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Jake C. Swanson
Crimson staff writer

Jake C. Swanson

Jake C. Swanson '27 is a beat writer for women's soccer. He lives in Pforzheimer House and concentrates in Human Development and Regenerative Biology with a secondary in History.

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A Group of Athletes’ Quest to Put Pfoho ‘Back on the Map’

Housing Day Videos have taken centerstage in the festivities over the past few years, and for a group of athletes in Pforzheimer House, making the video has been a uniting force.


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Men’s Squash Falls to Trinity in National Championship Match

By Jake C. Swanson  • 

Harvard men’s squash traveled down to Philadelphia for the College Squash Association’s National Team Championship. The men’s teams competed for the Potter Cup, the most prestigious team trophy in collegiate squash. Harvard already boasts thirty-three Potter Cup victories, the most of any program in history, far outpacing the Trinity Bantams, who are second all-time with eighteen Potter Cups.


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Men’s Squash Finishes Second in Inaugural Ivy League Championship Tournament

By Jake C. Swanson  • 

For the first time in Ivy League history, the four best Ancient Eight teams faced off in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament at the brand new Princeton Racquet and Recreation Fieldhouse. Harvard routed Princeton to advance to the finals, but fell to Penn, placing second.


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Harvard Women’s Soccer Celebrates Senior Night, Falls to Penn

Harvard women’s soccer (5-5-3, 3-2-1 Ivy) fell 2-1 to Penn (5-4-5, 1-3-2 Ivy) on Saturday, coming two weeks before the Ivy League Tournament. The Crimson now sit at number three in the Ivy League standings with just one more week to clinch a top four spot and qualify for the conference tournament.


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Harvard Women’s Soccer Falls 1-0 to Dartmouth in Ivy League Opener in Defensive Battle

Harvard women’s soccer returned to Jordan Field on Saturday to face off against its first Ivy League opponent: the Dartmouth Big Green. After a long defensive match, the Crimson was bested by its New Hampshire rivals in a 1-0 loss.


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Harvard Women’s Soccer Sweeps Weekend before Conference Play

Harvard earned an admirable 2-1 victory over Boston to land its first win of the season, following up its first win with another in a 3-2 victory over New Hampshire.


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Harvard Women’s Soccer Unable to Find their First Win during Second Weekend of Season

Scoring struggles continued for the Harvard women’s soccer team in the second to last weekend of nonconference games. The Crimson failed to score multiple goals in a 1-2 loss to Monmouth and a 1-1 tie against crosstown foe Northeastern


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Harvard Women’s Soccer Drops to Fairfield, Draws Kansas State

Harvard women’s soccer fell to 0-2-1 (0-0-0 Ivy) after its first week of play. The Crimson started off strong, but lost to Fairfield (4-1-0, 0-0-0 MAAC) late in the game, resulting in a 1-2 loss. Three days later, Harvard hosted Kansas State (​​4-0-1, 0-0-0) in a physical match that ended in a 0-0 tie.


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Harvard Women’s Soccer Loses Nail-Biter Season Opener

By Jake C. Swanson  • 

Harvard women’s soccer was handed a dramatic 1-2 loss in its season opener at the University of Massachusetts.


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Dill with It: Harvard’s Pickleball Club Is Here To Stay

By Jake C. Swanson  • 

Three years ago, if you wanted to play pickleball at Harvard, you’d have been fresh out of luck. Now, only a few years later and following the explosion of the sport nation-wide, the Harvard Pickleball club — which hosts 50 active members, three weekly practices, and a competitive squad — is changing the game for the Harvard pickleball scene.

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