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...said. “The guys that have been performing well all year will perform well at Heps and score points.” If this season is any indication, then the Crimson is bound to offer a solid performance. In last weekend’s New England Championship tune-up, junior Becky Christensen cleared a 1.78m bar in the high jump, which matched her second-place jump in last year’s Heps. “Their measuring was ridiculous,” Christensen said, correcting that last weekend’s jump was really...
...pushed ourselves.” The effort of the Harvard swimmers and divers was obvious in the scoring of the meets, and will hopefully carry through to next weekend’s combined contest against Princeton and Yale. “[This weekend] was a little bit of a tune-up course,” said Wollner. “It was a good way to prepare for this weekend’s big battle, and it was a little bit of a confidence booster too.” HARVARD 176, BU 120 Key performances from multiple athletes helped give...
...overtime Sunday afternoon at Lavietes Pavillion. It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Crimson (4-11). Harvard, which still has not won since its memorable upset of Michigan on Dec. 1, blew an 18-point lead in the second half of its final tune-up before kicking off its Ivy League slate at home versus Dartmouth on Saturday. “It’s a tough, crushing loss,” coach Tommy Amaker said. The Crimson took a 33-24 lead into halftime, thanks in part to sophomore forward Pat Magnarelli’s 11 points...
...Those threats include freshman Liza Ryabkina. The Ukranian native scored three goals in Harvard’s two-game exhibition series aganst McGill. Harvard won both of those games, beating the Martlets 3-2 and 5-3. Vaillancourt tallied four goals and two assists in the the preseason tune-up as well. Last season Vaillancourt finished with 56 points, leading the Crimson with 30 goals. While there is little doubt about Harvard’s offensive prowess, the Crimson will have to clean up its defense this weekend. During the exhibition games, Harvard’s defensive zone...
...We’re really good about running as a pack,” freshman Renata Cummins said. Five different freshmen have broken away from the pack to become the top finisher for Harvard this season. At the UAlbany Invitational, the team’s final tune-up before this weekend’s championship meet, the Crimson’s top four finishers were freshmen. Olson led the pack, followed by Richardson, Eliza Ives, and Cummins, showcasing the depth of the class. “Our top group is now eight to ten runners rather than two to three...