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UR Softball shows doubleheader dominance
It has been a busy week for UR Softball which has competed in doubleheaders on almost a daily basis. They recently faced Liberty League rivals Clarkson and Skidmore over the weekend and played Ithaca College at home on Tuesday, April 21. Against Clarkson, whose team is only in their second year of existence, the ‘Jackets […]
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Golf takes fifth place in Kravetz Invitational
This past weekend, the University of Rochester Men’s Golf team entered the Fred Kravetz Invitational at Oak Hill Country Club. The team finished fifth place out of the field of six teams, and had a cumulative team score of 627 over 36 holes of play. RPI was able to defend its title and capture its […]
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Boubacar Diallo – Men’s Track and Field
1. How did you first get involved with track and field? And, specifically, with jumping? I was 11 years old when I started track and field with the track club “Espoirs de Bignona” back in Senegal. I joined because, as a kid, I liked the idea of racing against my friends to see who was […]
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Discovering UR sports: A look into recruitment
The recruiting process for collegiate athletes has been mythologized, debated and challenged so many times in recent years that it can be tough to separate fact from fiction. Whether or not you’ve been heavily exposed to the lurid tales of ill-gotten Hummers, one too many text messages or the high drama of fax machine malfunctions, […]
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As weather heats up, so does UR Baseball
After starting their season 4-6, the frozen rope-hitting Yellowjackets have turned around their season and are continuing their season with a comfortable overall record of 18-7 and a conference record of 11-1, which puts them at the top of the Liberty League. This recent dominance put itself on full display this past weekend during a […]
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Track sets records in weekend meet
This past weekend, both the UR Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams sent squads to compete in the ROC City Classic at Nazareth Collegeand the Bison Classic at Bucknell University. At both meets, the Yellowjackets had strong showings and took great strides forward as a team towards end-of season goals, finishing with the highest […]
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Jordan Spieth conquers Masters
He may not yet be the next Tiger Woods, but Jordan Spieth laid down the gauntlet in the golfing world the moment he walked up to that first tee. The 21-year-old became the second-youngest player to win at Augusta and only the fifth man to lead from start to finish, an open-and-shut first-class performance with […]
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Flashback: Bulls of the future?
In the 1995-1996 season, the Chicago Bulls went 72-10 in the regular season before going 12-3 in the playoffs, on their way to winning the first championship of their second three-peat. They only lost two games at home the entire season, both in April and both by one point. Michael Jordan won MVP, Finals MVP, […]
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Women’s Rowing pushes past RIT in Ithaca
It was a turbulent weekend in Ithaca for the UR women’s rowing team. With a cold wind blowing at nearly 35 mph, the women’s 1V and 2V—varsity one and varsity two—boats faced particularly tough conditions. While the race was planned for the morning, the biting wind forced the three teams to wait until the afternoon […]
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Lacrosse nets milestone win over William Smith
This past weekend was filled with intense competition, as the UR Lacrosse team beat William Smith College and lost to Union College. Against Union, senior Lauren Basil netted two goals and had one assist. Sophomore Jamie Wallisch, freshman Maddy Levy and junior Elisabeth Watson each scored one. Wallisch also had one assist. While the 15-5 […]
