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Every year, regardless of what unfolds, the NCAA Tournament always confounds sophisticated prognosticators. A 64-team single elimination college basketball tournament is inherently unpredictable. March Madness, with its frequent Cinderella teams, is a consistent reminder that life has an inexorable chaotic streak, and that there is no way to perfectly divine the future, regardless of how much knowledge and expertise one brings to bear. While we often look back and presume that outcomes were foreseeable, in many circumstances random chance simply has more influence than reason can account for. Take, for example, Russell Pleasant, who beat out more than...
...With a 4-1 victory over the No. 16 Crimson (17-14-4) on March 22 at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., the No. 15 Tigers (22-13-0) ended Harvard’s season and extended their own, clinching the ECAC tournament title and the accompanying NCAA bid. While Princeton lost 5-1 to No. 1 seed North Dakota in the Midwest region in the first round, the Crimson spent a second consecutive spring break without any NCAA hockey to look forward to. “We didn’t finish it off exactly...
...some point you’re going to see Cornell.” Unfortunately for the Big Red, it was not treated with the hospitality an old friend might expect, as Harvard promptly eliminated the team on its quest for the ECAC championship and a bid to the NCAA tournament. —Staff writer Lucy D. Chen can be reached at lucychen@fas.harvard.edu...
...become apparent that in the world of college wrestling, the Big Ten spells trouble.Iowa, Ohio State, and Penn State claimed the top three spots last weekend at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., leading a Big Ten group that overwhelmed the field with 10 teams in the top 17.Sending only two grapplers to the tournament, the Harvard squad had little interest in the team competition. But freshman Corey Jantzen (141 lbs) and sophomore J.P. O’Connor (149) felt the sting of the dominant conference, both falling to Big Ten opponents.O’Connor, ranked third...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team sent three of its athletes to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships this past weekend at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. The Crimson was represented by co-captain Geoff Rathgeber and juniors Eric Lynch and Bill Jones. Over the three-day contest, Rathgeber swam in three events, while Lynch and Jones each participated in two, earning Harvard a total of 19 points and a 29th place finish in the competition. “It’s a whole different meet,” Rathgeber said...