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...squad notched first-place finishes that catapulted Harvard into a fall season that would hold just four more first-place nods but did result in 18 top-three finishes overall. Though sophomore women’s captain Megan Watson and sophomore skipper Roberta Steele managed only sixth and seventh place, respectively, in the New England Women’s Singlehanded Championships in September, it was the men’s singlehanded performance the following month that truly showcased the Crimson’s talent at the top. Senior and former men’s captain Clay Johnson and junior Kyle...
Some see the sixth-place finish for the Harvard fencing team and think, “What a disappointment after last year’s No.1.” Those more acutely aware of this season understand the value this number holds. There was no question that a repeat would be tough. Last year’s unbeatable squad became the first ever to win a national championship. This year started off with the same goal in mind. And then came the roadblocks. Junior foil fencer Emily Cross—the two-time Junior World Champion—left...
...which the team finished in 12th place, Mayer’s three-under 67 would prove to be the team’s lowest score of the season. At the Yale Invitational, the first spring event, Harvard held a two-stroke lead after round one but fell to sixth place overall after posting a combined score of 312 on the second day. The round-two struggles revealed a frustrating inconsistency, but even establishing the opportunity to win represents significant progress for the upstart Crimson. “For the last couple of years, we haven’t been...
...overall we continued our success of the past two years,” Garcia said.With coach Erik Farrar at the helm in his third year at Harvard, the men posted respectable finishes in both the Northern and Eastern Championships, placing third and seventh, respectively. The men also notched a sixth-place finish in the ECAC Championships.“We got excellent leadership from Michael and Allessandro [Lazzarini] for what was, in essence, an extremely young group,” Farrar said.The season started on an ambiguous note as the Crimson opened play in the Cambridge Invitational on Sept...
Three out of four other boats also qualified for their Grand Finals, though only the second freshman eight took first, with the second and third varsities taking fifth and sixth, respectively...