Connor Castañeda
Connor Castañeda '28 is the Comp Director of The Crimson’s 153rd Guard. He is a beat writer for football, men's basketball, track and field, and baseball. He lives in Dunster House and concentrates in Economics.
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Latest Articles
Harvard’s Newcomers Shine in Football’s Season-Opening Road Win Over New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. — For the sixth straight season, the Harvard football team started its campaign with a victory as it demolished the University of New Hampshire 31-7. After scoring just seven points in the first 29 minutes, the Crimson scored two touchdowns in the last 53 seconds of the second quarter to open a lead and set the tone for the rest of the match.
Harvard Football Turns to a New Chapter. Here’s What To Know About Team 153.
Heading into head coach Andrew Aurich’s third season at the helm of Harvard football, the expectations are as high as ever. However, with a new quarterback and a dramatic clash with Yale looming, the Crimson has some questions to answer as it vies for another Ivy League championship.
. . . And Out With the Old: Harvard Football’s Graduates Find New Homes
After three straight Ivy League football championships stretching from 2023 to 2025, many of Harvard’s seniors stepped off the field in a Crimson uniform for the last time after the team’s heartbreaking loss to Villanova in the program’s first-ever FCS playoff game last December. Now, some of them are transitioning to prominent roles on Power Four teams.
In With the New: Previewing Harvard Football’s Freshman Class
Searching for the program’s fourth straight Ivy League Championship and potential playoff redemption, the Harvard football team has begun to prepare for its 153rd season, with practices starting late last week, providing the first opportunity for the incoming freshmen to make their mark.
Harvard Notches Three All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor National Championships
After sending eight athletes to compete across six events at last week’s NCAA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships, Harvard walked away with three second-team All-American honors as well as six honorable mentions after an action-packed performance.
Track & Field Performs Well at East Regional, Sends Eight Athletes to Nationals
The Harvard track and field team competed in 21 events at last week’s NCAA East Region First Round, with four individual athletes and one relay team placing high enough to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Fit Check: Carrie Moore’s Coaching Staff Turns Heads With Sideline Style
A replica, alternate Harvard hockey jersey. A Black Panther Party-inspired jersey. A Crimson football jersey. Each one of these outfits — and many more unique choices — was donned on the sideline by Harvard women’s basketball head coach Carrie Moore and her assistant coaches during the team’s 2025-26 campaign.
Cooper Wins Award, Short Relays Dominate at Ivy League Outdoor Championships
Both the men’s and women’s squads placed in the top three for the Harvard track and field team at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships this past weekend, with the men finishing second and the women finishing third thanks to seven event titles across the two-day event — including a sweep of both 4x100-meter events.
Baseball Swept by Penn in Final Home Series
After falling in the Ivy League Tournament final in 2025, the Harvard baseball team failed to make the playoffs in its current campaign, dropping out of postseason contention after being swept by the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend at home.
Baseball Loses Two, Wins One in Pivotal Dartmouth Series
The Harvard baseball team lost the first two games of its series against Dartmouth this weekend, but a powerful eighth inning in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader propelled the Crimson to a vital comeback victory.