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Dolan relieves departed m. track, cross-country coach Brady

Dolan relieves departed m. track, cross-country coach Brady

It would take a nationwide search over almost the entire summer, but the man who was to take the helm of men's cross country from former head coach Mike Brady would be found just a few miles down the road at the College of New Jersey, in the form of new assistant coach for men's track and cross country Steve Dolan.Brady, who retired following the end of the spring outdoor track season, had been a fixture in Princeton for 13 years.

SPORTS | 09/28/2004

DeNunzio fashion show: Sleek, tight swimsuits rule the pool

What's small, durable, and contains some of the best assets Princeton University has to offer? You guessed it ? the Speedos of the men's swimming and water polo teams.

SPORTS | 09/28/2004

Athlete of the Week -- Zak Keasey

A year off from football must have angried up the blood of senior linebacker Zak Keasey of the foootball team.

SPORTS | 09/28/2004

Men's soccer 101: Staying onsides

Junior forward Darren Spicer races down the field with the speed of a cheetah chasing a gazelle on the African savannah.

SPORTS | 09/28/2004

Best team on campus plays on Lourie-Love Field

We all love football and we all love winners. Unfortunately for the last eight years, those two things have not gone hand-in-hand here at Princeton.

SPORTS | 09/28/2004

The Team of Destiny: 1922 Tiger football

This is the third in a series of articles on Princeton football in honor of its 135th anniversary.Those who are more versed in Princeton lore may know which street is referred to in this article.

SPORTS | 09/28/2004

Women's soccer shuts out Yale, Hartford on the road

Tied at halftime in their first Ivy League game of the season was not where women's soccer wanted to be, but that's exactly where Princeton found itself while at Yale.

SPORTS | 09/27/2004

M. soccer beats Wofford, 4-1, after loss to Furman

For the men's soccer team, the success of any road trip ? particularly last weekend's jaunt to Wofford, S.C.

SPORTS | 09/27/2004

Men's tennis banged up at Yale

The men's and women's tennis teams took to the road this weekend with mixed results. While the men invaded the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., the women split between the William & Mary Invitational in Williamsburg, Va., and the Ciccie Leary Invitational at Penn.After coming off an intense tournament the previous weekend at Princeton, the men were plagued by injuries.Though head coach Glenn Michibata wasn't satisfied with his team's weekend results, he's not worried.

SPORTS | 09/27/2004

Alums young and old descend on San Diego for sun, fun

SAN DIEGO ? There were plenty of signs that this wasn't just any ordinary Princeton football weekend: the swanky receptions, the 80-degree weather, the palm trees in the background.But it was the spread at the pre-game tailgate that truly symbolized the difference.

SPORTS | 09/27/2004

PT Cruising in California thanks to my 'good deed'

San Diego! Spanish for...Saint Diego! Say it with me. It feels good. San Diego!In 21 years I had never made it out to California.

SPORTS | 09/27/2004

Men's water polo loses first match of season to St. Francis

After improving its record to 8-0 and climbing steadily up the Collegiate Water Polo Association rankings, men's water polo was on a roll entering this weekend's tournament.

SPORTS | 09/27/2004

Despite mistakes, football earns 'W'

SAN DIEGO ? A few minutes after the game ended, as he sat on the stairs outside the visitor's locker room, football head coach Roger Hughes looked exhausted.He'd just watched his team throttle the opposition for the first 20 minutes and sleepwalk through the final 40.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

Defense is the key to football victory

SAN DIEGO ? Few football teams can survive on defense alone. Sure, defense wins championships, the old adage terms, but teams this side of the Baltimore Ravens rarely do so without the help of a competent offense.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

W. cross country runs at Griak Invitational

Junior Cack Ferrell found her comfort zone as she and the rest of the women's cross-country team returned to her home state of Minnesota to compete in the Griak Invitational.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

Women's golf shows off depth in winning Princeton Invite

It is not a coincidence that Jack Nicklaus won six Masters. After all, the man who is still considered the best golfer of all time (sorry Tiger, you are in a slump) played there enough times to get to know the course.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

Field hockey downs Lions; goes to 2-1 in league play

Thank God it was Friday. Riding a three-game losing streak, the field hockey team needed a win badly when they played Columbia on Friday night, and that's exactly what they got, beating the Lions 3-1.Though Princeton (2-5 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) dominated offensively throughout the first half, the scoreboard was blank until junior midfielder Maren Ford scored an unassisted goal with five minutes left in the half.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

Sprint football routed in Annapolis

In its season opener Friday night, the sprint football team (0-1) was sunk by Navy (1-0), 77-16. The loss extended the Tigers' losing streak to 30 games, dating back to 1999.The Midshipmen scored early and often and relinquished neither their barrage nor the lead, which they first held after only two minutes, 55 seconds.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

W. volleyball goes 1-2 at Bronc Invitational

LAWRENCEVILLE ? Coming into the Bronc Invitational, the women's volleyball team had nothing to prove ? and prove nothing it did.In a sometimes disappointing set of matches, the Tigers went 1-2 over two days and finished up their pre-Ivy League season with an 8-3 overall record.Princeton opened the tournament Friday afternoon with a match against Rider, who jumped out to a two-game lead.

SPORTS | 09/26/2004

Undefeated m. water polo invades Cambridge and ECACs

There's no doubt about it ? a No. 9 national ranking and an 8-0 record are statistics any team would die for.But for the successful men's water polo team, the road ahead is still long and satisfaction will never be complete without the distant Eastern Championship title.

SPORTS | 09/23/2004

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