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Column: Michael Sam deserves to be considered among pioneering athletes

Column: Michael Sam deserves to be considered among pioneering athletes

Stephen Wood

Let’s clear something up. After Michael Sam became the first openly gay player in the NFL earlier this month, and a video of him getting the news and kissing his boyfriend went viral, there was backlash against what was perceived as a double standard.

SPORTS | 05/30/2014

Female Athlete of the Year: Julia Ratcliffe

Female Athlete of the Year: Julia Ratcliffe

Jack Rogers

The Princeton track and field team knew it had recruited a special talent even before sophomore Julia Ratcliffe stepped onto its campus in September 2012.

SPORTS | 05/16/2014

Male Athlete of the Year: Quinn Epperly

Male Athlete of the Year: Quinn Epperly

Stephen Wood

After earning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year honors and breaking the NCAA record for most consecutive completions, junior quarterback Quinn Epperly can add another title to his ever-growing list: the Daily Princetonian’s Male Athlete of the Year. “For it to turn out the way it did was very special and definitely something that I didn’t see coming,” Epperly said of his miraculous 2013 season, which was marked by some of the most exciting Princeton football games in recent history and culminated in a share of the Ivy League championship. He was not the only one — Epperly split time with fellow then-sophomore Connor Michelsen in 2012 but was seen as a clear choice for the backup role going into 2013.

SPORTS | 05/16/2014

Breaking: Men's hockey coach Bob Prier resigns after three seasons

Daily Princetonian Staff

According to a Princeton Athletics Communications announcement, men’s ice hockey head coach Bob Prier has resigned following a 2013-14 campaign that saw his team go 6-26 overall.

SPORTS | 05/12/2014

Women's tennis unable to mount second-round upset over Alabama

Eddie Owens

The Tigers made history this weekend, earning the program’s first ever NCAA tournament win.

SPORTS | 05/11/2014

Men's outdoor title streak ends, women finish fifth

Jack Rogers

Men's edged by Cornell; streak of outdoor Heps title ends at three The men's track and field team came up just short of a fourth consecutive outdoor Heptagonals title this weekend in New Haven, as the Tigers fell to Cornell by less than seven points. The Tigers climbed to third place during the first day of competition at Cuyler Field and Dwyer Track, as 15 of their 24.33 points came in the long jump.

SPORTS | 05/11/2014

Second-round loss to Virginia ends Princeton postseason run

Andrew Steele

No. 18/17 women’s lacrosse (12-7 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) finished its NCAA Tournament run where it began: at Virginia’s Klockner Stadium.

SPORTS | 05/11/2014

Detroit selects Caraun Reid in fifth round of NFL draft

Detroit selects Caraun Reid in fifth round of NFL draft

John Wolfe

Senior defensive lineman Caraun Reid was the fifth round's 18th pick in the National Football League draft on Saturday.

SPORTS | 05/11/2014

Caraun Reid, top Ivy League prospect, looks toward NFL draft

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Caraun Reid, top Ivy League prospect, looks toward NFL draft

John Wolfe

During his fifth and final year at Princeton, senior captain and defensive lineman Caraun Reid didn’t have too much time to watch television – he was busy winning an Ivy League championship, training for his NFL Pro Day, completing his sociology degree, leading Bible study discussions, singing a cappella with Old Nassoul and playing guitar and drums for his jazz band.

SPORTS | 05/08/2014

Princeton rides ten match win streak into NCAA tournament matchup with Arizona State

Eddie Owens

On April 29, the Tigers packed the Lenz tennis center lounge to learn the draw they would face for the NCAA tournament.Sixteen minutes of the live selection show passed, until they saw Princeton on the screen as the third to last team to appear in the field of 64.

SPORTS | 05/08/2014

Men aim for four-peat at Heps; women look for first championship in three years

Jack Rogers

Women look for first outdoor Heps title since 2011 The women’s track and field team will look to claim the top spot at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships for the first time in three years, as the Tigers travel to Yale for the two-day meet.

SPORTS | 05/08/2014

Tigers travel to Charlottesville, will face Penn State in NCAA Tournament First Round

Tigers travel to Charlottesville, will face Penn State in NCAA Tournament First Round

Andrew Steele

The road forward in the NCAA Tournament will not be unfamiliar for No.

SPORTS | 05/08/2014

On Tap with Jill Barton and Martin Barakso

On Tap with Jill Barton and Martin Barakso

Andrew Steele and John Bogle

There’s a certain sacred relationship between a crew and its coxswain. To get some insight into this dynamic, we sat down with heavyweight sophomores Martin Barakso and Jill Barton.

SPORTS | 05/08/2014

"A point in the horizon"

"A point in the horizon"

Andrew Steele

On Thursday, May 22, Princeton field hockey assistant coach David Williamson will participate in the fourth annual Unogwaja Challenge.

SPORTS | 05/06/2014

Around the Ivies: All Sports

Around the Ivies: All Sports

Eddie Owens

As the school year wraps up, it seems like a good time to reflect on three seasons of competition in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 05/06/2014

Lightweight women earn bronze at EAWRCs, men's heavies and open women end regular seasons with wins

Eddie Owens

Princeton fades to bronze after taking early lead at Eastern SprintsCertainly no one can question the heart and determination of the nine women who make up No.

SPORTS | 05/04/2014

Tigers upset by Penn in championship final, look toward NCAA selection (updated)

Andrew Steele

Updated: according to Sunday evening's selection announcement,round one will see Princeton travel to Charlottesville, Va.

SPORTS | 05/04/2014

Tigers compete at Elite Meet as final tuneup before Heps

Jack Rogers

Women finish strong in final home meet of regular season The women’s track and field team put in a number of strong performances in the Elite Meeton FridayandSaturday, as the team hosted its final home meet of the regular season.Fridaysaw sophomore Julia Ratcliffe win her seventh hammer throw event of the season, as she reached 69.85 meters on her final throw of the afternoon.

SPORTS | 05/04/2014

Tigers approach Ivy semifinals with confidence

Andrew Steele

Under the lights at the Class of 1952 Stadium’s Sherrerd Field this Friday, women’s lacrosse (10-5 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) will take on Cornell (7-8, 4-3) in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament.

SPORTS | 05/01/2014

Women's lightweights compete at EAWRCs, other crews wrap up regular season

Jack Rogers

Women’s lightweights hope to avenge Crimson loss at Sprints After their two-week win streak was snapped last Saturday against Harvard, the lightweight women will get a chance at revenge when they face off against the top-ranked Crimson on Sunday at the 2014 EAWRC Championships.

SPORTS | 05/01/2014

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