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It took an hour and a half at the border. A car wouldn?t start. But Montreal beckoned and the UR men?s and women?s ultimate frisbee team would not be deterred. Like its play over the two-day Montreal tournament at McGill University, the group?s desire and drive never faltered.Both frisbee club teams faced tough competition at […]

The sunny skies and fan support helped set the tone for what turned out to be one of the best meets of the season so far for men?s and women?s cross country. As part of Meliora Weekend, the teams hosted the annual UR Invitational at Mendon Ponds Park this past Saturday. In the final team […]

We all remember the last time we saw Michael Jordan in uniform. It was game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals between Jordan?s Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. Down one with under a minute remaining, Jordan stripped the ball from Jazz forward Karl Malone and dribbled back upcourt. After running the clock down, Jordan […]

Field hockey took on a tough schedule in the past week, taking on three SUNY teams in eight days. The Yellowjackets took a tough defeat Tuesday, Oct. 9, when UR played SUNY Brockport. Although many shots were taken from both sides, no goals were scored during regulation time.UR, hoping to fight back after a hard […]

Despite UR joining the Rochester Institute of Technology as hosts of the the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta Sunday afternoon along the Genesee River, Harvard University and Syracuse University were the major victors.The Crimsons captured the championship of the men?s open eight division as well as being crowned champions of the women?s open eight division. Syracuse […]

The 10th class of the UR Sports and Recreation Hall of Fame was inducted exactly one month after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. Master of Ceremonies Jon Hunter, Class of 1972, who earned his bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral degrees at UR and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in […]

The men?s soccer team recently established itself as the dominant force in the Rochester area with a 1-0 win over cross-town rival the Rochester Institute of Technology. UR has defeated local competitors Nazareth, St. John Fisher College, Ithaca College and SUNY Geneseo and currently stands 9-1-1 overall and 3-1-0 in the University Athletic Association.With six […]

The women?s soccer team extended its winning streak to 10 games before receiving a wake-up call from the Union Dutchwomen.UR recorded its fifth consecutive shutout, 2-0 beating St. John Fisher College Friday. Freshman sweeper Sarah Tarka scored the first goal off a corner kick from senior stopper Jen Seferiadis 19 minutes into the first half. […]

While the rest of the campus enjoyed the rest of Meliora Weekend, UR?s women?s tennis team won its first-ever New York State Tennis Championships at Cornell University. Led by sophomore and first-seeded Joanna Toke, the Yellowjackets grabbed four singles titles and two doubles crowns. Toke won both the No. 1 singles title and the No. […]

As the saying goes, ?If you can?t go to the Baseball Hall of Fame, bring the Baseball Hall of Fame to you.? Well, maybe that?s not exactly how the saying goes, but Meliora Weekend did bring the Baseball Hall of Fame ? or at least part of it ? to UR.Hall of Fame President Dale […]