To many, Princeton field hockey represents a historically dominant program that most recently featured three Olympians in the Rio Games.
The women’s soccer team headed into a pair of games this past weekend with a clean record, having won the first six games of the season.
The Princeton women’s tennis team completed its first tournament of the season over the weekend at the Princeton Invitational.
Fireworks danced outside of Princeton Stadium on Saturday night as the Tigers (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) came storming back to erase an early Lafayette lead and beat the Leopards (1-2, 0-0 in-conference) 35-31 to open the 2016 season. Princeton would strike first, with senior running back Joe Rhattigan breaking out for a 23-yard run to cap a nine-play scoring drive.
This past weekend, the Princeton men and women’s cross country team competed in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton race at West Windsor Fields on Saturday.
Princeton field hockey (3-2) failed to capture its first away game of the season this past Friday, falling to UVa (4-3) by a score of 0-2. Despite leading the Cavaliers in shots-on-goal, including nine team-leading shots from sophomore striker Ryan McCarthy, Princeton could not breach the Virginia defense.
The Princeton Tigers will open their season this Saturday as they host the Lafayette Leopards (1-1 overall, 0-0 Ivy League).The opener will serve as a strong non-conference test for the Tigers.
Two weekends into the 2016 season, Princeton women’s field hockey (3-1 overall) has stuck to its winning ways despite off-season coaching and roster shifts.This past summer, the Tigers not only graduated a stellar senior class but also hired a new coach in Carla Tagliente.
Despite outstanding efforts, the Princeton men’s soccer team (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) has come up just short in its first two games of the season.
The women's soccer team ended their season last year as the outright Ivy League champions, winning six games in the Ivy League Conference.
Of the 13 University students and alumni and two assistant coaches that competed at the 2016 Olympics, three returned home with medals. Ashleigh Johnson ’17 goal kept her way to gold when Team USA beat Italy, 12-5, in the women’s water polo finals.
Of the University’s two track and field assistant coaches that competed on Day 13 of the Games, one was disqualified, while the other failed to qualify for the next round. Assistant coach Priscilla Frederick, representing Antigua and Barbuda, was eliminated when she failed to clear 1.92m in the women’s high jump qualifications.
Donn Cabral '12 finished eighth in this morning's Olympic 3,000m steeplechase final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a time of 8:25.81.
U.S. athlete Donald Cabral ’12 finished in eighth place in his 3,000m steeplechase finals with a final time of 8:25.81.
Robby Andrews, assistant men's track and field coach at the University, qualified for the men’s 1500m semifinal when he finished third in his heats.
In a closely watched rematch between two powerhouses this afternoon, Germany eliminated Diana Matheson ’08 and the Canadian women’s soccer team from gold medal contention.
Princeton men’s assistant track and field coach and New Jersey’s very own Robby Andrews, made the University proud this morning at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Princetonians Katie Reinprecht ’13, Kathleen Sharkey ’13, and Julia Reinprecht ’14 will not be playing for a medal in Rio. The U.S.
U.S. athlete Donn Cabral '12 has qualified for the 3,000m steeplechase finals on Wednesday after finishing third in his heat, which happened to be the most competitive of the three.
Gevvie Stone ’07 became the first Princetonian to earn a spot on the podium at the 2016 Games when she won a silver medal in her single sculls event. Stone took home the silver for Team USA with a time of 7:22.92.
