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...bring different results when Harvard landed in the ninth spot at the University of Vermont Carnival. Staying consistent in February, the Dartmouth and Williams Carnivals saw familiar finishes for Harvard, setting up the squad for its season-ending race at the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships with its fifth and final ninth-place outcome among 15 total teams. With Dartmouth and Middlebury most often landing the first and second spots, respectively, Harvard finished behind eighth-place St. Lawrence University and ahead of St. Michael’s College in the 10th position. On the Alpine side, second-year coach Mitchell...
...said. “When you perform that well under pressure, it’s a thing to see.” The team had a less-than-auspicious start to the year, finishing 18th in a field of 18 schools at the McLaughlin in September. Rallying to take fifth at the MacDonald Cup at Yale and then ninth at the fall’s focal point, the ECAC Division I Championships, the team had yet to see a player make a top 15 individual finish. Before the close of the fall season, Harvard made one last tournament appearance...
...captain Jackie Pangilinan turned in another impressive season as the Crimson’s top breaststroker, rewriting her 100 breaststroke school record (1:03.25) and collecting her third 200 breaststroke title at Ivies. Hart, slowed by a dislocated kneecap suffered in December, managed to rebound to take fourth and fifth in the 200 and 100 backstroke, respectively, at Ivies. “The best part was that I knew my team was behind me, and no matter what I did, they’d be proud of me,” Hart said. “Across the board...
...said to the guys.” Unfortunately for Harvard, the enthusiasm did not generate much team success in the face of such unprecedented adversity. Yet the Crimson did boast numerous bright spots throughout the winter season. O’Connor, who began the year ranked fifth in the country at 149 lbs., dominated his sophomore campaign, going 13-0 in dual meets and rising to No. 2 in the national rankings. Although O’Connor suffered a torn ACL at the NCAA Championships and settled for sixth in the tournament, his effort earned the 20-year...
...When Brooks was killed at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas, his legal appeal was still pending before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Unlike every other death-row prisoner in history, Brooks was denied a chance to go through the full appeals process called “three tiered review.” Brooks had, in fact, already gone through most of the procedure. His last appeal could have taken several more months, but the Fifth Circuit Court refused to grant a stay of execution...