Club sports, though present at almost all universities, lie hidden in obscurity. They aren't listed on any "official" college athletic website, and many of them don't even have websites of their own, much less their own sanctioned leagues.
Though injuries are the bane of all athletes, they cannot keep the most determined players down. No one proves this better than senior Alison Hashmall of the women's tennis team.Hashmall, known simply as "Hash" by her teammates, has been plagued with knee injuries throughout her career at Princeton but has managed to serve as an invaluable player for the team.Hashmall's distinguished career began at the age of nine as she began touring in junior league tennis.
Club sports, though present at almost all universities, lie hidden in obscurity. They aren't listed on any "official" college athletic website, and many of them don't even have websites of their own, much less their own sanctioned leagues.
The last two times the men's volleyball team played at Dillon, they were beaten by three games to two.
Though injuries are the bane of all athletes, they cannot keep the most determined players down. No one proves this better than senior Alison Hashmall of the women's tennis team.Hashmall, known simply as "Hash" by her teammates, has been plagued with knee injuries throughout her career at Princeton but has managed to serve as an invaluable player for the team.Hashmall's distinguished career began at the age of nine as she began touring in junior league tennis.
After losing to James Madison University only three weeks ago, the women's club rugby team defeated JMU, 21-15, to advance to the "Sweet Sixteen" round of national tournament play this past weekend.
If the men's indoor track and field squad was considered an underdog this past winter season, you would have never guessed it by looking back at the team's results.
When the end of a season approaches, seniors start to get a little emotional about saying goodbye.
While many Princeton students hit the beaches over spring break, the Princeton crew hit the water harder than ever.
While many Princeton students hit the beaches over spring break, the Princeton crew hit the water harder than ever.
For most of the men's and women's swimming and diving teams, the 2006 season ended before spring break, just in time to enjoy the annual week of relaxation.
When the end of a season approaches, seniors start to get a little emotional about saying goodbye.
Kauai, Hawaii, was not the ideal spring break getaway for the men's golf team ? torrential rain ended the Kauai Collegiate Cup after only 18 holes of play.But the Tigers only needed 18 holes to put together an impressive performance, shooting a two-under 286 to place third out of 12 teams in their best finish of the year."I'm very satisfied, especially given our previous spring break performances," senior captain Jason Gerken said.
Kauai, Hawaii, was not the ideal spring break getaway for the men's golf team ? torrential rain ended the Kauai Collegiate Cup after only 18 holes of play.But the Tigers only needed 18 holes to put together an impressive performance, shooting a two-under 286 to place third out of 12 teams in their best finish of the year."I'm very satisfied, especially given our previous spring break performances," senior captain Jason Gerken said.
If the men's indoor track and field squad was considered an underdog this past winter season, you would have never guessed it by looking back at the team's results.
For most of the men's and women's swimming and diving teams, the 2006 season ended before spring break, just in time to enjoy the annual week of relaxation.
The women's lacrosse team had found recipes for victory twice before entering spring break: get on top early and get on top early.
The California sun seemed to agree with the softball team when they first hit the West Coast, as they swept through the Capital Classic in Sacramento, CA, before stumbling midweek and recovering to pull out a 3-2 record at the Stanford Invitational, where they came up just short of toppling No.
In sports, a team needs both possession of the ball and a coherent offense to score. It took them most of spring break, but the men's lacrosse team looks like it might've finally found a good combination of these two factors.Though the Tigers' (4-2) 9-4 win over Butler (1-6) on Friday seemed a bit on the flat side, Princeton came alive in the second half against Binghamton (4-3) yesterday with a seven-goal run in a promising display of offensive coordination.
The California sun seemed to agree with the softball team when they first hit the West Coast, as they swept through the Capital Classic in Sacramento, CA, before stumbling midweek and recovering to pull out a 3-2 record at the Stanford Invitational, where they came up just short of toppling No.
