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By talking to Velie you'd never guess that for four years she has shone on the varsity field hockey and lacrosse teams, or that she has been the recipient of numerous athletic honors, including being named to the U.S. Olympic lacrosse squad last year. It is only by talking...
Although Velie is acknowledged by her teammates as being one of the field hockey team's greatest assets, she confesses that lacrosse is her first love. "Lacrosse is less limited, and there are fewer boundaries," she explains, adding, "Besides, you don't have to lean over."
Actually, Sailer is right--if she means typical in the sense of balanced. Somehow, the two-sport star (she's all-New England in lacrosse) has been able to perform the difficult balancing act of academics and athletics without sacrificing her sanity. And according to her teammates, that's not...
Luckily, the record book speaks clearly: six varsity letters before this year, All-Ivy honors in hockey and lacrosse, as well as all-New England in the latter.
Because Chris Sailer boosts her team better than she boosts herself, don't believe her when she says she's only interested in field hockey and lacrosse. Instead, believe what the people who know her best say--and that's not typical.