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Although both teams suffered losses due to graduation, many star runners will return to the track. “For both teams, we will return a lot of the big scorers from last years team with the key losses being Aly Venti [’04] for the women and Janak Chandrasoma [’04] for the men,

Led by junior forward Katie Latham, the girls jumped to a 28-18 start after the first half of game one and never looked back. First-year forward Matia Kostakis and first-year guard Shaina Pollack each had quite the premiere, putting in a notable eight and seven points respectively, while Latham collected

The Cougars justified this concern with an impressive first half, shooting 57.9 percent from the field. Amherst, meanwhile, struggled against Clark’s zone defense but managed to enter the half with a narrow 32-25 advantage. The Jeffs returned to form in the second half behind an improved defensive effort.

Senior co-captain Carter Hamill led the scoring for the Jeffs as she has all season and since her freshman year. Hamill finished fifth in 21:34, garnering All-American honors for the fourth year in a row. Coach Erik Nedeau was duly impressed with Hamill’s performance. “Carter had a great

Am I to believe Clarett, someone whose reputation and word is so poor that a perfectly reasonable analyst on ESPN wouldn’t believe him under any circumstance? And if not, how do I ignore the corroborating stories by other former OSU players Marco Cooper, Curtis Crosby and B.J. Barre?

Last season, in addition to defeating NESCAC rival Middlebury College, Amherst shut down NESCAC powerhouse Williams College, shattering the Ephs’ 103-dual-meet winning streak and paving the way to Amherst’s own undefeated season with a record of 10-0. The women placed third at NESCACs and eighth at Nationals. At NCAAs,