SPORTSBRIEFS

Author: ZAMIR AHMED, SPORTS EDITOR

Hrdina '07 garners POTW

Middlebury's Stefan Hrdina '07 will have a hard time matching all he has accomplished this week. The running back was named NESCAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after his great effort in the Panthers' 22-21 loss to Bowdoin on Saturday. Hrdina shares the award with the Polar Bears' Jeff Nolin, who had 10 catches for 203 yards in the game, setting a Bowdoin record.

In his first game as a starter, Hrdina led the Panther offensive attack with 38 carries for 238 yards and three catches for 29 yards. His rushing total is the seventh-highest in Division III so far this year. Hrdina also caught a 10-yard pass from Tyler Lyon '07 for the game's first score and added a 65-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give Middlebury an 18-12 lead at halftime. Hrdina currently leads the Division III in rushing yards per game. Hrdina will look to help the Panthers get to .500 and continue his impressive start to the season on Saturday versus Colby at 1 p.m.



'Go' ready for campus debut

This Thursday, Sept. 29, the Middlebury College community will have the chance to experience an aspect of Asian culture in a fun and interesting way. The ancient Chinese board game of Weigi, or more commonly known as Go, will be demonstrated in The Grille for all interested students, faculty and other members of the community. Former women's world champion Feng Yun will be on hand to instruct viewers on the basic points of the game and will be simultaneously taking on multiple opponents.

Go was founded in China before the sixth century B.C.E., making it the world's oldest board game. In this two-player game, the object is to gain the most control over a board of 19x19 grids. The players take turns placing black and white stones on the board, seeking to surround large areas of the board with their stone. The competition is one of a number of events this semester about Asian culture and board games. This event is being sponsored by the Museum of Art and the Departments of Chinese, East Asian Studies and Japanese.



Ultimate frisbee kicks off

You may be receiving their e-mails. You may even have seen them decked out in their "flair." But did you know that the weirdest group of people on campus actually plays a sport? The Middlebury men's and women's Ultimate Frisbee teams, also known as the Pranksters, recently competed in Club Sectionals at Dartmouth College over the past two weekends. The Pranksters played well for a team their size, but fell short of qualifying for Club Nationals.

Playing against some of the top college teams and clubs in the region, the Pranksters kept to their exuberant style both on and off the field. While the men's team finished winless two weekends ago, the women's team had an impressive run to the second day of qualifying but could not advance further.

Despite the results at Club Nationals, the Pranksters' fall season is far from over. Both the men's and women's teams will be traveling to Maine this weekend to take part in the annual Clambake held in Portland.