While at Princeton, Soren Thompson '05 managed to balance academics with dominating the fencing world both in the NCAA and on the international stage, making his first Olympic campaign before graduation.
Carol Brown ’75 was a trailblazer for women’s sports both at Princeton and on a national scale.
Men’s basketball coaching staff and alumni gathered in Robertson Hall atnoonon Fridayto discuss the state of the team and plans for improvement going into the 2015-2016 academic year. After head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 made opening remarks for the event, president of the Friends of Princeton Basketball group, Jesse Rosenfeld ’97, pointed out that the league is getting more and more competitive with each year.
As commencement draws near, the Princeton Varsity Club honored its graduating seniorson Thursdayevening at the annual Gary Walters ’67 Princeton Varsity Club Awards Banquet.
Princeton's motto is "In the nation's service and the service of all nations," and very few alumni have lived up to this statement as much as former Senator Bill Bradley '65 has.
The women’s lacrosse team’s surging season came to an abrupt end this pastSaturdayas the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Tigers (16-4 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) by a score of 7-3 in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Battling in a pool of the best teams in the nation, the women’s water polo team (31-5 overall, 9-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association) finished its season at Stanford, Calif.
Princeton soccer’s own senior forward Cameron Porter has had incredible success both in his Princeton and professional careers and is The Daily Princetonian’s 2015 Male Athlete of the Year. After finishing the season leading the NCAA in goals and points per game, Porterreceived Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year honors before he was drafted in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft by the Montreal Impact in January. “You always want to leave a mark in your senior year, like any other person, and make sure you leave the program in a better state than when you came into it," Porter said.
Men’s Tennis:The Princeton men’s tennis team saw a successful season end on Friday evening, as they lost in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament to the Minnesota Gophers.The day started out strong for the Tigers (19-8 overall, 4-3 Ivy League), as they won in doubles to kick the battle with Minnesota off.
It’s been a magical spring for the Princeton women’s lacrosse team.
This season, Blake Dietrick has been absolutely stunning. She’s had one of the best seasons for any Ivy League athlete.
After 17-year absence, men’s tennis returns to NCAA tournament While third-year head coach Billy Pate is no stranger to the NCAA tournament, when his team squares off in Charlottesville, Va., on Fridayagainst the University of Minnesota in opening round play, the Tigers will break a drought 17 years in the making.
Having shown itself to be the beast of the east, the time has come for the women’s water polo team to take its talents out west and fight for the ultimate prize in collegiate water polo. After a 7-6 nailbiter of a closeout against Indiana University and a 12-2 drubbing of Wagner College, Princeton (30-3 overall, 9-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association) finds itself as one of eight teams still hunting for the NCAA championship.
As May’s superlative weather heralds, it is NCAA tournament time for successful spring teams. Well-acquainted with success of late, No.
Men’s heavyweight Last Saturday, men’s heavyweight crew competed against Brown in the Content Cup, winning for the second year in a row.
This past weekend, the men’s and women’s track and field teams honored their senior teammates at the Princeton Open, which was hosted over Friday and Saturday at Weaver Track Stadium.
The Tewaaraton Award is often referred to as the Heisman Trophy of lacrosse, and is “given annually to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player.” This past week, senior attackman Mike MacDonald was named Co-Ivy League Player of the Year with Brown attackman Dylan Molloy.
It’s been a fantastic season for the Princeton women’s water polo team, and they look like they’re not ready for the fun to end. Playing at DeNunzio Pool on Saturday afternoon, the Tigers (30-3 overall, 12-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association) secured their spot in the championship bracket of the NCAA Tournament.
