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...Cross’ sister Emily leaving to train for the Olympics, the cards were stacked against Brand. Still, his team finished sixth in the country, and the men’s side also saw senior captain Tim Hagamen win an individual title in the men’s saber. It’s Brand’s style of coaching that motivates everyone to perform at the highest level. He combines strict practices with understanding—including pushing all of his athletes to fence in competition beyond Harvard. “He’s been incredible in this...
...most dominant athletes are more than just a lean body with great skills. Instead, they act as role models and provide leadership in addition to their prowess. In what may have been the toughest year to be a captain, saber fencer Tim Hagamen more than rose to the occasion to meet all the requirements. Despite losing his fellow captain in the middle of the season, the senior led the men’s fencing squad to its third straight Ivy League championship and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament and earned an individual national title in men?...
...Cross—the two-time Junior World Champion—left to train for the Olympics, never again to fence wearing Crimson. Junior Carolyn Wright decided to go abroad. A battle with leukemia sidelined men’s co-captain foilist Sam Cross. Down two foilists and a saber fencer, Harvard set out to defend its title while taking on tougher competition. In the Ivy League, Penn was better, and so was Columbia. Nationally, the competition was as stiff as ever. At the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson faced the challenge of taking on 12-person teams with just...
...when his nerdiness does finally, yes, reveal itself, the kind of action comedies that Harrison Ford did. "Like when he's talking to Princess Leia--that Han Solo attitude!" he says. "Like 'Listen, sister: Stop bitching!'" I'm a little afraid he's going to wave a fake light saber at me. And, worse yet, that I'm going to wave one back...
Don’t be fooled by the big poofy hair, the glasses, or the mile-wide grin.No, this athlete may not look like your typical muscular jock, but he has a license to kill—with a saber, that is.Senior captain and saber fencer Tim Hagamen went into the NCAA national competition March 22-25 with one thing on his mind: winning. He had come close a few times before; he had already been awarded the title of all-America twice. This time it was about not only leading his team, but also becoming the first men?...