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Lauren Benson

Staff Writer

Bub's Player of the Week: Tomas Morrissey '08

XC runners qualified for the National Championship Meet. Tomas Morrissey’s season-long goal was to make it this far; And last week’s regional competition was the final bar. The best teams and individuals got the nod to advance, Only the fastest runners ever stood a chance. Colleges from all

Rugby men ruck, scrum way to 6-0 mark

Amherst opened the season with a non-league victory over the Coast Guard Academy. A week later, the rugby team began its rout of the conference with a 32-8 win over Yale University. The men then proceeded to defeat Norwich University 29-20 and crushed the University of New Hampshire 49-0. On

'Dogs mark their territory with second-place finish

Amherst jumped out to a 1-0 lead against non-conference foe Smith with a 30-26 effort, but dropped the next three games 30-22, 30-19, 30-27. Junior outside hitter Kristin Quinn propelled the ‘Dogs with 15 kills, eight digs and two blocks, while sophomore outside hitter Jaclyn DeMais also contributed 15 kills

Men's soccer team takes to the home of soccer to hone its craft

Though the end of the season left a bad taste in their mouths, the men’s soccer team had a few excellent statistics. They led the NESCAC in assists per game with 1.87 and came in second with fewest goals allowed per game with 0.93. Fortunately, the athletes

Defense returns to save women's soccer team

Amherst has a bit of rebuilding to do this season as the top three leading scorers from last year’s squad have graduated: seniors Ashley Harmeling, Tracy Montigny and Adrienne Showler combined for 12 of Amherst’s 24 goals last season. “The loss of eight players will greatly change the

Cross Country: Top rookies look for stellar sophomore campaigns

Women In 2004, Amherst finished 12th in the National Championship Meet and had a pair of third-place efforts in the NESCAC and ECAC Championship Meets. Throughout the season, the Jeffs were consistently ranked second in national polls, tying the best ranking ever for an Amherst women’s squad. The women’

Hixon and Everden pull double-duty as new interim co-athletic directors

“Peter Gooding has done an unbelievable job in 28 years, and he will be missed,” said the head coach of the football team E.J. Mills. “But there are many capable people who have taken his leadership model and run with it. We are in good shape.” When Gooding vacated