Work(out) from home: Middlebury athletes adjust to training during a pandemic
April 2, 2020
For college athletes, sheltering in place poses an additional question: how to stay in shape.
Seasons end abruptly due to coronavirus
April 2, 2020
The NESCAC canceled all competitions, including conference championships, on March 11 to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The presidents of all 11 NESCAC institutions agreed unanimously on the decision.
Field hockey combats human trafficking in India
By Erin Kelly
March 12, 2020
A 17-year-old girl, the oldest of six children, was offered the chance to go to leave her town and make money for herself and her family. She was brought by a male acquaintance to Delhi, where she proceeded to work as a maid for a family. By the time she realized she wasn’t being paid, it was too late...
Frances VanderMeer: Leaving a wake at all levels of competition
By NIAMH CARTY
March 12, 2020
Senior Frances VanderMeer has had a collegiate athletic career many would dream of. A captain of the women’s swim team, she has earned All-NESCAC praise, attended NCAAs three out of her four years here and broken her own school record. For VanderMeer, though, swimming is about so much more ...
Women’s Hockey Secures Bid at NCAAs, Revived After NESCAC Woes
By MAX PADILLA
March 12, 2020
Middlebury hosted this year’s NESCAC Women’s Hockey Championship Series, which featured Hamilton, Colby, Amherst and the Panthers themselves. The blue-and-white competed against Hamilton College in the semifinals and won 2-1 on Saturday, March 7. In the finals, Middlebury lost to Amherst by a singular...
Kagan and Bermingham Round Out Middlebury Careers
By MAX PADILLA
March 12, 2020
This week part of the Men’s Squash Team competed in The CSA Individual Championships. Two of Midd’s own were selected to compete: Jack Kagan ’20 and Nick Bermingham ’20. Kagan competed in the Malloy North Division, while Bermingham in the Malloy West Division. Kagan lost out Andrew Lee from Trin...
Men’s lacrosse pulls away against Conn. College, grabs 20–8 victory
March 12, 2020
“One of the best parts of lacrosse is that it’s a game of runs,” said captain midfielder, Jake Madnick ’20. “You can go up 6–0 on a team, and then all of a sudden, you look up at the scoreboard, and it’s 6–5”. Winning games, according to Madnick, is about how one reacts to s...
Baseball opens season, going 2-1 in Texas Series
By ISABELLA MARCUS
March 12, 2020
The baseball team capped the week with a 2–1 record against Southwestern University in its first non-conference series of the year. The Southwestern Pirates put up three runs in the first inning of the series opener -- all runs coming with two outs. The Panthers got on the board in the top of th...
Track and Field records podium finishes ahead of NCAAs
March 12, 2020
The Panthers recently participated in the Tufts National Qualifying Meet on Saturday, Mar. 7. The non-scoring meet featured quite a few impressive performances. Both the men and the women’s squads competed hard. In the 800-meter run, Nicole Johnson ’22 captured second and Emily Bulczynski ’22 ...
Men’s basketball’s big dance cut short with second round loss
By MICHAEL SEGEL
March 12, 2020
After a victory on Friday, the Middlebury men’s basketball team was defeated on Saturday by SUNY Brockport in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Their season is now over. The two teams stayed close for the entire contest, with Middlebury overcoming an eight point deficit early in the first ...
Women’s Lax Flexes Muscles with Double Header Sweep
By CAPTAIN RUDOLPH
March 12, 2020
This team is dominant. The Panthers showed up on Saturday and Sunday as they produced two road wins that extended their current win streak to 25 straight games. The women’s lacrosse team is firing on all cylinders and it seems as if no one can stand in their way, even this early in the season. On...
Men’s hockey post-season run cut short
March 5, 2020
A season-long pattern of poor home performances continued on Saturday, as men’s puck was bested by Wesleyan in the NESCAC Quarterfinals in Kenyon Arena. Despite entering the third period with a 2-1 lead, the Panthers conceded three straight goals to the Cardinals, who booked their ticket to the NESCAC...
