Sports Profiles And Interviews

From Princeton to palm trees: Senior forward Keeshawn Kellman announces transfer to Florida Gulf Coast

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From Princeton to palm trees: Senior forward Keeshawn Kellman announces transfer to Florida Gulf Coast

Diego Uribe

Men’s basketball star senior forward Keeshawn Kellman will be using his final year of college eligibility to play for the Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) Eagles.

SPORTS | 04/20/2023

Tommy Feroce ’26 runs Boston Marathon to raise money for organization supporting victims of terrorism

Tommy Feroce ’26 runs Boston Marathon to raise money for organization supporting victims of terrorism

Harrison Blank

Tommy Feroce ’26 completed the 127th Boston Marathon in just over three-and-a-half hours while raising nearly $10,000 for a charity devoted to victims of terrorism.

SPORTS | 04/19/2023

‘The sequel to a book’: Jenn Cook to lead the next generation of Princeton women’s lacrosse

‘The sequel to a book’: Jenn Cook to lead the next generation of Princeton women’s lacrosse

Brian Mhando

After leading Princeton to 15 Ivy League titles and three national titles, Hall of Fame women’s lacrosse coach Chris Sailer has left sizable shoes to fill for her successor. But luckily for Tigers, Sailer’s replacement, Jenn Cook, is no stranger to the high standards of Princeton lacrosse.

After leading Princeton to 15 Ivy League titles and three national titles, Hall of Fame women’s lacrosse coach Chris Sailer has left sizable shoes to fill for her successor. But luckily for Tigers, Sailer’s replacement, Jenn Cook, is no stranger to the high standards of Princeton lacrosse. “Our whole staff is super competitive, and our players are equally as competitive. And that's what's so fun about it. For us, it really is about being the best version that we can be of ourselves and as a team,“ Cook told the Daily Princetonian.

SPORTS | 04/11/2023

First-year guard Xaivian Lee participates in Canada Basketball Assessment camp

First-year guard Xaivian Lee participates in Canada Basketball Assessment camp

Diego Uribe

“It definitely means a lot,” Lee said about his invite to Canada Basketball National Team Assessment Camp. “Putting Canada on your chest, that’s something I’ve dreamt about since I was a little kid.”

SPORTS | 04/11/2023

From the pool to a Princeton Ph.D.: the path of Brad Snyder

Cole Keller

Since being blinded by an improvised explosive device in 2011, athlete and Princeton Ph.D. student Brad Snyder has won six gold medals across multiple Paralympic Games.

SPORTS | 03/27/2023

Ryan Langborg: from state champion to Cinderella story

Ryan Langborg: from state champion to Cinderella story

Hayk Yengibaryan

“This school has given me so much. It’s made me grow up in such a short period of time,” Langborg said about Princeton. “It’s not only about athletics, it’s about academics as well, and this is a place where I can get the best of both worlds.”

SPORTS | 03/22/2023

From the pool to the podium: the rise of Raunak Khosla

From the pool to the podium: the rise of Raunak Khosla

Hayk Yengibaryan

“Swimming has taken me to places I never could have imagined, so I am really just trying to enjoy these last couple weeks,” Khosla said, ahead of competing in NCAAs this week.”

SPORTS | 03/22/2023

‘Bittersweet’: Former men’s basketball player Craig Robinson ’83 speaks about Pete Carril ahead of new documentary

Yousif Mohamed

“Everybody knows you have to work hard, but Coach Carril really focused on the precision of what you were doing,” Robinson said. “And he used the term that I use to this day: everything is important. Everything you do is important to being successful. Not just part of it — everything you do.”

SPORTS | 03/21/2023

Julia Cunningham joins Princeton’s women’s basketball 1000-point club

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Julia Cunningham joins Princeton’s women’s basketball 1000-point club

Brian Mhando

“It's really exciting and special to join that group of 26 alums that have also reached the 1000-point mark in their career,“ Cunningham told The Daily Princetonian. “I think looking back on it, it's going to be really special to share that [achievement] with that alumni group.”

SPORTS | 02/28/2023

Senior outfielder Serena Starks: A winner on and off the softball field

Evelyn Walsh

“I just really love how Princeton has such an emphasis on service: there’s a whole building and center and staff dedicated to community service, and I have really enjoyed finding that community,” Stark told the Daily Princetonian.

SPORTS | 02/16/2023

Seven football seniors represent Princeton at Japan-U.S. Dream Bowl in Tokyo

Seven football seniors represent Princeton at Japan-U.S. Dream Bowl in Tokyo

Brian Mhando

Seven Princeton seniors traveled to Japan to practice and play alongside other Ivy League players in the game, including defensive linemen Michael Azevedo and James Stagg, defensive backs Dawson De Iuliis and CJ Wall, linebacker Ike Hall, punter Will Powers, and offensive lineman Connor Scaglione.

SPORTS | 01/25/2023

‘Academic rigor at Princeton and our athletic success go hand-in-hand’: Q&A with Athletics Director John Mack ’00

Brian Mhando

“When I do interviews for coaching positions, the first thing I say is a successful coach here has to understand the academic life that our students have and that sometimes they may miss practice,” Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack ’00 said in an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

SPORTS | 12/06/2022

Kevin O’Toole ’22: From Princeton pipe dream to the pros

Kevin O’Toole ’22: From Princeton pipe dream to the pros

Kameron Wolters

Kevin O’Toole ’22 talks about playing for NYCFC and what it was like to write his senior thesis while playing professional soccer.

SPORTS | 10/04/2022

Ryan & Roko: From Zagreb and Los Angeles to Princeton

Hayk Yengibaryan

Water Polo’s Ryan Neapole and Roko Pozaric discuss their careers and future ambitions with the ‘Prince.’

SPORTS | 09/26/2022

Power couple Abby Meyers and Marge Donovan on using their platforms as queer student-athletes

Eric Fenno

Sports contributor Eric Fenno sat down with Meyers and Donovan to discuss their journeys as queer athletes and their co-founding of the Queer Student-Athletes Collective (QSAC).

SPORTS | 04/22/2022

Chris Sailer reflects on 36 years as women’s lacrosse head coach

Chris Sailer reflects on 36 years as women’s lacrosse head coach

Le’Naya Wilkerson

Sailer has won three national championships and 15 Ivy League titles during her time with the Tigers.

SPORTS | 03/14/2022

Men’s basketball, in the hunt for an Ivy League playoff spot, prepares for tough road ahead

Matt Drapkin and Arav Jagroop

“What’s special about this team is that we don’t show up to games or practice and just be happy to be there,” sophomore guard Matt Allocco told The Daily Princetonian. “Our main goal, of course, is to win the League and not just play in March Madness, but win too.”

SPORTS | 02/17/2022

Men's and women's track and field teams aim for success at Ivy League championships amidst historic season

Men's and women's track and field teams aim for success at Ivy League championships amidst historic season

Eric Fenno

Sports contributor Eric Fenno sat down some of Princeton’s track and field athletes to hear their thoughts on the team’s record-breaking season and their expectations moving forward.

Sports contributor Eric Fenno sat down with some of track and field athletes to hear their thoughts on the team’s record-breaking season and their expectations moving forward.

SPORTS | 02/16/2022