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...League and ECAC finish line. After trouncing Navy, 188-112, the Crimson breezed past Penn and Brown, 213-85 and 169-119, respectively.But Harvard was still less than pleased with its performances in the pool.“Starting in the beginning of the season, it took us a while to come together as a team—like to get our [stuff] together, basically,” said distance standout and incoming captain Alex Meyer. “A lot of things were not going as smoothly as they should have been.”The Crimson?...
...here,” O’Connor said. “With injuries, we don’t have the depth that other teams have.” Despite a slew of setbacks that sidelined Jantzen, Caputo, rookie heavyweight Spencer Desena, and others, Crimson coach Jay Weiss took encouragement from the squad’s resilience all season. “When the injury bug hits us, some of our [team] goals are unattainable,” he said. “But we really kept focused on what we needed to do at the end of the year?...
...accomplishment in itself for Harvard.Though the Crimson lost only one contributor from 2008’s fairy-tale team—Olympian Caitlin Cahow ’07-’08—things didn’t immediately click for Harvard.Tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt and Kessler took time off to play for their Canadian national teams, while tri-captain Jenny Brine and junior Cori Bassett each missed several games due to injury.“I think we just didn’t really get the team together,” Brine said. “We knew...
...sophomore Samantha Rosekrans said after the Big Red match on April 5. “Our goal has been to be the most improved Ivy League team, and thus far I think we’ve accomplished that goal.” In its next match, Harvard took a step back, falling, 5-2, to No. 46 Princeton. With a 2-1 mark, the Crimson had to win out for a chance at the title. And win out Harvard did. In two thrillers, the Crimson edged out Penn, 4-3, and No. 58 Brown, 4-3. In arguably the year?...
...What was the secret to such success? According to Harvard head coach Ray Leone, who in his two years at the helm has led the Crimson to as many 10-win seasons, it’s that the team had fun. “I think what they took out of it is that when they truly play for fun and compete as hard as they can, they can really accomplish anything,” he said. “When they just think of the result, they don’t do as well—like when...