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Parity takes the excitement out of NFL
The National Football League wanted parity and it got parity.The past three Super Bowls have featured six different teams.No 1999 division winner repeated last year and only two divisions ? the AFC and NFC Central ? have had one team win twice in the past three years. The NFC West is the extreme here, as […]
Golf 2nd in Ocean City Classic
Last weekend, the UR golf team got a chance to enjoy the gorgeous scenery of the east coast as they swung to a second place finish in the Ocean City Golf Classic in Maryland.The men placed second overall behind Allegheny University with 638 strokes.After day one of the two-day tournament, sophomore John Semeniak led the […]
Notable Yellowjacket: Meg Barritt
Sometimes, it is easy to spot out the high scorers of an athletic event and note their performances as great. But women's head coach Terry Gurnett realizes that Meg Barritt not only "played subperbly in both games this week, [and although] her work wasn't necessarily reflected on the scoreboard, [she] was a superior presence in […]
X-country post mixed UAA results
Both cross country teams escaped the early signs of winter in Rochester by journeying down to Atlanta, Georgia, last weekend for the University Athletic Association Championships. UR's top performer of the weekend came from the women's race where sophomore Erika Was-serstein earned a seventh-place finish. Her finish once again earned her first-team All UAA honors […]
Women's soccer loses in 1st round of NCAA's
The women's soccer team finished the regular season with a perfect league record, but its playoff hopes vanished in the first round after a disappointing end in the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 loss to Nazareth College Wednesday.The teams played to a standstill for the first 39 minutes. Both teams had scoring chances, but neither […]
Spikers finish 1-3 at UAAs
The women's volleyball team traveled to the University of Chicago for the University Athletic Association Championships this past weekend and concluded what turned out to be a dismal year. The Yellowjackets ended up with a tournament record of 1-3 with their only win coming against Case Western Reserve University ? the only team they beat […]
Football puts up good fight, but falls to Tartans
Despite junior tailback John Breedy's mammoth day on the ground for UR, it was the 27-point second half for Carnegie Mellon University that proved to be the story of the game last Saturday. Breedy's effort was nearly enough to lead the Yellowjackets to a win, but it was the Tartans who had the last laugh. […]
Advice from coach to closet athletes
I am writing this note to all the students at the university who have decided not to pursue a sport in which they are proficient. In my five years of coaching, I think I have heard thousands of reasons why to not play a sport. Many of these excuses come from athletes never hang around […]
Notable Yellowjacket: John Breedy
Junior tailback John Breedy put forth a huge effort on the ground during football's matchup against Carnegie Mellon University last Saturday by racking up a record personal of 156 yards.Breedy is a graduate of Webster High School in Webster, N.Y. and currently majors in studio arts. He has also been playing football for seven years.Aside […]
Notable Yellowjacket: Ryan Montgomery
Ryan was nominated by men's swimming head coach Julie O'Brien after his solid performance in UR's win against SUNY Brockport last Saturday. "Ryan won two individual events against SUNY Brockport ? the 200-yard individual medley in 2:06.43, an event he hardly ever swims, and the 100-yard free in 49.94, just off a personal best time," […]