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Women swim undefeated for first time in history

This year’s seniors are distance freestyler Sarah Dobbs, co-captain butterflier Jaime Fisher, who returned to the pool mid-season after an eye injury, co-captain butterflier Ashley Simonsen and breaststroker Bea Wallace. The seniors reflected on their final season. “10-0 is pretty hard to believe,” said Fisher. “What makes it better

Women's squash splits with Bates, Bowdoin at Amherst Invite

Shannon’s win over Bobcat opponent Liza Roberts highlighted the match. Amherst had already acquired five losses, and a team loss was certain, but Shannon didn’t let that knowledge sway her confidence. Though she lost her first two games by considerable margins, she rallied her strength, winning the next

Runners hit Tufts track hard

The individual highlight of the women’s meet came from first-year harrier Shauneen Garrahan, who qualified provisionally for the NCAA Championships with a spectacular second-place finish in the 1500m. With a time of 4:40.21, Garrhan’s run also broke a College record. “Shauneen’s second place in the

Men's basketball rebounds from Williams with two wins this week

Although Tufts entered Friday’s contest with a weak 4-11 record, Amherst came ready to play as the Jumbos were responsible for the Jeffs’ lone NESCAC blemish last season. But unlike last year, the outcome of this year’s meeting was never in doubt. Amherst shot a blistering 61.1

Wheaton ends women's soccer team's stellar season

Unfortunately, the Amherst steamroller collided with an even larger one from top-seeded Wheaton, as the Jeffs lost a 3-2 heartbreaker decided in the closing minutes of Sunday’s final. The 23-1 Lyons were winners of 58 of their last 59 games at home and sixth in the nation in scoring,

Men's swim plunges into preseason training

Head Coach Nick Nichols returns at the helm along with Carlos Vega, who joins the staff fresh from the college swimming scene, Kenyon College ’03. Derek Chicarilli, a 2002 Middlebury graduate has replaced Mandy Hixon as the head diving coach. Though the team lost a number of valuable seniors last

Women's swim team finds strength in numbers

Last year, the team finished the regular season 8-2, placing third at NESCACs and eighth at Nationals, their best NCAA finish since 1999. The team’s biggest loss will be that of senior co-captain and two-time 200-yard butterfly national champion Morgan Bayer ’03. Amherst is eager to build upon last