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...shock heard around the world.Joey Cheek—Olympic medalist, Good Samaritan, and all-around good guy—how did he not get into Harvard?Cheek was heartbroken. Alumni were disappointed. And as the 2006 Winter Games in Turin came to a close with the speedskater bearing the United States flag, even NBC announcer Bob Costas tossed in his two cents, staring into the camera and calling for Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to review Cheek’s application.Moreover, rumor has it that following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted...
...time, Klassen was just emerging as a top skater, winning the world speedskating all-around title. Forced to the sidelines at the beginning of a season, unable to feel with all the fingers in her right hand, Klassen struggled with the lingering psychological trauma from the accident. She doesn't talk about it much, but the major hurdle she had to overcome was the fear of falling into the path of another blade in the corners. "I won't tell you how close she came to losing her life," Mark Wild, the ice-maintenance technician who applied first aid before...
...close match today was definitely a rebound for us,” she added. Wang also posted a strong performance to spur the team’s victory. At No.2 doubles, Wang and teammate Stephanie Schnitter routed the Gamecocks, 8-2, behind tremendous serving from Wang and all-around stellar volleys form both players. With the doubles point in hand and following Anderson and O’Riain’s respective routes, Schnitter assured Harvard’s victory in pulling off a tough 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 match at No. 6. And the close match...
...ball.” All five of Goffredo’s long balls in the run were assisted, three of them by guard Drew Housman. After a rough night against Yale that had the rowdy Bulldogs’ student section continually taunting him, Housman responded with perhaps his best all-around game of the year. He compiled a career-high nine assists against just one turnover to set up the Crimson’s hot hands, and added four rebounds and six points on 2-of-4 shooting. “He was a little bit down in shoot-around...
...five of Goffredo's long balls in the run were assisted, with three of the makes being aided by freshman point guard Drew Housman. After a rough night against Yale in which the rowdy Bulldogs' student section continually taunted him, Housman responded with perhaps his best all-around game of the year. He compiled a career-high nine assists against just one turnover to set up the Crimson's hot hands, and added four rebounds and six points on 2-of-4 shooting...