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...pretty much knew that Tufts is fairly weak, it’s one of those teams we like to fence every year to support them,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said. “It gives me a chance to play some of the walk-ons, which is very important to me,” he added. Yet the competition provided a different sort of challenge. In a typical David and Goliath matchup it’s clear what kind of competition David presents. But in this realm, inexperienced fencers do not move in the same ways seasoned...
...League. We’re going to be competitive and contending.” Although senior saberist Steven Ahn reached the third round, the next-best saber finisher was co-captain junior Scott DiGiulio who made it to just the second. The third best saberist is a walk-on with little experience. “On the men’s side I think we had a pretty strong showing,” Itameri-Kinter said. “It was good to get our freshmen into competition, to get into the mindset, and to go back to practice with...
...season. “I knew right away that something was definitely wrong,” Kessler said last year. “I was told that my ACL and MCL were torn and that I would potentially lose my full year.”Martin, with only a walk-on backing her up, led the Crimson to a 5-1-0 start with three shutouts along the way. Kessler returned, wearing a heavy brace, in mid-November, and won her first two outings.Alternating starts for the remainder of the regular season, Martin and Kessler led Harvard...
...track and rowing. I decided that I had a little bit better of a physique for rowing than for running.”As the Harvard crew program lands many of the most coveted recruits in the world, Wintner definitely had his work cut out for him as a walk-on in his freshman season. But Wintner, as he once was on the ice in his native Canada, was up to the challenge on the Charles.“Playing hockey, I always prided myself on being very hard-working, and that’s definitely something that comes...
...head coach Cecile Tucker has molded the lightweight crew program into the championship contender it is today. Upon the birth of her second child, however, Tucker will hand the reins over to coaches Will Stevens, who will direct the varisty, and Seth Davis, who will head the novice and walk-on programs. This represents a major transition for the entire team, especially the upperclassmen who have worked under Tucker.“It’s definitely going to be a big change,” says sophomore Lizzy Mazjoub, a member of the lightweight varsity eight...