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...don’t cover the teams that our blockmates or best friends play for; we don’t wear crimson, black, and white in the press box; we usually avoid letting out a cheer when Harvard slams home the game-winner. (Usually.) And while it may be tough to report that our lab partner scored an own goal in last night’s loss, we bite the bullet and do it. (Usually.)It is in fact at the other end of the relationship spectrum that we seem to struggle more: serving as partners of and advocates...
...jump. “[Becky’s] not one of the most vocal people on the team,” co-captain Sally Stanton said. “But she is definitely one of the most consistently good competitors on the team.” With a tough act to follow having won the high jump at the outdoor Heptagonals and competing at the NCAA Championships, Christensen did her sophomore campaign one better, winning the high jump in the Penn Relays and taking home first in both the indoor and outdoor Heps. “[Becky?...
...season that would vault him into the Harvard record books and make him one of Harvard’s 11 All-Ivy selections as well as one of two Ivy players selected as an All-American.Whether it was inevitable or something just clicked, the Crimson started to roll after the tough start. Big wins against Cornell at an ever-unpredictable Schoellkopf Field—where the team suffered a surprising 27-13 setback in its last visit in 2005—and at home against Lafayette were flanked by three more victories against Princeton, Dartmouth, and Columbia...
...suit with the victory but bested the Midwestern visitor by only one second. The novice eight was dominant for a second time, enjoying an 11-second lead over second place.The next weekend, the heavyweights travelled to the Housatonic River to face Ivy rival Yale and southern powerhouse Virginia. In tough conditions, The Black and White proved its mettle by beating then-No. 3 Virginia in both the first and second varsity eights and beating both Yale and Virginia in the novice eight. The comeback in the first varsity over the Cavaliers was epic and paved the road to the NCAAs...
...postseason glory, but Harvard and its senior six were afforded one last opportunity to battle in the pool. All six seniors started (including Snyder) and led the Crimson to a successful finish, besting Connecticut College 9-3.“What possibly is your last game is a tough one to play,” Snyder said. “But we’ve had fun playing together as a class through the years.”—Staff writer Mauricio A. Cruz can be reached at cruz2@fas.harvard.edu...