Word: standout
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...Freshman standout forward André—not Andre, as is listed on gocrimson.com, nor Andre’, like his facebook.com profile allows—Akpan is dominating the competition for the first award and making his name known in competition for the latter. Three out of the last four weeks, he has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week. To date, his statistics have been near-historic for a freshman: he has nine goals and 11 assists for the Crimson (11-4-0, 4-1-0 Ivy). Those numbers not only lead the Harvard offense?...
...makers can't control the weather, of course. But Volkswagen's latest model, the Eos, named for the goddess of dawn, does eliminate many of the compromises you used to have to make to enjoy the benefits of owning an affordable convertible. Its standout feature is a retractable hard-top, which doubles as a sun-roof. Flip a switch and in 25 seconds, it automatically stows in the rear. Watching this shape-changing act is worth the price of admission; the rear deck opens, the roof panels split apart, stack atop each other and neatly fold away. If you engage...
...often on the Charles River for the Radcliffe heavyweights, there emerges a star. A few years ago this was Caryn Davies ’05, who led the heavyweights to a national championship in 2003 and earned silver in the 2004 Olympic eight, but now there is a new standout on the river for the Black and White—U23 world champion junior Esther Lofgren.Following in Davies’ footsteps, Lofgren joined the United States’ U23 national team over the past summer to compete in the Junior World Championships in Belgium. After a month of training with...
Every sports fan has said it. Every sane human has mocked its truth. But everyone still wants to believe it: this is the year.The Radcliffe varsity lightweights are no different. But after three straight third-place finishes at the IRA National Championships and the loss of two standout captains from a year ago—Ashley Antony ’06 and Sarah Bates ’06—the road to satisfying this goal looks more difficult than ever for the Black and White.“We think of the loss of those two captains...
...finish line. “I guess we ran in a pack, as a team, which was what we wanted to do,” Jessica Bryant said, calling it “really good because you can also help each other along.” The team missed standout Lindsey Scherf for the second straight tournament since the Sept. 30 Iona Meet of Champions, where the junior finished No. 10 overall, because of “injury-related setbacks” Scherf wrote in an email that she hopes to make the final championship events of the season, including...