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...responses were overwhelmingly positive.”Kyle E. D. Wiggins ’09, one such interested senior, echoed those sentiments, and said he was looking at TFA because of the financial crisis and the “stressful” job market.Meredith D. Boak, the TFA recruiter who covers Harvard, said that the financial crisis allowed the program “an opportunity to excite many more people.” She added that increased interest in the program is fitting in well with TFA’s expansion plans.Furthermore, Boak said she thought that students...
...Jerry Boak, stroke of this year's undefeated Eastern Sprints champ junior varsity boat, replaced McKenna at two. Tim Hackert, also on the J.V. boat, took Howard's place on the starboard side. Even though both were better than adequate replacements, the crew never got back the momentum built up en route to an undefeated season and an Eastern Sprints Championship this spring. Besides the loss of raw power in the boat (Howard and McKenna were the two strongest oarsmen on the team) the makeshift Crimson crew lacked that essential ingredient in rowing that distinguishes a first-rate from...
...previously undefeated Eastern Sprints Champion lightweight eight--bow John Kiger, two Jerry Boak, three Bob Leahey, four Peter Huntsman, five Mac Heller, six Leif Soderberg, seven Tom Hackert, stroke Ned Reynolds and cox Chris Ross--the loss in the Henley finale marked a frustrating conclusion to a long, successful season. The lights got to the finals with considerable ease in their first four races of the Regatta, but the Antwerp team proved too much for the Crimson to handle, winning by about two and one-half seconds
Rowing against a slight headwind the Harvard lightweight JV's with coxswain Burt Levitch, stroke Jerry Boak, Dave Porter (7), Rich Harper (6), Tim Hackert (5), Mark Sieber (4), Jack Foley (3), Greg Miller (2) and Woody Harlan at the bow slot, took off against their arch rival Princeton, and never looked back. Rowing at a 36 for most of the race, Harvard crossed the finish line at 6:30.8, with Princeton more than a length behind coming in at 6:36.2. Navy was third...
...Boak, the only senior in the boat, seemed especially pleased at the victory and at the fact that the victory set a new record for consecutive wins. Of his last race, he said last night, "It was a beautiful race. I think it was our best race. It's the only...