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Heading into the 119th edition of “The Biggest Little Game in America,” it was understood that the game’s two featured running backs would get most of the attention. Fletcher Ladd ’05E and Tim Crawley entered Saturday’s game ranked first and second, respectively, in the NESCAC in rushing yards

as a matter of fact, Bub’s broke out the champagne! A Homecoming win on our home turf, who could ask for more? the 2004 season will go down in Amherst lore. The heroes were many, the Jeffs played their hearts out- it was difficult for Bub’s to choose

The Jeffs return five of the six swimmers who contributed to their seventh-place finish at the 2004 NCAA Div. III Championships. Though they lost national champion Mike Pohorylo ’04 to graduation, Bryan Woo ’06 and John Ancona ’07 join All-Americans Ethan Treat ’07 and Rick Estacio ’06 for another year

Of last year’s senior quad-captains-Shannon Russell, Caitlin Farrell, Marissa Maguire and LaShauna Barboza-Russell leaves the biggest shoes to be filled. A Second-Team All-NESCAC pick, she was Amherst’s all-time leading three-point shooter and had the second-most points in the program’s history. Despite these key losses the team is

But Hixon’s crew was not at all discouraged. Indeed, the Jeffs put together the most successful season in the history of Amherst basketball last year. The Jeffs broke the school record for wins in a season with 27 and reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in

Last year’s team began the season with a 9-4-2 start, winning the Ben McCabe Memorial Tournament, and rising to an impressive 14th in the national rankings. However, a disappointing midseason five-game losing streak evened the Jeffs’ record. Down but not out, the squad recovered, qualifying as the seventh seed