Looking back on the year in Harvard athletics—my first year as a Crimson fan—I can’t help but think of the highlights: the first home football game against Brown with an Emma Watson sighting, the lacrosse game against Duke when the tailgate was more of a success than the game itself, and the many other matches that I’ve attended, through which my fandom has grown.
One aspect of these memories that I take for granted is that some of them may not have occured if the Athletic Department had not said, “Let there be light.”
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When ESPN college basketball reporter Andy Katz came to Lavietes Pavilion in February to watch Harvard take on Cornell, he was serenaded with adoring chants, and he humored the crowd with a wave.
It was a strange moment of celebrity—the reporter’s role inverted from watching to being watched—that typifies Harvard’s place in the larger landscape of college sports. Here, it feels oddly validating when the mainstream media pays notice to Harvard athletics, as if the attention legitimizes the quality of play on campus.
Tonight, students will have a chance to interact with Katz once again, albeit in a more formal setting, when he shares his thoughts and stories at 7:30 p.m. in the Owen Room inside Winthrop G Entry.
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A little less than a year ago, the women’s ultimate Frisbee team finished one spot shy of a trip to nationals, sending its successful season to a heartbreaking conclusion. But the squad, known as Quasar, earned another chance to reach that unfulfilled goal this year by qualifying for the regional tournament with a second place finish at the Metro Boston sectionals this past weeknd.
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Sophomore pitcher Rachel Brown has made quite the name for herself in her two years on the Ivy softball circuit. On Sunday, she put another feather in her already-decorated cap when she pitched a no-hitter for the second-consecutive weekend.
You can read all about Brown’s performance—which garnered her Athlete of the Week honors from The Crimson’s sports staff—here. But in the meantime, The Back Page spoke with Brown and her teammates, and here’s what they had to say about the standout sophomore.
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As the semester zooms towards its end, so too are the playoff chases heating up in the Ivy League’s spring sports. Ancient Eight lacrosse is gearing up for its first-ever conference tournament, and with only two or three games left on each team’s schedule, the competition for the last few spots is fierce.
Over on the diamonds, the close of non-divisional play has heralded the emergence of some frontrunners. Oh, and did we mention Rachel Brown threw another no-hitter? Let’s take a look around the Ivies.
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