Year in Sports
Lange Ball
Sophomore third baseman Kasey Lange had a team-high six home runs for the Harvard softball team’s Ancient Eight-leading offense.
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP: Kelly Weis
Weis was recognized for her performance this year by receiving an honorable mention to the All-Ivy team.
Weis Decision
Freshman goalkeeper Kelly Weis came up big for the Crimson in her rookie campaign, finishing 14th in the nation in save percentage.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE: Late-Season Run Propels Crimson
Things were not looking up for the Harvard women’s lacrosse team on the night of April 2.
Tipping the Scales
Junior running back Treavor Scales and the Harvard football team steamrolled the Ancient Eight in 2011, topping each of its seven conference foes by at least 10 points en route to an Ivy League title.
MEN'S LACROSSE: Trio of Losses to End Year Dooms Postseason Hopes
It was a disappointing end to a season in which the Harvard men’s lacrosse team never gained the momentum it had hoped for.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tim Murphy
Murphy cemented his place as one of, if not the greatest coach in Crimson football history.
Almost Murph-ect
In his 18th season as Harvard football coach, Tim Murphy led the Crimson to a 9-1 record and his sixth Ivy League championship.
MALE BREAKOUT PLAYER OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP: Colton Chapple
Few could have predicted Chapple’s success.
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Collier Winters
Coming into the 2011 campaign, it was all but assumed that Winters, the returning starter, would lead the Crimson attack, but a week-one matchup against Holy Cross forced the Harvard football team to change its plans.
TEAM OF THE YEAR, RUNNER-UP: Football
The Harvard football team generally sets two goals at the start of each season: to go a perfect 10-0 and to win an Ivy championship.
Winters Storm
After missing weeks two through five with a hamstring injury, Collier Winters exploded in his week-six return, throwing for 403 yards and five touchdowns in the Harvard football team’s win over Princeton. On the year, Winters completed a program-record 68.6 percent of his passes.
FOOTBALL: Crimson Sets Program Points Record
At the end of the year, the Crimson had recorded a school record 374 points, while Ortiz won Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and 16 others made All-Ivy teams.
