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Charlie Volker ’19 finishes 10th in four-man bobsled at Winter Olympics

Volker, a former Princeton football and track star, picked up the sport in 2020 after NFL minicamps were canceled due to COVID-19.

Volker, a former Princeton football and track star, picked up the sport in 2020 after NFL minicamps were canceled due to COVID-19.

Women’s basketball’s Abby Meyers named semifinalist for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year

Meyers has led the Tigers in scoring this year with 18 points per game.

Meyers has led the Tigers in scoring this year with 18 points per game.

Miami Dolphins sign former Princeton football star John Lovett ’19

Lovett won the Super Bowl in his rookie season with Kansas City before joining the Green Bay Packers in 2020. 

Lovett won the Super Bowl in his rookie season with Kansas City before joining the Green Bay Packers in 2020. 

Claire Thompson ’20 and Sarah Fillier ’24 help Canada win gold at Beijing Winter Olympics

Both making their Olympic debuts, Thompson ‘20 and Fillier ’24 played all seven games and help Canada claim its first gold medal since 2014. 

Both making their Olympic debuts, Thompson ‘20 and Fillier ’24 played all seven games and help Canada claim its first gold medal since 2014. 

Women's fencing crowned Ivy League Champions

The championship is the program’s 11th all-time win and first win since 2017.

The championship is the program’s 11th all-time win and first win since 2017.

Chloe Kim makes history at Beijing Winter Olympics

On Thursday, former Princeton student and Team USA snowboarder Chloe Kim made history by becoming the first woman in Olympic history to win back-to-back gold medals in the halfpipe competition.

On Thursday, former Princeton student and Team USA snowboarder Chloe Kim made history by becoming the first woman in Olympic history to win back-to-back gold medals in the halfpipe competition.

Harvard cancels HYP track meet, Princeton to attend Penn State invitational instead

On Thursday Jan. 27, a press release from the Harvard Athletics Department announced the highly anticipated Harvard-Yale-Princeton (HYP) indoor track and field meet would be canceled due to inclement weather.

On Thursday Jan. 27, a press release from the Harvard Athletics Department announced the highly anticipated Harvard-Yale-Princeton (HYP) indoor track and field meet would be canceled due to inclement weather.

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah ’03 hired as the Minnesota Vikings’ new general manager

On Wednesday, Jan. 26, the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah ’03 as their next general manager. Adofo-Mensah was one of eight candidates for the position. 

On Wednesday, Jan. 26, the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah ’03 as their next general manager. Adofo-Mensah was one of eight candidates for the position. 

Seven Princetonians to compete in Beijing Winter Olympics

Seven Princetonians have qualified for the Winter Olympics, representing the largest group of Tigers to compete at the Games in Princeton history.

Seven Princetonians have qualified for the Winter Olympics, representing the largest group of Tigers to compete at the Games in Princeton history. 

‘Bookended by a bonfire’: Tigers take home Ivy League title for first time since 2018

The football team lit the bonfire pile, and after a few minutes, flames erupted — prompting cheers from the crowd. Smoke rose and blurred the view of East Pyne Hall.

The football team lit the bonfire pile, and after a few minutes, flames erupted — prompting cheers from the crowd. Smoke rose and blurred the view of East Pyne Hall.

Men’s soccer wins Ivy League Championship, clinches spot in NCAA tournament

Walker Gillepsie’s goal in the 85th minute was all the Tigers needed to beat Penn 1–0 and clinch the Ivy League Championship. The win also cemented the Tigers’ spot in the upcoming NCAA tournament. 

Brad Snyder, Ph.D. candidate at Princeton, wins Paralympic gold medal in Tokyo

Brad Snyder, a PhD in Public Affairs candidate at Princeton who was blinded in 2011 while serving as a Navy lieutenant, won gold last night in the triathlon at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Brad Snyder, a PhD in Public Affairs candidate at Princeton who was blinded in 2011 while serving as a Navy lieutenant, won gold last night in the triathlon at the Tokyo Paralympics.

John Mack ’00, former track and field athlete, to become athletic director

The former student-athlete, coach, and administrator brings experience from roles at Northwestern University and the Big Ten Conference.   

The former student-athlete, coach, and administrator brings experience from roles at Northwestern University  and the Big Ten Conference.   

Ashleigh Johnson ’17 wins gold with USA women’s waterpolo

After a two week wait, Princeton finally has its first gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics. 

After a two week wait, Princeton finally has its first gold medalist of the Tokyo Olympics.

Fred Vystavel ’16 wins bronze for Denmark in men’s pair rowing

After nearly a week of competition, Princeton finally has its first medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With the third-place finish, Vystavel becomes the 60th Princetonian to medal at an Olympic Games.

After nearly a week of competition, Princeton finally has its first medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With the third-place finish, Vystavel becomes the 60th Princetonian to medal at an Olympic Games.

Mohamed Hamza ’23 finishes seventh in men’s foil at the Olympics

Hamza will fence again in the team men’s foil event on August 1 with his Egyptian teammates, Alaaeldin Abouelkassem and Mohamed Hassan. “I’ll definitely take this momentum into my team event,” he told the ‘Prince,’ “and the following individual Olympic event in Paris 2024 hopefully!”

Hamza will fence again in the team men’s foil event on August 1 with his Egyptian teammates, Alaaeldin Abouelkassem and Mohamed Hassan. “I’ll definitely take this momentum into my team event,” he told the ‘Prince,’ “and the following individual Olympic event in Paris 2024 hopefully!”

Women’s rugby to become a varsity sport in 2022–2023

In the 2022–2023 academic year, women’s rugby will become the 19th varsity program offered to women at Princeton.

In the 2022–2023 academic year, women’s rugby will become the 19th varsity program offered to women at Princeton.

Jesse Marsch ’96 hired to manage RB Leipzig

Jesse Marsch ’96 was hired to manage the major German professional football club RB Leipzig.

Jesse Marsch ’96 was hired to manage the major German professional football club RB Leipzig. 

Seven Princetonians to compete in Tokyo Olympics

With the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer, be on the lookout for these Princetonians, and perhaps more. 

James Cadogan ’03 to lead NBA Social Justice Coalition

On April 15, the NBA hired James Cadogan ’03 as its first Executive Director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition. Cadogan will begin his new role on May 10.

On April 15, the NBA hired James Cadogan ’03 as its first Executive Director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition. Cadogan will begin his new role on May 10.