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On Tap with ... Austin Hollimon

On Tap with ... Austin Hollimon

While most sprinters face a slow start to the indoor track season after a six-month hiatus from racing, sophomore Austin Hollimon has enjoyed a strong opening month. He has already set an indoor school record in the 300m, held the second-fastest time in the nation in the 400m, reached NCAA provisional standards in the 400m (47.65 seconds on Saturday at the New York Road Runners Meet) and helped the 4x400m relay team reach NCAA provisional standards.

SPORTS | 02/02/2010

Men's Squash: Atop the ladder, just one term in

Take a look at the best collegiate men’s squash players in America, and you’ll see a lot of experienced faces. The top players for No. 1 Trinity, No. 3 Rochester and No. 5 Harvard are all seniors with plenty of matches under their belts. But in this selective group is a younger face, Princeton freshman Todd Harrity. And up to this point in the season, nobody has defeated him yet.

SPORTS | 02/02/2010

Fencing: Fencers continue hot starts to season

After last weekend, there’s no doubt about it — the men’s and women’s fencing teams can fight with the biggest and the best of them, and prevail. Collectively, Princeton’s fencing teams racked up 23 wins, including four over other top-10 teams, at the Northwestern Duals.

SPORTS | 02/02/2010

Swimming & Diving: Records shattered as Tigers dominate in pool

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Hanover, N.H., over Intersession for a meet against Dartmouth that they hoped would tune them up for the prestigious Harvard-Yale-Princeton (HYP) meet the following weekend. This was a successful strategy, as both the men’s and women’s teams won both competitions.

SPORTS | 02/01/2010

Tennis: M. Saointz, Marable guide Princeton

The men’s and women’s tennis teams kicked off their spring seasons this past week.

SPORTS | 02/01/2010

Men's Volleyball: California powers live up to hype

Most Princeton students look forward to Intersession as a tranquil time before the rigors of the spring semester begin. For the men’s volleyball team, however, the weeklong break was anything but relaxing. As part of their annual training trip to California, Princeton (0-3) faced off against some of the best schools in the country in three matches. The trip out west proved a tough test for the Tigers, who now head into the heart of the season.

SPORTS | 02/01/2010

Squash: Women top Yale, men fall 5-4

After over a month without a match, the men’s and women’s squash teams returned to the court last week with important matches against Penn and Yale. Both squads also played Middlebury on Sunday. The teams had hoped to maintain their unbeaten records in the Ivy League, but neither team escaped without a loss.

SPORTS | 02/01/2010

Women's Hockey: Stearns shines in shutout win against Union

This weekend offered a glimpse into the future of the women’s hockey team, as the freshmen stole the show on Friday and Saturday.On Friday, Princeton (10-9-4 overall, 8-4-4 ECAC Hockey) skated to a decisive 3-0 win at Union (5-22-1, 1-14-1) with the aid of two goals and an assist from freshman forward Corey Stearns. To continue the trend, freshman forward Alex Kinney scored the lone goal in a 1-1 tie at Rensselaer (11-10-6, 8-4-4) on Saturday afternoon. The tie locked both teams at an 8-4-4 conference mark, putting them in a three-way tie for third in the ECAC Hockey standings.

SPORTS | 01/31/2010

Wrestling: Grapplers defeat Duquesne 29-9, fall to Virginia and Clarion

Coming back from a short hiatus proved to be a mixed blessing for the Princeton wrestling team. The Tigers dominated their first day back against Duquesne but couldn’t keep up the momentum for their next two opponents, Virginia and Clarion. Friday’s meet against Duquesne was a rousing success that saw the Tigers post a dominant 29-9 victory in Dillon Gym.

SPORTS | 01/31/2010

Women's Basketball: Micir, Edwards lead charge in Ivy wins

After a three-week layoff, normal basketball teams need some time to get back in a rhythm for their first game back. When their leading scorer gets shut out, normal teams struggle to score points. And when their starting point guard suffers an injury early in the second half, normal teams have trouble closing out games.But, as it has proven so many times this season, the women’s basketball team is anything but normal. The Tigers (15-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) came out firing in their first game since Jan. 9, cruising to a 75-44 victory over Brown (5-13, 2-2). Princeton capped off its first full weekend of league play by hosting Yale (7-11, 2-2) in the annual “Pink Zone” game, downing the Bulldogs 69-48 and extending its winning streak to 10 games.

SPORTS | 01/31/2010

Men's Basketball: Tigers take two over the weekend

Two Ivy League victories, two road wins and a little bit of revenge — not a bad haul for the men’s basketball team, which used a smothering defense to sweep its first pair of Ivy League games. Princeton (11-5 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) defeated Brown (7-14, 1-3) 63-46 on Friday and Yale (8-13, 2-2) 58-45 on Saturday.

SPORTS | 01/31/2010

Track: Men win N.Y. Road Runners Meet

While the rest of the school was savoring Intersession, the men’s and women’s track and field teams were busy winning meets. On Jan. 30, the men’s and women’s track teams traveled to the New York Road Runners at the Armory II. The men competed against 11 schools, including Columbia, Cornell and Villanova. The women competed against seven schools. The men won their competition with 126 points, while Cornell grabbed second place with 109.5 points. The women placed third in theirs, finishing behind Cornell and Virginia.

SPORTS | 01/31/2010

Football: From the NFL to the NCAA

When the Princeton community learned on Dec. 23 that the football team would have a new coach, the initial reactions were mostly positive. Players were excited to have a young, energetic leader in Bob Surace ’90, and fans saw the announcement as the potential dawn of a new era for the Tigers.

SPORTS | 01/14/2010

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