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Updated: Marcoux ’91 to become first female director of athletics

Mollie Marcoux ’91 will be the new director of athletics, the University announced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Marcoux will succeed Gary Walters ’67, who held the post for 20 years and took the University’s varsity teams to unprecedented success in the Ivy League. A former women’s ice hockey standout, Marcoux earned eight varsity letters over four years in soccer and hockey.

Around the Ivies: Tigers, Quakers separated by thin margin

It appears likely that the women’s lacrosse regular season champion will be decided this Wednesday night on the 1952 Stadium’s Sherrerd Field.

Behind a pair of weekly Ivy honors, Tigers cruise past Crimson

Coming off a heartbreaking 8-7 defeat at the hands of then-No.

Sports Shorts: McLean, Ratcliffe and Oliver establish new school records

McLean sets school record, men’s team places second at quad meet Sitting out most of its best distance runners, Princeton track and field won nine events, but lost to Monmouth University 76-73.

Rugby falls short of Ivy title, but receives at large bid for Nationals

A crushing defeat in the final against Brown last weekend meant the men’s rugby team had just missed out on an opportunity to win the Ivy League Championships.

Women upend Harvard and Dartmouth 5-2, men eliminated from Ivy League contention

Women dispose of Harvard and Dartmouth, move to 5-0 in league play“These girls are on fire,” said Alicia Keys of Princeton women’s tennis, approximately.

Third straight Southern Division championship comes for Princeton women

The women’s water polo team pulled off a three-peat today in Cambridge, Massachusettson Sunday.

Final home game sees Tigers take down Big Green

Men’s lacrosse (7-4 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) did not face a significant threat from a visiting Dartmouth (1-8, 0-4). The Big Green played with the intensity of a nothing-to-lose side, but their efforts fell short in a 13-10 win for the Tigers. The home team trailed only once, as Dartmouth midfielder Billy Heidt had the first of his two goals six minutes in to pick up a 2-1 lead.

Princeton resumes league play at Harvard after tight loss to No. 2 Maryland

Following Wednesday’s tough home loss to No. 2 Maryland, the Princeton women’s lacrosse team is set to take on Harvard in Cambridge this Saturday afternoon.

Princeton outlasts Lehigh with late-game heroics, faces Dartmouth next

No. 15 men’s lacrosse (6-4 overall, 1-2 Ivy League) will playits final regular-season home game this Saturday against in-conference opponent Dartmouth (1-7, 0-3 Ivy). Barring a miraculous showing from the Big Green, the Tigers should emerge Saturday with a win.

Softball plays pair of doubleheaders at Columbia

The softball team will travel to New York City this weekend to play four games in two days against Columbia.

Ariel Hsing, women’s table tennis club team record wins at collegiate nationals

If I asked 100 Princetonians who they think is the best athlete currently enrolled, I would expect to hear a lot of the usual suspects.

Princeton Athletics — Trouble in the realm?

Men’s club rugby looks to turn heads in coming weeks

This Saturday and Sunday, the 12thand 13thof April, men’s club rugby will be hosting the Ivy League Championships at Rickerson Field, looking to build on last season’s convincing semifinal berth performance, where they lost to eventual winners Dartmouth.

The Masters Tournament preview from guest contributors Greg Jarmas and Nicholas Ricci

“When a boy handed me a cup of water on the 16thtee, I could hardly hold it. I didn’t know whether I was holdin’ the putter or it was holdin’ me.”– Gay Brewer, 1967 Master’s Champion You can’t see it.

Column: A tournament to remember

This year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament was one of the best ever. That might sound like an outright lie to some people whose favorite team lost early or whose bracket showed more red than the South on election day.

Out of league home games fall midweek for men and women

Wins came for both Princeton lacrosse teams this past Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium's Sherrerd Field.

Sports’ Shorts: updates on men's and women's crew and golf

Tenth of a second separates Columbia lightweight crew from Princeton The term “photo finish” is used to describe a result remarkable for its closeness.

Tiger track and field athletes excel on East and West Coast

Bendtsen, Udland Shine at Stanford Invitational The men’s track and field team took some of its brightest talent out west for the Stanford Invitational, and the Tigers did not disappoint in the Golden State.

Road trip sees baseball sweep Bears, get swept by Bulldogs

The baseball team has scored more than four runs just once since March 16, and, in four games this weekend, there was just one exception.