Many of the prominent Princetonians in the sports world were once Tiger athletes themselves: Sacramento Kings executive Geoff Petrie '70 was a basketball standout, while U.S.
Despite reports that Jeff Peterson ? one of the top recruits for the men's basketball team in the last decade ? has backed out of his early-decision commitment to Princeton, the University insists he will be joining the Tigers in the fall.Head coach Joe Scott '87 said that the high school star would join the team and the University as a member of the Class of 2011."He has not decommitted to Princeton," Scott said in an interview.
For every team, playing at home has its perks. The women's hockey team (13-10-2 overall, 11-6-1 ECAC Hockey) won't be playing at Baker Rink this weekend, but it does have the opportunity to gain enough momentum to move up to fourth in the league ? a position that would earn Princeton home-ice advantage in the first round of the league playoffs.The Tigers are currently ranked fifth in the ECAC ? just two standings-points out of fourth ? and will face Clarkson (15-12-3, 7-9-2) in Postdam, N.Y., and St.
"I started playing water polo for the ladies primarily," senior Reid Joseph said. "Volleyball was just something to do on the side to avoid off-season training ? swim season.
The surname El Halaby is one of the most famous in the rich tradition of Tiger athletics. Yasser El Halaby '06, a native of Cairo, Egypt, is primarily responsible for this distinction, as he spent his four years at Princeton compiling the most impressive record of any male in collegiate squash history.Though Yasser has since graduated and is now pursuing a career as a professional squash player, the El Halaby name lives on at Old Nassau, as his younger brother, sophomore Hesham El Halaby, is in the midst of his second season with the Tigers.While he admits that his brother has left rather large footsteps in front of him, Hesham has embraced the role of successor, focusing more on the opportunities it affords rather than the pressures it may carry."Hesh is very proud of his brother's accomplishments," sophomore teammate Kimlee Wong said, "but he also takes great pride in establishing himself as a successful competitor in his own right."Through his first season and a half, El Halaby the younger has made tremendous strides in achieving this goal.
The giant orange banners draped on the walls of DeNunzio Pool hint at the storied legacy of the women's water polo program.
Most Princeton students with an interest in Wall Street should be at least somewhat familiar with "Liar's Poker," a book that has entered the canon of finance literature.
The hoops debacle that will go down in Princeton lore simply as "the Seton Hall game" will, to me, always be remembered as "the seat-in-hell game."That's because, when people talk about the day the men's basketball team's 2006-07 season went up in flames, I'll be able to say I was there to feel the heat ? senselessly exposed to every second of a scalding 79-41 loss to the host Pirates, the Tigers' most lopsided defeat since 1946.Having learned that Princeton would travel to East Rutherford, N.J., on the Monday of Intersession for a matchup with its in-state "rival" Seton Hall, I opted not to absorb the affair through the relative safety of a radio broadcast.Instead, I secured a press pass and valiantly followed the Tigers to the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which includes both Giants Stadium ? home to the NFL's East Rutherford Giants and East Rutherford Jets ? and Continental Airlines Arena ? which Seton Hall shares with the New Jersey Nets of the NBA.My transportation for the evening was a New Jersey Transit shuttle bus that left from the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City to bring me and a couple dozen diehard Pirate fans across the Jersey border for the game.Two buses had originally been scheduled, but when I arrived at the terminal for the "Event Shuttle," the bus operator on duty coldly informed me that the earlier bus had been cancelled.
When you're in a foreign country and far from home, it's always nice to have a familiar face smiling back at you amid the hustle and bustle.
Tiger athletes all welcome the idea of fresh legs coming into the game. Recently, the Princeton Athletics Department affirmed its belief in this strategy by hiring a new assistant athletics director.Athletics Director Gary Walters '67 announced on Jan.
David Beckham was in Sunday's Super Bowl ? as the punch line for one of the ads, suggesting that advertisers believe the soccer player is a viable and recognizable commodity to American viewers.
You wouldn't know it from the subzero weather around Princeton, but things are heating up ? at least for the purposes of the men's and women's track and field teams.Between the upcoming HYP meet this weekend and the ever-closer spring track season, the Tigers are headed toward some serious competition.
Bump, set, spike ? simple, right? For the men's volleyball team, the game is a little more complicated.
For Ann Rodriguez '99, commitment to sports did not end when she hung up her Princeton lacrosse jersey eight years ago.
It's time to bust out the champagne and celebrate what has already been dubbed the "Super Sunday Sweep."The men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet at DeNunzio Pool this weekend, and each walked away with the title that has eluded both teams for the past several years.
Having just emerged from the rigors of final exam week, the women's squash team faced three more tests over Intersession break.
Junior captain Peter Eichler and the rest of the men's volleyball squad (1-3 overall) expected fierce play when they headed out to California for a four-game stretch to begin the season.
