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Frick high jumps his way to IC4A title

This past weekend was especially tough for the men's and women's track and field teams. On top of papers and problem sets, and only a week after the exhausting Heptagonal Championships, the two squads had to gear up to compete against some of the best teams in the region at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes in America Outdoor Championships."I think that it's difficult for us when we have the league meet the week before," men's head coach Fred Samara said.

Hoyas hamstring Tigers

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? Something had to give. The men's lacrosse team had never lost to Georgetown, but it had also never won an NCAA Tournament opening-round game that would set up a quarterfinal homecoming at Princeton Stadium.The Tigers' unbeaten streak came to an end when Brendan Cannon streaked past Tiger senior defense Dan Cocoziello 31 seconds into sudden-death overtime yesterday.

Bold three-goal surge brought game within reach in third

Sunday's loss for the men's lacrosse team was only its fourth of the year, but like its previous three, it was against a top-caliber team, with No.

Kim leads strong '11 tennis recruits

After strong seasons by both the women's and men's tennis teams this year, the Tigers are looking to build on that success next year with the help of four recruits from the Class of 2011.Last year's recruiting class will be a tough act to follow, especially for the women's team.

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Unseeded Princeton shellacked by Virginia

Despite scoring the game's first two goals, the women's lacrosse team (10-7 overall, 5-2 Ivy League) failed to recreate last year's first-round upset of Virginia, falling 19-10 to the No.

Men will race in IC4As, women in ECACs this weekend

While many may not consider Princeton's unpredictable weather to be ideal for outdoor activities, it turns out that the New Jersey spring weather is surprisingly perfect for track.The track team took advantage of it to host one of the most important track meets of the season last weekend ? the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.

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Have soccer ball, will travel

Esmeralda Negron '04's soccer career has taken her around the world, but now she's returning home.

Lax to take on Hoyas in first round

Next weekend, Princeton will host two NCAA tournament quarterfinal matchups. For the men's lacrosse team to fill the home stands with a sea of orange and black, however, it must notch a win on the road this weekend.On Sunday, No.

Men's, women's boats to compete at Eastern Sprints this weekend

League and regional pride will be on the line this weekend when the Princeton crews compete against familiar Ivy and Eastern College Athletic Conference foes at Eastern Sprints.

Tigers hope to repeat last year's tourney upset of U.Va.

This year in sports, a team's regular season record has not always predicted its performance in post-season tournaments.

Colgan ends stellar career second all-time in goals

For a few glorious days at the end of April, visitors to goprincetontigers.com ? the official website of Princeton athletics ? were welcomed by the face and voice of the 2007 Daily Princetonian Female Athlete of the Year.In a short video clip that played as soon as the website loaded, senior utility Elyse Colgan of the women's water polo team encouraged Tiger fans to attend the 2007 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Eastern Championships at DeNunzio Pool that weekend.

Tigers fall short at Heps

The Ivy League is witnessing the reign of a full-fledged track and field dynasty that has Princeton's men's and women's squads seeing red for yet another year.The host Tigers could find no chinks in Cornell's armor last weekend in the Big Red's sweep of the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Championships at Weaver Stadium.

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Princeton draws VirginiaThe women's lacrosse team will play No. 3 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Charlottesville, Va.

Youth gets served in final event

The men's golf team finished in eighth place this weekend at the Rutherford Intercollegiate hosted by Penn State, ending a spring season that saw the Tigers struggle more often than not.Coming off a disappointing tie for sixth at the Ivy League Championship two weeks earlier, the Tigers finished ahead of just four schools in the Rutherford Intercollegiate's 12-team field.The tournament host, Penn State, won the three-round event with a combined score of 894, 30 strokes over par.

Terrell quarterbacked football team to an Ivy title

Senior Jeff Terrell has not had it easy. At the end of his sophomore year, he had yet to play a single down for the football team, having ridden the bench every game his freshman and sophomore seasons while witnessing the team compile a less-than-inspiring 7-13 overall record without him.Even going into his junior campaign, Terrell faced an uncertain future ? three other young guns were competing for the vacant starting quarterback spot on the eve of the 2005 season.

Princeton mines familiar families and local talent

The lacrosse tide is sweeping the nation, and skilled players are emerging from high schools across the country.

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Sub-par outing for men's lacrosse enough versus Brown

Despite uncharacteristically poor play, the men's lacrosse team (10-3 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) managed to edge Brown (7-7, 1-5), 8-7, in its last home game of the regular season Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium.