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Men's lacrosse takes two of three for share of fifth place

The Jeffs kicked off their busy week with a 13-7 road win over Tufts University last Wednesday. Amherst led by just one goal, 7-6, in the fourth quarter, before pouring it on and securing the win. The Jeffs surged ahead with six of the game’s final seven goals to

Men's Golf: Blaisdell and Sharaf lead Jeffs to tourney win

“Our tournament at Williams was great. All the guys played really well,” said Steve Collins ’03. Mike Blaisdell ’02 tied his Amherst career best score with a combined score of 74, earning him a tie for second place. Meanwhile, teammate Justin Sharaf ’05 improved his best Amherst score by two

Women's LacrosseJeffs win two, eye Williams showdown

The third-ranked Jeffs ran out the clock and withstood a Polar Bear comeback on Saturday, winning a 9-8 nailbiter. The loss left the Bowdoin record at a meager 7-4. After running up a 6-2 score against Bowdoin early in the game, the hosts flurried for four of the final five

Softball clinches playoff berth

On April 10, the Jeffs took on neighboring non-league rival Mt. Holyoke College. Despite having the home field advantage and getting a solid performance by co-captain pitcher Lauren Peloquin ’02, Amherst failed to pull out the victory and lost 3-1, dropping their record to 11-7. Although the Jeffs fell behind

Swimming takes third at NESCACs

“The men just swam out of their minds this weekend,” said Coach Nick Nichols. Starting off the meet in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the ‘A’ team of Chuck Clinton ’05, Dan Morash ’04, Mike Pohorylo ’04 and Pat Kennedy ’03 finished in fifth. Amherst got its first NESCAC victory of

Track team boasts widespread success

The day started for the women with Helen Dole ’04 finishing an impressive 12th in the pentathlon. One of the highlights of the day was senior Rebecca Woo’s 1000m race. She started out in the lead and went wire to wire, finishing in a blistering 2:56.99, breaking

Admissions and varsity football: closely intertwined at Amherst

“We [the NESCAC] are the most restrictive conference in terms of recruiting in the United States and I am very glad about that,” said Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Tom Parker. “There is a place for football in the NESCAC, but it must be a restricted place.” Division III