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...although he entered his freshman year with great expectations, Old suffered a season-ending knee injury in a game against Stanford during the opening weekend of the season. In an eerie coincidence, an admissions officer had asked him what he would do if he suffered debilitating injury at Harvard. Old??s response was simple—“You are still at the best school in the world so you can’t be too disappointed...
This year, Old has had to deal with a great deal of flux in the backfield. The Crimson lost two key defenders to graduation, Michael Lobach ’03 and Old??s former co-captain Michael Cornish ’03. Harvard also lost junior back Jason Andersen to a recent injury. Partly because of that injury and partly for strategic reasons, Harvard has been toying with a 4-4-2 alignment instead of its usual...
...Oldy has helped these inexperienced guys get used to the new formation and the tempo of college soccer very well by being a sort of coach on the field for them,” says sophomore Brian Charnock, who also cited Old??s encouraging attitude and friendly demeanor in addressing concerns both on and off the field...
Another aspect of Old??s leadership this year has been dealing with the Crimson’s skirmishes during games. Although the team has been in a couple of ugly situations on the field, Old has his teammates’ back but usually plays a role in preventing a major blow...
...most of the time, it is Old??s ability to maintain his team’s composure that leads Harvard. His teammates praise his excellent communication and strategic play for giving them confidence under his command, with Craig dubbing Old the “glue” of the team...