An Interview with Women’s Basketball Player Courtney Resch ’22

Courtney Resch ’22 is a guard/ forward on the women’s basketball team and a jumper on the track team. She hails from San Francisco, California and is double majoring in economics and psychology. Krosniak: Can you tell me about how the season has been going? Resch: We started out strong; we were nationally ranked first. Then we took some early losses which are never great, but they gave us a sense of how hard we were going to have to work to make it all the way to the end. Since then, we bounce

Women's Swim Splits Season's Final Dual Meets

The women’s swim team had a busy weekend with meets against both MIT and Springfield on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Mammoths walked away with a win and a loss, moving to a 6-2 record overall. On Saturday, the Mammoths faced No. 8 MIT, losing by a score of 165-135. However, the Mammoths took first place in six of the events. This included Julia Ruggiero ’21 in the 1000m freestyle, where she won with a time of 10:46.23, as well as Natalie Rumpelt ’20 who finished with a time of 1:52.76

Men’s Soccer’s Kyle Kelly ’21 Talks Style and Title Hopes

On Dec. 2, the Amherst Student sat down with Kyle Kelly ’21, a center back on the men’s soccer team. He double majors in economics and psychology and is from Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The Mammoths are competing in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament this weekend in North Carolina on Dec. 6, playing to make it to the national championship game on Dec. 7. Q: Describe what soccer feels like to you?A: Ever since I was young, I’ve liked playing because when I’m on the field, I feel like I’m free.

Women’s XC Takes 8th, Men’s XC Qualifies for Nationals

The Amherst men and women’s cross country teams went to the New England Championships hosted by Bowdoin College at Pickard Fields this past Saturday, Nov. 16. The men came out in a fourth place finish out of 54 teams. The women earned an eighth place finish out of 54 teams, improving on their 13th place finish from 2018. On the women’s side, Sophia Wilmer ’23 crossed the finish line in 22:09.9 for the 6k, breaking her previous personal record by 18 seconds to get 23rd overall, earning All-Regio

The Student Sits Down With Natalie Landau ’21

Q: Can you share with us why you play soccer?A: I’m a junior English and political science double major from Providence, Rhode Island. I have a golden retriever named Bear who is instafamous (@bear.the.golden.pup), and a younger sister who is, unfortunately, going to Williams. In terms of soccer, I’ve loved the sport since I started playing at age five. But playing soccer here has been about much more than my love for the game itself because of the family that is AWS [Amherst Women’s Soccer] and

Veronica Rocco ’19 Returns to Running as Hitchcock Fellow

*The Student sat down with Veronica Rocco ’19, the 2019-2020 Hitchcock Fellow, for an interview. The Hitchcock Fellowship is offered annually to a graduating Amherst senior. The Hitchcock fellow coaches two varsity teams and helps direct the intramural program. Rocco will be coaching both the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams. She also serves as a liaison to the Student Athletes Advisory Committee. * Q: Why did you decide to apply for the fellowship?A: When I heard about

Captain’s Corner: Cross Country’s Oliva Polischeck ’21

The Amherst Student sat down with Olivia Polischeck ’21, one of the captains of the women’s cross country team, to talk about her role as leader of the squad. Q: What are you most looking forward to this season?A: Over the last two weeks, our team dynamic has changed a lot. We have five new incoming first years [who] are really committed and dedicated, and I think because of it, the upperclassmen feel much more competitive. We’re all also more united over our goal to make it to Nationals this