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With Ivy League athletics canceled, Men's Basketball's Desrosiers and Schwieger look elsewhere

We spoke with Jerome Desrosiers and Ryan Schwieger about their impending transfers to play basketball at Loyola Chicago and Hawai’i, respectively. Though they are moving on following a canceled Princeton season, both remember their time as Tigers fondly. 

We spoke with Jerome Desrosiers and Ryan Schwieger about their impending transfers to play basketball at Loyola Chicago and Hawai’i, respectively. Though they are moving on following a canceled Princeton season, both remember their time as Tigers fondly. 

Inside Princeton Athletics: Protocols during the pandemic

A recent announcement by the Ivy League states limited local competition after March 1 is possible for outdoor sports if public health conditions “improve sufficiently.”

A recent announcement by the Ivy League states limited local competition after March 1 is possible for outdoor sports if public health conditions “improve sufficiently.”

‘Back out on the mat’: Wrestler Pat Glory ’23 competes through gap year

We caught up with Patrick Glory ’23 of men’s wrestling on his gap year as he trains for Olympic trials.

We caught up with Patrick Glory ’23 of men’s wrestling on his gap year as he trains for Olympic trials.

Ivy League cancels spring athletic competitions

The Ivy League will not see athletic competition or host league championships for the entirety of the 2020-21 academic year. The announcement did state that, as stipulated in the League’s five-phase athletics plan, limited local competition may be possible later in the spring, should there be significant improvements in public health conditions.

The Ivy League will not see athletic competition or host league championships for the entirety of the 2020-21 academic year. The announcement did state that, as stipulated in the League’s five-phase athletics plan, limited local competition may be possible later in the spring, should there be significant improvements in public health conditions.

Women’s basketball focuses on staying united despite canceled season

We check in with sophomore Julia Cunningham as well as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Dalila Eshe to see how women’s basketball is faring in the midst of the pandemic.

We check in with sophomore Julia Cunningham as well as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Dalila Eshe to see how women’s basketball is faring in the midst of the pandemic. 

Ivy League to allow graduate eligibility for current senior athletes

The Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to grant current senior student-athletes an extra year of competitive eligibility if they are accepted to, and enroll at, the graduate school of their current university for the 2021-2022 academic year only. With applications for 2021 admission at Princeton University already closed, it is unclear how much of an impact this new measure will have on Princeton student-athletes.

The Ivy League Council of Presidents voted to grant current senior student-athletes an extra year of competitive eligibility if they are accepted to, and enroll at, the graduate school of their current university for the 2021-2022 academic year only. With applications for 2021 admission at Princeton University already closed, it is unclear how much of an impact this new measure will have on Princeton student-athletes.

How Princeton athletes, near and far, are feeling this spring

Now that students have moved onto campus for the spring semester, we checked in with men’s basketball senior Jerome Desrosiers, men’s volleyball junior Attila Delingat, and women’s lightweight crew junior Abby Baskind to see how student athletes are feeling about the upcoming semester.

  “Now that students have moved onto campus for the spring semester, we checked in with men’s basketball senior Jerome Desrosiers, men’s volleyball junior Attila Delingat, and women’s lightweight crew junior Abby Baskind to see how student athletes are feeling about the upcoming semester.”

Princeton in the Pros: Seth DeValve ’16

Seth DeValve ’16 played college football at Princeton and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2016. Making headlines as the first white NFL player to kneel during the national anthem, he has consistently advocated for social justice off the field.

Seth DeValve ’16 played college football at Princeton and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2016. Making headlines as the first white NFL player to kneel during the national anthem, he has consistently advocated for social justice off the field.

Once a Tiger: James Chu '00

In the first ‘Once a Tiger’ profile of 2021, Features Staff Writer Ben Angarone interviews James Chu ’00, a former Princeton cross-country runner who, to this day, lives and breathes running. 

In the first ‘Once a Tiger’ profile of 2021, Features Staff Writer Ben Angarone interviews James Chu ’00, a former Princeton cross-country runner who, to this day, lives and breathes running. 

Remembering Hank Aaron, the home-run king

Henry “Hank” Aaron, an honorary Princeton alumnus, died on Jan. 22 at 86. By all measures, he was one of the greatest to ever play baseball, and he was a monumental force in moving the game toward racial equality.

Princeton receives approval for new soccer facilities on East Campus, near Jadwin Gymnasium

On Jan. 7, the University received approval for new soccer facilities on East Campus, which will include a new Roberts Stadium and a practice field.

On Jan. 7, the University received approval for new soccer facilities on East Campus, which will include a new Roberts Stadium and a practice field.

Guttormsen records highest jump ever by Ivy League pole vaulter, eyes Olympics

Sondre Guttormsen, a sophomore pole vaulter on the men’s track and field team, cleared 5.66m (18’7”) in his 2021 season opener.

Sondre Guttormsen, a sophomore pole vaulter on the men’s track and field team, cleared 5.66m (18’7”) in his 2021 season opener. 

Princeton Athletics and COVID-19: A Timeline

Check out the progression of decisions about athletics from when the spread of COVID-19 picked up in the United States to now. 

Check out the progression of decisions about athletics from when the spread of COVID-19 picked up in the United States to now. 

Texas Rangers hire Chris Young ’02 as General Manager

On Friday, the Texas Rangers named Chris Young ’02 as the team’s next executive vice president and general manager. 

Tiger Time-Out: Indoor runner Sam Ellis ’22

Sam Ellis ’22 reflects on taking a gap year, his experience with COVID-19, and his training regimen.

From abroad, Liz Agatucci ’24 balances athletics and academics

Liz Agatucci ’24 explains why she spent her fall semester in England.

On Tap with softball player Cate Bade ’24

The Daily Princetonian caught up over Zoom with first-year softball player Cate Bade, phoning in from her home in Texas over the Thanksgiving break. Bade, who is no stranger to bright lights and large crowds, discussed her experience playing high school softball in Texas, getting an apartment in Princeton with her teammates, and the one food that she can’t live without.

On Tap with track and field thrower Kelton Chastulik ’21

The Daily Princetonian caught up with Kelton Chastulik ’21, a senior thrower on the men’s track and field team who won first place in the shot put at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Tiger Time-Out: Women’s tennis player Zoe Howard ’24

Zoe Howard '24 discusses spending her gap year traveling the world to play in professional tennis tournaments, the one time Kim Kardashian came to her house, and her decision to commit to Princeton.

Princeton in the Pros: Danielle Dockx ’18

Danielle Dockx ’18 knew she wanted to go into medicine and that she wanted to work in the sports industry. However, she was told that she could only put her two passions together if she put medicine first and sports second. This wasn’t an option for Dockx. Instead, she put her passion for sports first, making it her number-one priority, and landed a job with the Tampa Bay Rays.