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...greatest Harvard football careers in history, Pizzotti is now vying for a backup quarterback role behind Mark Sanchez with the New York Jets. For a guy who’s been part of three Ivy League Championship teams, this is an appropriate punctuation to an already-stellar career.“Chris Pizzotti is the best football player...to ever play at Harvard,” outgoing captain Matt Curtis said. “He’s the most winning quarterback in Harvard history. We had a lot of really good players who had a lot of personal recognition...
...just built upon that. They had the foundation already in them.”Blessed with a roster full of potential, he proceeded to give his underclassmen plenty of opportunities to thrive, and the Crimson responded by finishing with 10 wins in its best performance since 2001.With its stellar freshmen and sophomores one year wiser and its seniors ready to take charge, Harvard had high hopes heading into the 2008 season. It did not disappoint, improving its league record to 5-1-1 and entering the NCAA tournament on an eight-game unbeaten streak.The turnaround was partially a product...
...perfect record in many key tournaments throughout the year. She went 12-0 in the second part of the Ivy Championships, 6-0 against defending national champion Ohio State and St. John’s, and 9-0 in the annual Beanpot tournament. This, along with various other stellar performances, places Vloka among the best fencers in the country. “After the first day [of NCAAs], when I saw I was in top four and had my tough bouts out of the way, I felt really confident and really happy with my fencing,” Vloka said...
...game in the 27th minute, after a ball from senior Rachael Lau was tucked away by junior Christina Hagner. But the Lions were able to even the score five minutes into the second half, sparking the exciting finish that would define the season for the Crimson. After a stellar year that saw Harvard run through the Ivy competition, this was the game to have. And the crowd knew it. Shirtless men skirted the sideline, not one person in the stands remained seated during overtime, and the noise was of a magnitude rarely seen at a women’s soccer...
...award had an auspicious beginning: the Oscar-winning Marty, starring Ernest Borgnine, took home the first Palme d'Or in 1955 and deserved triumphs following soon after for Black Orpheus and Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. But the design of the trophy itself had a less than stellar start; come 1964, the powers that be at the Festival decided that a return to the original prize was necessary due to copyright issues. The Palme was reinstated in 1975 and, with multiple design changes along the way, it has remained the award craved by auteurs worldwide...