The men’s soccer team will look to establish a winning record by the end of this weekend, as it prepares to take on in-state rivals Rutgers and Seton Hall.
Coaches and players of defending champions often feel as if there is a target on their back, with competitors eager for a chance to knock off the titleholders.
On Sept. 23, 2012, the field hockey team fell to No. 2 Syracuse on Bedford Field. The Tigers (2-0) have not lost a game since that 2-1 defeat.
The school year is just getting started, but every men’s soccer team in the Ancient Eight has already seen action this fall.
In its first game of the season last Friday, the women's volleyball team came out on top after losing its first set with a 3-1 victory at George Mason to kick off a three-match tournament.
Women’s Soccer: Tigers start season off strong with two victories The women’s soccer team has had a strong start to its season, winning its first two games at home against Richmond and Army.
Gary Walters ’67, the Ford Family Director of Athletics since 1994, announced Wednesday that he will step down after the 2013-14 academic year.
BY STEPHEN WOOD Sports Editor Embattled probably-still-future MLB Hall of Famer Alex Rodriguez and his girlfriend, Torrie Wilson, stopped by Princetonon Saturday, presumably on the way to meet with one of Rodriguez’s attorneys, according to the NY Post. The Yankees third baseman, whose 2013 season has been made a nightmare by nagging injuries and the Biogenesis scandal, reportedly toured several of the campus’ notable buildings and visited the baseball and football fields. No word on the exact purpose of the visit, although it’s possible that A-Rod was hoping to getMike Ford’s autograph. Or maybe it was a college visit.
Dick Kazmaier ’52, legendary tailback and Princeton’s only Heisman Trophy winner, diedThursdayin Boston at age 82. Bob Ruxin ’76, president of Kazmaier’s firm, Kazmaier Associates, Inc.,said that the cause of death was heart and lung disease. Kazmaier was known across the country for his prowess on the field, but he was equally famous in the Princeton community for his humility, as well as for his choice not to pursue professional football despite winning college football’s highest honor in 1951.
Former linebackerAndrew Starks '13signed a three-year contract with the NFL's Chicago Bearson Thursday, he confirmed. The three-time All-Ivy League honoree and Illinois native recorded 298 tackles, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries in the 39 games he played for Princeton.
At the 2013 Women’s Lacrosse World Cup, the members of Team Israel made headlines when they stepped on the field—and when they didn’t. “I think people were taken aback,” said Sam Ellis ’13, a former Princeton attacker who played for the Israelis.
He made history this spring by becoming the first player ever to be named Ivy League Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year.
Recent alumnus Ian Hummer ’13, second only to Bill Bradley ’65 on Princeton’s all-time scoring list, may still be playing basketball next year.
After winning the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year award two years ago and less than a week after graduating, Zak Hermans ’13 was drafted Saturday by the Chicago Cubs.
Craig Robinson ’83 is the head coach of Oregon State’s men’s basketball team. As a forward for Princeton, he scored 1,441 points, good for sixth all-time in program history.
Dick Cass ’68 is president of the Baltimore Ravens, the reigning Super Bowl champions.
At a panelFridaymorning, Oregon State basketball head coach CraigRobinson’83 got a laugh from the audience with a joke behind which there is certainly a great deal of truth: “There are three things that everybody thinks they can do,” he said.
"It was a superb race, from the start to the finish," senior Heidi Robbins told GoPrincetonTigers.com just after her V8 boat won the grand final at the 2013 Ivy League Championships. The race was, indeed, superb for Robbins and her boat, which led the field throughout the entire contest on its way to a 6:29.96 mark and a comfortable win over second-place Yale, which finished at 6:36.86.
Senior Matija Pecotic, the Daily Princetonian’s 2013 Male Athlete of the Year, says his original goal for his Princeton career was to make the starting lineup of the men’s tennis team.
Senior Matija Pecotic, the Daily Princetonian’s 2013 Male Athlete of the Year, says his original goal for his Princeton career was to make the starting lineup of the men’s tennis team.
