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...competition.” Of course, Christensen is no stranger to the NCAAs or being an All-American. In last year’s spring outdoor season, the Celina, Texas native finished 10th in the NCAA Championship with a 1.77m jump to notch her first All-American nod. Prior to that she finished fourth in the 2006 outdoor NCAA East Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships as a freshman. Christensen’s first 1.83 meter clearance came last year at home against Yale in the outdoor season. But the indoor season is decidedly different from outdoor competition...
...couple out this weekend, but that’s not going win us ball games.”LAFAYETTE 13, HARVARD 2In the second contest of a twinbill with Lafayette, the Crimson pitching staff was knocked around in a convincing rout.Sophomore Dan Zailskas got the starting nod but was chased off the mound after three innings, giving up four runs on five hits, including a two-run homer by Lafayette’s Joe Ezekiel.Freshmen Zach Hofeld and Dan Bedardo fared no better, combining to give up eight runs in the fifth inning as the Leopards put the game...
...made a couple of mistakes early, and that pretty much set the tone for the whole game.”Harvard mounted a stronger defensive effort in the second half, holding the Wildcats to only five scores with sophomore Katherine Martino in the net. Martino received the starting nod and played the first five minutes of yesterday’s contest, but senior goaltender Kathryn Tylander replaced her and stayed in front of the net for the remainder of the first half.Martino allowed nine goals and made 11 saves in 35 minutes of play, while Tylander allowed seven goals...
...male duet set to selections from J.S. Bach’s “The Goldberg Variations.” The use of an onstage pianist, Freda Locker, was successful; the dancers incorporated but never overshadowed her playing. During brief moments of silence, they would subtly communicate with a nod of the head or a shared sense of timing...
President Bush's choice of the 69-year-old registered independent as his top envoy at Catholic Church headquarters - following a pair of prominent Republican fund raisers in the post - is a clear nod to the cerebral leanings of the man in charge of the Holy See. Pope Benedict XVI's nearly three-year reign has been marked by his intellectual explorations and probing writings about how a timeless faith intersects with contemporary life...