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...celebrate. Amassing an unprecedented number of accolades—both on the team and individual levels—by the completion of the 2007-08 season, the Crimson claimed the Ivy League and EISL regular season titles, as well as first place in both the ECAC and EISL Championship meets. Starting the road to success with a clean sweep of Dartmouth and Cornell in its first meet of the season, Harvard kept the momentum all year long, defeating every opponent it faced. After a solid win over Princeton—the only dual loss for last year?...
...around athletic dominance, and the “Boomer Sooner” cheer I’d internalized as a heavenly chant.Somewhere along the way, Harvard fell away from the pack. My father was the first to remind me that I was choosing a university, not a national championship contender.Four years later, I have to thank my dad, both for knowing me so well and for encouraging me to go to Harvard. Without his prodding, I might have witnessed Michigan’s historic loss to Appalachian State wearing maize and blue or endured Oklahoma’s heartbreaking...
...eternity.That idea stood for all of two months—right up until the time I found myself gazing down on a packed Harvard Yard full of freshly minted Sox devotees in the wake of Boston’s improbable comeback against the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. The nightmare was just beginning.“I wasn’t really worried before I got here,” said New Jersey resident Amit Kumar ’08, another transplant from Yankees country. “But it became really annoying once...
...pink jerseys and raised funds for the Susan G. Komen foundation to fight breast cancer.The following weekend held the team’s biggest challenge. The EAWRC Sprints in Camden, N.J. hosted many of the biggest crews in women’s rowing. Brown walked away with the team championship while Yale took second and Radcliffe claimed third, just six points behind the Bulldogs. Every Black and White boat advanced to its respective grand final, a testament to the team’s depth.“It was a race that I knew going into that...
...Stone] says, ‘It’s not the mistakes you make; it’s the way you bounce back.’ I really took that to heart.”Kessler’s determination helped lead Harvard to several accolades, including the Beanpot Championship, ECAC Championship, and the No. 1 spot in the national rankings. She finished the season first in the nation with a .952 save percentage and second with a 1.06 goals against average, setting Harvard single-season records in both categories in the process.While the Crimson ultimately suffered a disappointing...