Alex Elchev
Alex Elchev is a junior majoring in Applied Math and Russian from Moscow, Russia. Alex is a Sports Editor. Before the CT, he was a Science and Technology Editor for his high school's newspaper, was the Hershey Broadcaster. Outside of CT, Alex watches a lot of sports, is on an amateur cycling team, plays video games, works in ECM, and is both a TA and an RA. Fun Fact: Alex lives in Hershey, PA, and used to work at a candy-themed amusement park.

Articles by Alex

A mid-season review of a cappella, UR’s most publicized sport

While regular Rochester sports all share a theme of sucking ass, a cappella thrives on the ability to adapt, and you can't tell us it's not a sport. Read More

UR Football’s Daniel Papantonis on goals after a record-breaking run

In the team’s season opener on Sept. 3 against Utica, he set the school record for individual rushing yards in a game with 309, adding four touchdowns along the way. Read More

UR soccer wins at home, wins away

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Fauver Stadium, the University of Rochester’s Men's Soccer Team faced off against SUNY Geneseo. Read More

Rochester sets records, collects wins over Yellowjacket weekend

UR had plenty to celebrate over Yellowjacket Weekend, as carnival rides and food trucks were supported by strong performances by the sports teams Read More

UR rowing competes at New York State championships

The Rochester men's and women's rowing teams competed in a variety of disciplines at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships, held on Saturday, April 23 in Saratoga, New York Read More

Men’s golf team takes second at Hershey Cup

UR men’s golf placed second of 17 at the Hershey Cup, played on April 3 and 4 at the Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA.  Read More

Baseball completes series sweep of RPI, improve to 13–4

The UR YellowJackets defeated conference rivals Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in all three games played on March 26 and 27, capping the weekend with an impressive 14–13 victory in extra innings.  Read More

Men’s basketball ends season with trip to D3 Sweet Sixteen

UR men’s basketball capped their season with an impressive performance in the NCAA D3 National Championship Tournament, ultimately losing to Marietta in the Sweet Sixteen with a score of 83-88.  Read More

Men’s squash takes second at College Squash National Championships tournament

The UR men’s squash team fell to Cornell 7–2 on Feb. 20, finishing second at the College Squash Association’s (CSA) Hoehn Cup, played in Philadelphia, PA. Read More

Men’s tennis begins promising season with 7-2 loss against Vassar College

The UR men’s tennis team tipped off their season with a difficult 7-2 against Vassar College (N.Y.) on Feb. 13. The Yellowjackets dropped all three doubles matchups along with four of six singles matches. Read More