After a 10-year absence from the NCAA Division III Championships, the men's cross country team surprised many when it reached the most competitive meet of the season and finished in 20th place out of 32 teams, recording 512 points.
The expectations for rookie cross country runner Alex Kramer '13 are larger than those for other first-year athletes.Kramer has bigger shoes to fill.The Massachusetts native has the opportunity this season to become the third consecutive Brandeis runner to win the University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year honor: Marc Boutin '12 earned it last season, and Mekonen Gendebo '11 did so the year before."He can be someone that can contribute and maybe keep the UAA Rookie of the Year award in our name," teammate Paul Norton '11 said.
Both the women's and men's outdoor track teams competed at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships in Springfield, Mass.
The University has officially reinstated the varsity golf team through the 2009 to 2010 season after members of the team independently raised the necessary $22,000 to support the team's operating budget for next year, Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa '90 announced in a press conference last Wednesday.
The varsity golf program will continue for at least one more season after members of the golf team raised close to $22,000 in donations to cover its costs, according to three members of the team.The University has not yet officially announced the return of the team for next year, but it hopes to do so after the April break, according to Dean of Student Life Rick Sawyer.Captains Aaron Hattenbach '09 and Alex Podell '09, as well as Aaron Cusato '12, told the Justice that the team would return next season.
Men's swimmer Marc Eder '12 was selected to compete at the NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota starting March 18 after recording B-cut qualifying times in three events throughout the season.
The women's swimming and diving team's relay foursome of Angela Chui '12, Hollis Viray '10, Siobhan Lyons '10 and Julia Derk '12 held four out of five school records in relay events coming into the final day at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Harvard University last Sunday.
With four swimmers winning three events apiece, it was no surprise that the women's swimming and diving team was miles ahead of host Trinity College on the scoreboard last Saturday.The women's squad routed Trinity 177-120, closing its dual-meet season with a record of 6-3 following last Friday's 129-114 win against Clark University.
Finishing just shy of taking first place in three different events, Ali Sax '09 epitomized the women's indoor track team's afternoon at last Saturday's annual Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational.
Approximately one year and one month after having season-ending surgery on a torn meniscus, women's indoor track jumper Anat Ben Nun '09 stood in ready position in the triple jump at the Bowdoin College Invitational last Saturday, competing for the first time since her injury.
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