Last month, the men and women’s lacrosse teams helped raise over $11,000 for Lacrosse the Nations, a nonprofit that improves nutrition and education for children in need in the United States and Latin America. Gunnar Shaw ’14, a member of the men’s lacrosse team, spearheaded the partnership with Lacrosse the Nations. Shaw first realized his affinity for philanthropy in Nicaragua during his senior year of high school, when he participated in a service trip through the nonprofit Bridges to Community. He was introduced to Lacrosse the Nations later that year at a Middlebury game, when the founders gave a presentation about the organization. Last year, Shaw, along with teammates Adam Fishman ’15 and Bobby Osgood ’15 and two lacrosse players from other schools, made his second trip to Nicaragua during the extended winter break. They participated in community service with Bridges to Community, and spent two days working with Lacrosse the Nations. This season, Shaw initiated Lacrosse the Nation’s first partnership with a Division I lacrosse program. Through their Scoop for Loot campaign, designed to get teams involved in fundraising, team members set up personal profiles for their family and friends to pledge a donation for each groundball collected during a… Read more »
Woodsmen’s Team Shows Us What They’re Made Of
The Dartmouth Woodsmen’s Team is not considered a varsity sport as it is at many other schools, but the physical challenges they face make its members a force to be reckoned with. From sawing and chopping wood to participating in canoe races, the team finds itself in all sorts of demanding events as they travel around the Northeast for meets. This past weekend, the Woodsmen’s Team, also known as the Forestry Team, drove down to Finger Lakes Community College in New York to compete in the 67th Northeast Collegiate Woodsmen Conclave, or “Spring Meet,” as it is called. Dartmouth held the first of these meets back in 1947 and continues to host the competition every three years. Captain Christopher Rhoades ’13 said the team excels more in agility-based events that involve speed and timing rather than power and strength. Dartmouth’s team is the oldest collegiate lumberjack team in the country. While it is not the most competitive team, some members were able to succeed in the singles events at this year’s meet. “My teammate won the triathlon, which involved doing a little bit of sawing and then running on a course. That’s where we make up all our time, is… Read more »
Dartmouth Figure Skating Team Placed Second in U.S. Intercollegiate National Championships
After almost a year of intense training and planning, the Dartmouth figure skating team ended their season proudly placed second in the U.S. Intercollegiate National Championships and having hosted the successful and smoothly ran event at Thompson Arena. The Dartmouth figure skating team took second place with 93 points, behind University of Delaware, who won with 98 points. Team Captains Isabel Hines ‘13 and Joseph Miller ‘14 said they could not be more proud of the team. “Since the season started in August, we have been training our hardest and pushing our limits to qualify for Nationals and to skate as we did, trying new training techniques and regimens along the way”, said Hines. Dartmouth was leading throughout Saturday but was overtaken in the last event by University of Delaware. 130 competitors from nine schools competed at the event hosted at the Thompson Arena. “We were told by the other teams that this was the best-run nationals as of yet”, said Miller. Miller and Hines, along with coach Jacki Smith and Club Sports Director Joann Brislin have been working on the event since last July. An opening ceremony and a competitors’ party were added for the first time for skaters from other… Read more »
Wait, Who’s Dating the Water Polo Team?
Returning to Dartmouth after an off-term can be a huge culture shock. Luckily, after my off-term this winter in the Marshall Islands teaching 8th grade English, I went directly to the Dartmouth Women’s Club Water Polo team training trip in Palo Alto, California. It was a nice transition back to the “real world,” because it wasn’t actually the “real world” just quite yet. I got to see my teammates and talk Dartmouth gossip that I hadn’t thought of since November, and not physically be in Hanover and feel overwhelmed by seeing a lot of people I may have temporarily forgotten about. Our main goal every year is to return to Dartmouth super tan and fit for Green Key (of course), and the other (okay, maybe this is actually the primary goal) is to get in shape for the New England championships and hopefully qualify for nationals. We started the trip with a tournament playing against some of the best teams in the country like University of California, Davis and California Polytechnic State University. These girls from California have literally been playing water polo since they popped out of the womb. I’m not kidding. For someone like me who has only… Read more »
AD Harry Sheehy: Don’t throw tennis balls after the first goal
Director of Athletics and Recreation Harry Sheehy sent out a campus-wide email this morning in which he asked students not to go overboard at tonight’s men’s ice hockey game against Princeton University. It has been a longstanding tradition to toss tennis balls onto the ice at Thompson Arena Rink after Dartmouth scores its first goal on Princeton. Though the first tennis ball toss generally goes unpunished, subsequent throws are rewarded with penalties for Dartmouth. Tonight’s game has implications for Dartmouth’s playoff chances, and Sheehy’s email asked students to throw all their tennis balls after the first goal — and then cease and desist. The text of the email is below…. Read more »
Dartmouth swim makes a splash in Florida
Courtesy of Valerie Orellana ’15 While you were probably relaxing at home with friends and family this holiday season, Dartmouth athletes spent their winter breaks on training trips all around the world. Funded largely by alumni and team members’ parents, such trips allow the athletes to focus on their sport and bond with their teammates. The trips not only provide an environment that motivates the athletes to push themselves physically, but create an opportunity for athletes to forge new memories with their teammates as well. The Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving team travelled to Key Largo and Islamorada, Fl. for 12 days. “Training was super intense,” said Valerie Orellana ’15. “We had double practices usually at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. We would swim about 8000 meters a practice.” The team still made time for fun, however, and went on excursions that included a boat parade and a sunset cruise. “Our highlights included snorkeling and scuba diving,” said Orellana. “[We] saw turtles, stingrays and sharks.” Teva Levens ’14 said that the highlight of the trip was getting to enjoy the outdoors after spending an entire term in the Hanover cold. Levens said one of her favorite memories from the trip was when… Read more »