Word: olympian
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...wire 14-13 contest to St. John’s and lost 17-10 to the Buckeyes. An impressive day from the women featured an even more impressive day from freshman sabre fencer Caroline Vloka. The rookie went 6-0 on the afternoon, including a win over Olympian Dagmara Wozniak. “Caroline’s had an incredible season, and she definitely showed that this weekend,” co-captain Emily Cross said. “She’s been performing at a really high standard. She’s just been doing really great. We?...
...subjects are beneath the notice of a Congressional resolution. Soil, for instance, might be celebrated, as it was in 2008. Or watermelon. Athletes are popular, too. Nothing pleases constituents quite like Congressmen and Senators giving agreeable shout-outs to local sports heroes. Last year, the 110th Congress praised superstar Olympian Michael Phelps; it also celebrated Wichita State University's championship women's bowling team. Legislators, it seems, aren't very picky. Unless of course they are passing actual laws...
...well as the third through fifth spots. Paced by sophomore Douwe Yntema, who finished first with a time of 53.73, Harvard also took the seventh-place spot with junior Tommy Gray rounding out the event with a time of 56.44.Guernsey finished second in the 50-meter freestyle, falling behind Olympian Mohammed Madwa with a time of 21.58.—Staff writer Alexandra J. Mihalek can be reached at ajmihalek@fas.harvard.edu...
More importantly, the left-handed psychology concentrator has been able to fill the role of departed senior and Olympian, Caitlin Cahow ’07-’08, exceedingly well this season, becoming the leader of Harvard’s strong defensive unit...
...President Bush commuted two prison sentences and granted 14 pardons--most of them to people convicted of crimes like tax evasion, drug offenses and fraud. The coming end of his term has led to speculation as to whether Bush will consider higher-profile petitions, including requests from disgraced former Olympian Marion Jones and "junk-bond king" Michael Milken...