Word: hansen
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...first for everybody." So says senior John Hansen, co-captain and one of the prime movers behind Harvard's latest varsity sport--water polo...
...When Hansen, fellow co-captain Juan Enriquez and last year's captain Ethan Cruvant decided to tackle the University's bureaucratic maze, they had little hope that their request would succeed. But they made right contacts and wrote a solid proposal--the committee voted overwhelmingly to lift the club's status...
Aside from increased financial support, including a traveling budget, the change in the club's status--it will be classed officially on the varsity II level--means the ability to attract better competition. Moving from a club to a varsity team, Hansen says, "enables us to play the best schools in the country." And the squad has not hesitated for a moment in trying to bring the most talented groups in the nation to Blodgett pool...
...goes according to plan, Harvard will compete in the eastern NCAA qualifying rounds. Hansen says although the tougher line-up of teams may make the squad's record (10-7 last year) "suffer a little," the club-turned-team can use the opportunity for self-education...
...American freshmen, including one star from Hawaii, will join a solid nucleus of returning players. Only two of the club's top competitors were lost to graduation and, except for goalies that Hansen labels "untested against superior competition," the prospects look bright. Enriquez and left-handed field player Hansen will be joined by star junior Houston Hall and strong sophomores and Fullerton, Calif., residents Phil Atkinson and Rich Guerra...