few seasons. Emily Rubio ’26 and Caleb Smith ’27 have represented the Panthers on the NCAA stage a combined seven times in the multi-sport ...
Walking closer to Middlebury’s new outdoor tennis courts last weekend, the sound of tennis balls pinging off rackets and chants of “Let’s go Midd!” occasionally ripped through the quiet but surprisingly pleasant April air.
Unlike the Davis Family Library, BiHall and Kenyon Arena, fraternities existed on campus when Erin Quinn ’86 began coaching at Middlebury. Quinn has since overlapped with six college presidents, and in his time as Athletic Director alone, Middlebury has earned 69 NESCAC team titles, 19 NCAA team championships ...
After a successful Winter Carnival, Middlebury’s skiers travelled to Utah to compete in the NCAA Skiing Championship. The event lasted four days and included the Giant Slalom and Slalom for Alpine, and the 7.5k Individual Classic and 20k Mass Start for Nordic skiing. Middlebury finished seventh overall ...
In “Shoresy”, a TV series that follows the fictional Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs hockey team, the players often remind viewers that “goalies are always weird.” Sophia Will ’26, the starting goalie for Middlebury women’s hockey, admits that being a hockey goalie does require a certain weirdness. ...
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, ...
