When I signed on to spend my summer outside of Durban, South Africa, I knew that soccer would be a major part of my experience. Even as an American who, before arriving in South Africa at the end of May, could count the number of international soccer players I could name on two hands, I could appreciate that the first-ever World Cup on African soil would be a big deal. I just didn’t know how big.
Egen Atkinson '10 of the men's Water Polo team was awarded for his contributions out of the pool last week as he was named the 2010 CWPA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
In the largest water polo conference in the country, no one made a bigger splash when he was out of the pool than Egen Atkinson, the recently graduated co-captain of the 2009 Harvard team. On June 18, the two-meter defender was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
“I’d say that he’s someone we all looked up to,” said classmate Nikhil Balaraman, who will live with Atkinson next year. “There’s no one more deserving…I think we all saw it coming. He’s a very deserving recipient.”
Louis Leblanc was one of 41 skaters invited to the development camp of Canada’s National Junior Team.
When Canada took on the United Sates for the gold medal in ice hockey at the 2010 winter Olympics, rising sophomore Louis Leblanc was one of nearly a dozen Canadians on the Harvard men’s hockey team rooting for their countrymen in hostile territory.
But while Leblanc and his fellow Canadians may have been outnumbered by their American teammates, it was the Canucks who got the last laugh when Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal gave Team Canada the 3-2 victory.
While Leblanc was only able to cheer on his compatriots from afar this past winter, the next time Canada goes up against the United States in international competition, Leblanc could be right there on the ice.
Jason DuBoe was drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse on June 6.
When Yale ended the Harvard men’s lacrosse team’s season, graduating Crimson midfielder Jason Duboe thought he might be hanging up his stick for good. But it turned out that the two-time NEILA All New England first-team selection wasn’t finished playing lacrosse. On June 6, the Boston Cannons selected Duboe with the 33rd overall pick in the Major League Lacrosse draft.
“I honestly wasn’t sure if I’d ever be able to play lacrosse at a highly competitive level again,” Duboe said. “I was really pleasantly surprised when the Cannons drafted me. I’m really grateful for the opportunity. It was definitely a surprise on June 6 when the draft day came.”
With college decisions long since cemented, many of Harvard’s teams finally closed the book this week on recruiting for the class of 2014. In the past three days, three squads announced their latest additions to next season’s rosters, with men’s squash, men’s tennis, and women’s hoops all announcing their forthcoming stock of rookies.
Gocrimson.com has full details on the new members of all three teams, but some highlights include:
