Baseball head coach Scott Bradley has told the story hundreds of times, but even five years later, he cannot help but crack a smile.The year is 2002 and although he is only a freshman, Ross Ohlendorf '05 is already a star.
Playing for rival Lehigh in the mid-90s, Sean Tuohey suffered much at the hands of the men's basketball team.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."? Rogers HornsbyThe battering ram of winter has finally been repelled, and it can only mean one thing: the start of baseball season.
The women's golf team dominated the competition this weekend at the Hoya Women's Invitational, while the men turned in a respectable performance at the Lacrosse Homes Collegiate Invitational, finishing 10th out of 21 teams.The women headed south to play in a tournament hosted by Georgetown at the Rasberry Falls Golf Club in Leesburg, Va.
As every Princeton cross country runner knows, New Jersey's humidity is stifling in the summer. At the World Cross Country Championships two weekends ago, Mike Spence '00 and Cack Ferrell '06 discovered that it's nothing compared to Kenya's in March."We get some humid weather in New Jersey in the summer," Spence said, "but I'd never felt anything like this.
Teddy Roosevelt once said, "Speak softly, and carry a big stick." True, the former president did not have men's lacrosse in mind when making this statement about American foreign policy, but his famous adage accurately describes an important but often-overlooked player on the lacrosse field ? the long-stick midfielder.According to NCAA men's lacrosse regulations, only four players are allowed to use long sticks, which range from 52 to 72 inches in length, at any given time.
When they weren't racing out of their weight class, the men's and women's crews were virtually flawless over the weekend.
There wasn't much to celebrate in the world of Princeton basketball this season, so in order to satiate your desire for hardwood self-congratulation, we relive the 15 greatest celebratory gestures in the history of the National Basketball Association.15.
Playing a varsity sport at Princeton is no easy task, as most varsity athletes will admit. The dedication, time commitment and sacrifice needed to play are demanding and require athletes to manage their time efficiently.As if playing one varsity sport weren't tough enough, playing two would be an enormous challenge.
As a freshman, junior pitcher Kristen Schaus surpassed Princeton's single season strikeout record and was universally acknowledged as the second best pitcher in the Ivy League.
The Godfather of Princeton basketball has spoken. But, like every other Tiger fan, he doesn't have any idea as to who will replace Joe Scott '87 as the head coach of the men's basketball team next winter."I've been gone for so long, I don't really know what's going on," said Princeton coaching legend Pete Carril, who led the Tigers from 1967 to 1996.Much like the rest of the college basketball world, Carril has been caught up in the NCAA Tournament.
One ninth-inning comeback and one walk-off home run. Two losses and two wins. It certainly didn't take the Tigers long to get on the Ivy League rollercoaster.Beginning its Ivy schedule this past weekend at Clarke Field, Princeton (6-13 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) dropped two games against Brown (7-13, 2-2) on Saturday but recovered in resounding fashion Sunday, defeating Yale (7-16, 1-3) twice.In their opening Ivy League game, the Tigers struggled offensively against Brown's Jeff Dietz.
LaDainian Tomlinson. Drew Brees. Peyton Manning. These names are familiar to anyone interested in American sports.
The softball team opened Ivy League play in strong fashion this weekend, sweeping doubleheaders against Brown and Yale and surging to a 4-0 conference record."It was great to put together a solid winning streak, but it was even more important to start off our Ivy season on a high note," junior pitcher Kristen Schaus said.Schaus (6-8) notched a pair of wins while allowing only one run and striking out 13 in two games.
Last fall, the men's cross country team captured the Heptagonal championships. This past winter, the Tigers clawed their way to the indoor Heptagonal track and field championships.
After close matches against ranked opponents in California over spring break, both the men's and women's tennis teams were defeated 5-2 by Penn this Saturday in their Ivy League openers.Before visiting the Quakers, the women's team (8-6 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) pulled out a 5-2 win over Temple (12-3) on Thursday in its final non-conference match of the year.Against the Owls, the No.
There are many ways to mark one's territory. For the women's lacrosse team (4-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League), a dominating score was the pick of the day, as the Tigers romped to an 18-9 win against Cornell (2-6, 1-2) in their Ivy League opener Saturday.If the five-hour drive to Ithaca was frustrating, the Tigers certainly found an outlet for their stress in the game.
