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Women's swim and dive takes seventh at nationals

Kenyon College won its third straight national title and 20th in 21 years with 507 points, and NESCAC champion Williams College placed fourth with 289. Amherst finished just ahead of ninth-place Middlebury College. “The women were on and off this weekend, but when they were on, they were really on,

Women's golf places second at season-opener

“We had our two best team scores-318 and 319-in the history of the program, so I was very excited for the team and our program,” said Coach Kay Cowperthwait. “The tournament was a huge success and a lot of personal bests were accomplished,” said junior captain Meg Sullivan. The team

Softball shows promise over break

Behind the pitching of Miya Warner ’06, Amherst started the season right on March 14 with a 2-0 win over Framingham State College. Warner struck out 10 and allowed two hits in her complete-game victory. Classmate Rachel Hoerger led the offense with a single, a double and an RBI. Amherst

Men's golf preps for spring season and shot at nationals

With the season opener at Babson College looming nine days away, the men will look to answer that question and many more. Foremost among them: Can junior captain Justin Sharaf, sophomore David Litt and first-year Sean Jules repeat their fall success in the spring? Will another golfer emerge as a

Women's tennis wins three over Cali schools

Hadley Miller ’06 remarked that the trip was “successful in that we got off to a great start and beat the teams that we felt like we should’ve beaten.” On March 15, the women swept seventh-ranked Pomona-Pitzer College 9-0, without dropping a single set to the 4-5 Sagehens. Tristan

Women's lacrosse: High-scoring Jeffs win first three

“After losing eight seniors, we were unsure how the season would begin for us,” said senior tri-captain Liz Martin. “But we came out strong in each game and have proven to ourselves and to other teams that we will be a threat this year and will continue to be on

Baseball team starts season off 5-5 on Fort Myers, Florida trip

The Jeffs opened up the season with a 3-1 victory over Clarkson University. Standout pitching by co-captain starter Duncan Webb ’04 earned him his first win of the season. Webb gave up only two hits in five innings. Brian Donahue ’07 struck out the side in the sixth, and closer